DemoKindergarten3 minMeeting 17

Which Liquids Conduct?

Some complete circuit much better than others.

Teaching & key ideas

What you do: Test liquids with same electrodes. What students see: Some complete circuit much better than others. Why it works: Mobile ions carry electric current through solutions. Question to ask: Why does dissolved salt conduct but sugar may not?

Lesson flow

Predict → demonstrate → observe → briefly explain → ask: Why does dissolved salt conduct but sugar may not?