Will It Conduct?

Description:  Conductivity is an excellent way to classify material by their observable properties. Conducting material (e.g. metal), non-conducting material (e.g. plastic), and semi-conducting material (e.g. graphite) should all be used. A simple circuit with a lightbulb is used to determine the conductivity of different materials. These properties can be used to determine if a chemical change has occurred by testing before and after substances have been mixed. These properties can also be used in the design of an engineering solution.

Web Resource:  Teach Engineering - Conductivity

Students build their own simple conductivity tester and explore whether given solid materials and solutions of liquids are good conductors of electricity. View the full activity on TeachEngineering: https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_electricity_lesson04_activity1 TeachEngineering has over 1,500 FREE lessons and activities. Visit https://www.teachengineering.org/ for more! Music: Blue Skies - Silent Partner