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Grade 5 Science · World 8: Circuit Works · Level 54
Natural and Harnessed Electricity
Combine sources to contrast lightning and static with electricity people generate and use.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 54
- Lightning is static electricity on a giant scale. Charges build up in a storm cloud, then jump in a huge spark.
- Natural electricity, like lightning, can't be controlled. It builds up and jumps, then it's gone.
- Harnessed electricity is controlled. Power plants and batteries keep a steady current moving along wires.
- Scientists combine many sources. A book, a website, and a video together give a fuller picture.
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Science:
- S5P2.a — Obtain and combine information from multiple sources to explain the difference between naturally occurring electricity (static) and human-harnessed electricity.