5/6P AllStars

The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits
Here is a really great site that introduces electric circuits and then tests your knowledge. It lives on the Sandaig Otters blog site. Try out the activities and see if you can top score and get a certificate.
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Materials: stiff cardboard, elastic band, tooth pick, sticky tape, hole puncher
Steps: 1) Bend one piece of cardboard in half.

2) Make holes in each end about 1 cm from the edge.
       
3) Thread one end of the elastic band through one of the holes in the card.Break a matchstick in half and put one piece through the loop as [...]

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What are Flic-Flacs you may ask?
A Flic-Flac is a piece of cardboard folded in half, with two holes on both sides with an elastic band threaded through each hole, held by a match stick on each side, so the elastic band won’t go back to its original place.
When you finish making the Flic-Flac, to make it jump you have to set it inside out. Place [...]

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 AllStars setting and watching their Flic-Flacs fly!
Yesterday we investigated energy – we were looking to see if we could find evidence of energy stored in a Flic-Flac. Do you think we found any energy?
Where did the energy come from that made the flic-flac fly? 

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