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L a b E x e r c i s e<br />

You light me up! Worksheet<br />

Object My prediction Conductor Insulator<br />

Answer <strong>the</strong> following questions using complete sentences:<br />

1. When you were making your predictions as to whe<strong>the</strong>r or<br />

not <strong>the</strong> objects would be conductors or insulators, what<br />

did you base your prediction on<br />

2. Do <strong>the</strong> objects that you checked as conductors have<br />

anything in common<br />

3. In your own words, give a definition of an insulator and a<br />

conductor and give 3 examples of each.<br />

4. If insulators do not transfer electrical charge (<strong>the</strong>y did not<br />

light up <strong>the</strong> bulb), why do you think <strong>the</strong>y are important<br />

5. Do you think humans are good conductors of electricity<br />

Why or Why not<br />

(Hint: water is a conductor)<br />

Bibliography<br />

“Conduction”. World of Physics. 2001.<br />

“Conductor”. McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. 2002.<br />

Gibilisco, Stan. Physics DeMystified. McGraw-Hill, 2002. Net Library. 20,<br />

November 2007 <br />

Hewitt, Paul. G. Conceptual Physics. 10<strong>the</strong>d. Florida: Addison Wesley, 2006.<br />

V o l u m e I V : F a l l 2 0 0 8<br />

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