Kindergarten Lesson Plan

5. Experiment:a. Spread some Rice Krispies on the tabletop, and place woodenblock/plexiglas setup over top of the cereal.b. Charge the Plexiglas with static electricity by rubbing the woolagainst it.c. Watch as the static electricity attracts the Rice Krispies.d. Let each student try to rub the wool on top of the surface of thePlexiglas.e. Allow students to run their hand underneath the Plexiglas to see ifthey can feel the static.6. Explanation:a. Positive charges and negative charges attract each other, or like tobe together.i. You can use “little kid terms”: Do you have any best friendsthat you like to spend time with a lot? Mr. Positive and Mr.Negative are friends and like to do things together – they liketo be around each other!b. The wool is full of Mr. Positive and the Rice Krispies are full of Mr.Negative. When you rub the wool on the Plexiglas, it makes Mr.Negative jump up!c. Summary: These positive and negative charges are everywhere.They like to attract to each other. This is how electricity works.When you get “zapped”, it’s the electric charge jumping from you toanother surface – Mr. Positive and Mr. Negative just want to hangout!Closure: (Can be done in groups or with entire class)Did you have fun? What did you learn about static electricity today?Thank you for letting us come in to visit your class!