"Science is a way of investigating, understanding and explaining our natural world, physical world and wider universe" (NZ Curriculum).

Students need to lean what science is and how scientists work as well as scientific knowledge.

Science programmes at Eastern Hutt aim to provide hands on investigations that will develop students' curiosity of the world around us and an interest in science.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Can the electricity get through?

This week the Year 2 students have been learning about making a simple electrical circuit using a battery, bulb and wires. They then tested whether electricity can go through different types of materials.

What they found out
  • Electricity could only go through the materials that were made from metal.
  • Electricity could not go through metal that was painted.
  • Electricity could not go through objects made from plastic, wood, rubber, glass or fabric.
An object that lets electricity go through is called a CONDUCTOR.
An object that does not let electricity go through is called an INSULATOR.

If you want to play some electricity games then check out the links on the right.


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