How Can Water Generate Electricity?

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content descriptions:

Science:

Students learn to:

• investigate the transfer and transformation of energy in electrical circuits, including the role of circuit components, insulators and conductors (AC9S6U03)

Relevant parts of Year 6 achievement standards:
By the end of Year 6, students identify the role of circuit components in the transfer and transformation of electrical energy.

• Jug
• Large plastic bottle x 3 per group
• Pencil or knitting needle
• Straws x 3
• String
• Tape
• Water

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• curiosity
• reflection
• critical thinking

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - support students in the theories, practical experimentation, and explaining and recording their observations. 

This is an original Cool+ lesson.

How to Teach Critical Thinking - Secondary

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