 Resources for the Comprehensive Curriculum Grade 4 Science
Unit 3: Electricity Activity 3: Electricity's Role in the Modern World (GLE: 22)
CC: Students will make a list of the appliances, tools, and other electrical equipment that may be found in their homes and neighborhoods.
Use Kidspiration or Inspiration to make lists. Inspiration Template - "Electrical Items"
CC: They may also cut out pictures of electrical devices from magazines and create a wall display.
Have students find pictures on the internet or take their own pictures and use software such as PowerPoint to create a slideshow for the class.
CC: Examples include Sounder, Huck Finn, the Little House on the Prairie series, encyclopedias, and visits to local Louisiana historic sites.
Unitedstreaming video
CC: The children can compare and contrast how people met their needs, did chores, gathered information, created light at night during periods prior to the availability of electricity and that of modern times.
Unitedstreaming video
Students can make their comparisons using the Inspiration Graphic Organizer. Inspiration Template - " Early vs. Now Times Using Electricity"
Timeliner software could be used to create a timeline for this activity.
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