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Naming the parts of a simple electric circuit and what each part does
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Electricity and Circuits Worksheets
Label a simple circuit, learn circuit symbols, predict which bulbs light, sort open and closed circuits and test conductors and insulators.
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Parts of a circuit
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View all 2 pagesLabel the parts of a circuit worksheet
Labeling the parts of a simple electric circuit
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View largerCircuit symbols chart for kids (Printable)
Reading and drawing the symbols used in circuit diagrams
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Open and closed circuits
View all 2 pagesWill the bulb Light? circuits worksheet
Predicting whether a bulb lights by checking for a complete circuit
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View all 2 pagesOpen and closed circuits cut and paste
Sorting circuits into open and closed circuits
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View all 2 pagesOpen and closed circuits worksheet (No Cutting)
Sorting circuits into open and closed circuits
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Conductors and insulators
View all 2 pagesConductors and insulators cut and paste worksheet
Sorting materials that let electric current flow and materials that do not
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View all 2 pagesConductors and insulators worksheet (No Cutting)
Sorting materials that let electric current flow and materials that do not
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View all 2 pagesConductor Test: circuit investigation record sheet
Planning and recording a test of which materials conduct electricity
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Read, draw and review
View all 2 pagesSeries circuits reading passage for 4th grade
Explaining how current flows in a series circuit
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View all 2 pagesHow electricity gets to your Home: reading passage
Describing how electrical energy is produced and carried to homes
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View largerDraw a circuit diagram worksheet (Circuit Symbols)
Drawing circuit diagrams with standard symbols
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View all 2 pagesElectricity and circuits quiz for 4th grade
Reviewing circuits, conductors, insulators and energy transfer by electric current
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About these electricity and circuits worksheets
Electric current carries energy from place to place, but only around a complete path called a circuit. A simple circuit needs a source of energy such as a battery, wires, and something that uses the energy, such as a bulb. A switch opens or closes the path.
These circuits worksheets begin with a labeled parts of a circuit diagram and a page to label, then a chart of circuit symbols. Children predict whether bulbs light, sort open and closed circuits (cut and paste or write the numbers), test conductors and insulators, read about series circuits and how electricity reaches homes, and draw their own circuit diagrams.
Every page is black and white, prints on US Letter or A4, and every page with right answers has an answer key on page 2.
Standards
NGSS 4-PS3-2Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
How to use them
- Show a real battery, bulb, holder and wires. Let children try to light the bulb before the poster.
- On the will-the-bulb-light page, trace each path with a finger from one end of the battery, through the bulb, to the other end.
- Build a circuit tester with a gap for the conductor investigation.
- Introduce symbols after children have built real circuits, then use the draw-a-circuit page.
Teaching tips
- A bulb lights only if there is one unbroken loop from one end of the battery, through the bulb, back to the other end. Two wires to the same end will not work.
- Metals are good conductors. Plastic, rubber, wood and glass are insulators, which is why wires are covered in plastic.
- In a series circuit there is only one path, so removing one bulb turns them all off.
- Use only small batteries for experiments. Never experiment with wall outlets.
Questions teachers and parents ask
What is a closed circuit?
A closed circuit is a complete loop, so electric current can flow and the bulb lights. An open circuit has a break in the path, like an open switch or a loose wire, so no current flows.
What do the circuit symbols mean?
A long and short line is a cell (the long line is +), a circle with an X is a bulb, a line with a hinge is a switch, a circle with an M is a motor, and straight lines are wires.
What are conductors and insulators?
Conductors let electric current flow through them; most metals are good conductors. Insulators do not; plastic, rubber, wood and glass are insulators.
What is a series circuit?
A series circuit has only one path. If one bulb is removed or burns out, the path is broken and all the bulbs go out.