Force, Motion, and Energy

Virginia SOL 5.4.FME.3

Investigate the transmission and use of electricity in daily life.

What students need to be able to do

  • Recognize that electricity flows easily through conductors but not insulators.
  • Explain that electricity flows through closed circuits.
  • Generate static electricity by rubbing certain materials together.
  • Transform electrical energy into radiant, mechanical, and thermal energy.
  • Demonstrate that a current flowing through a wire creates a magnetic field.