12. Science Trivia
There are four major types of power
plants to generate electricity. They are
the nuclear power plant,
hydroelectric, coal fired, diesel-fired
and geothermal power plant
13. Your younger brother is playing a
remote-control helicopter toy. Suddenly, it
fell down but your brother continuously
pressing the remote and yet the toy remains
on the ground. What do you think is the
reason why the toy did not function well?
What are you going to do to help your
brother?
14. What are the various sources
of electricity?
Describe each source of
electricity.
15.
16. Write AGREE if the statement is correct and DISAGREE if it is
not.
_________1. Electricity may come from batteries.
_________2. Electricity may come from an electric power plant.
_________3. Appliances can function only with the use of
electricity.
_________4. Some electrical equipment can be operated only
by using battery.
_________5. Electric power stations are very important in
generating electricity.
What made the flashlight work as your classmate turned it on?
Show a real battery and let the pupils observe.
What have you noticed on both ends of the battery?
Turn the LED television on (you may use any electrical appliance available in the classroom). What made the television work?
Distribute the activity sheets to each group. Give 10 minutes to do the task. Each group will present their output.
What have you learned from the video clip?
What are the sources of electricity in your home? In school?
Divide the class into small groups.
Ask them to follow the standards while doing group activity.
Assign the class to make a semantic web about the sources of electricity.(They may design their own semantic web which was discussed during English class)
Describe each source.
. (Note: Tell the pupils that this will be further discussed in Grade 6)
Call a member from each group and let them discuss the various sources of electricity and let them describe each.