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Which materials conduct electricity?

Conductors are ___________________ that let electricity pass through them. We

know that __________ is a good conductor because it is used in electrical
_____________. If a circuit has a material in it which is not a ________________
then the circuit will not work.

Use these words to fill in the gaps:

materials
conductor
metal
circuits

Conductors experiment.

Aim: We want to find out which materials conduct electricity in a circuit. We

will test wood, paper, card, plastic and cotton. We will not test metal because we
already know that it would conduct electricity.

Prediction: What do you think will be the best conductor? Why?

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Method: How will we test the different materials?

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What equipment will we need?

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Diagram: What will our experiment look like?

Results table:

Material Did it light the Was the light Is this material a

bulb? bright or dim? conductor?

Conclusion:
Which materials did conduct the electricity? How do you know? Which ones
didn’t conduct the electricity? Were your predictions right?

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