Electricity Science Unit | Activities and Lessons | Complete Bundle

This unit includes all our electricity and magnetism resources and is designed to be ready to use as soon as you print it. These are the perfect activities to meld background electrical knowledge with hands-on activities, and it only takes minutes for you to plan out your next three months of science lessons.

This unit includes:

• complete electricity lesson plans with modifications for differentiation.
• digital versions with loose text that can be read by assistive technology.
• hands-on activities
• a bonus unit plan (only available in the unit).

This engaging unit includes activities and lessons to learn about:

• electrical safety.
• uses of electricity.
• open and closed circuits.
• switches.
• short circuits.
• parallel and series circuits.
• conductors, insulators, and resistors.
• production of electricity.
• units of electrical measurement.
• reading electrical meters.
• circuit symbols.
• energy efficiency.
• electromagnetism.

Activities include:

• experiments and demonstrations.
• task cards: with paper and digital options
• critical thinking activities that use electricity concepts to build mechanisms.
• games to practice concepts.
• creative thinking and STEM activities to engage students.

Support materials included:

• word wall words. These are editable so you can modify them for your students and add your own vocabulary.
• flashcards. These are editable so you can modify them for your students and add your own vocabulary.
• reading passages for each of the topics.
• circuit diagram posters.

Many of the activities are hands-on and require students to have access to materials to build circuits. Please see the preview for a list of materials.

These resources have been classroom-tested with several groups of fifth-grade students over several years.

Dear Alberta Teacher,

As you know, the science curriculum has recently changed and all Alberta teachers will be using the new outcomes as of September 1, 2024. We are currently working on revising, writing and changing our science resources and there are many changes. Before you purchase this resource, be aware that it may not align with the new science outcomes as of September 1/24. To learn more, visit our site.

This resource aligns with:

• Alberta Program of Studies Grade 5 Science Electricity and Magnetism

This resource supports:

• any basic electricity unit

Do you teach science in Alberta? We have science units for you!

• Classroom Chemistry
• Weather
• Wetlands

We also have a set of language arts activities related to Electricity concepts called Eclectic Electricity. It discusses electric cars, electric eels, lightning, and data centres.

FOLLOW US TO GET THE LATEST!

Please let us know how this resource works for you by rating it or providing comments. You'll get TpT credits to use toward future purchases.

Find us on social media: Instagram, Facebook or our website.

What our ninjas have said about this resource:

***Love that it matched the Alberta POS! (Thank you Alexandra C!)

***Great resource. I added it to my grade 6 science unit. (Thank you Sheryl H!)

Thank you for your consideration! Happy learning about electricity from the Brain Ninjas!