PV Electricity 150

Power
Vocabulary
Electricity
WHAT IS POWER VOCABULARY?
ower Vocabulary is a systematic and individualized approach to vocabulary development
that enables teachers to assist students to improve their reading comprehension skills.
Power Vocabulary consists of two word groupsspecialized and general-usage words.
Specialized words label concepts

that support subject matter. These
words are the technical vocabulary
of a content area. In science,
specialized words include
biodiversity and predator. In history,
specialized words include
hieroglyphic and chariot. Specialized
vocabulary also includes words we
use every day that take on
specialized meanings in a particular
content area. For example, the word
bill takes on different meanings
when we talk about money (dollar
bill or electric bill) than when we
talk about government (a bill that
becomes an act or a law).
General-usage words are the words
that have widely acknowledged
meanings and that hold the content
of a passage together. These words
are selected because some readers
may not be familiar with them.
Examples of general-usage words
are morose and diligent.
PA G E S
IN THIS POWER VOCABULARY BOOKLET
1 What Is Power Vocabulary?

How are the 15 Power Vocabulary words selected from this
KIDS DISCOVER title and why should students know them?
2 Word Card Activity Ideas
A variety of teaching strategies and great activities
students can do with the word cards on pages 36.
36 Word Cards . . . . . . . .
Students can cut out and use these cards to learn more
about the 15 Power Vocabulary words.
78 Dictionary List . . . . .
View the 15 Power Vocabulary words with definitions in
one list.
9 Crossword Puzzle . . .
In this crossword, the definitions are the clues and the
Power Vocabulary words are the answers.
10 Word Find . . . . . . . . .
Students can focus on the spellings of the Power Vocabulary
words with this word findplus solve a hidden message!
11 Matching . . . . . . . . . .
Students will match each Power Vocabulary word with its
definition.
12 Sentences . . . . . . . . .
Students will complete each sentence with a Power
Vocabulary word.
1316 Answer Keys . . . .
Answer keys for the crossword puzzle, word search,
matching, and sentences blackline masters.
Fifteen Power Vocabulary words

have been identified for this KIDS DISCOVER title. Use the word cards or select a few blackline
masters to preview the vocabulary words to help students be more confident and read more
fluently as they read these words in context. Or use the cards or masters to review words after
students have read KIDS DISCOVER.
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ELECTRICITY 1
P OW E R VO C A BU L A RY
WO R D C A R D AC T I V I T Y I D E A S
se the vocabulary cards (pages 36 of this Power Vocabulary
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booklet) and the following activities to introduce or review some
Power Vocabulary words students will encounter while reading
K I D S D I S C OV E R Electricity.
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Words You Know and Words to

Know
Ask students to draw a four-column chart and

label the columns I dont know, Ive seen or
heard but dont know the meaning, I think I
know the meaning, and I know the meaning.
Present each word and its sample sentence to
students. Ask them to write the word in the
column that shows how well they know the
meaning of the word.
Memory Game
Copy the word and definition pages on separate

sheets of paper. Cut out the cards and place them
facedown on a table. Have students play a
memory game by matching words and
definitions. Students should read the words and
definitions aloud each time they have a match to
reinforce the pronunciation and definition.
Challenge: Use correction fluid or tape to cover
the vocabulary words on the definition cards.
Matching
Copy the word and definition pages on separate

sheets of paper and cut out the cards. Paste the
word cards around the edge of tagboard. Ask
students to attach the definitions to their words
using clothespins.
Copy the word and definition pages back-to-back

for each student. Have students cut out the cards
and place them in alphabetical order. To make
personal dictionaries, students can staple the
cards together in a flipbook or place them in a
file box.
N e w Wo rd C a rd s
Have students create their own vocabulary cards

for unfamiliar general-usage or content words as
they read KIDS DISCOVER.
S k i m m i n g t h e Te x t
Help students practice skimming text. Read a

sentence or word and the page number in the
magazine where it is located. (The sentences and
page numbers are provided on the definition side
of the cards.) Model how to skim the page for
the word or sentence. Then have students
practice skimming by looking for other words or
sentences.
Challenge: Give students a sentence without the
page number. Encourage them to skim the
magazine for the appropriate topic pages and
then skim for the word.
Dictionary Skills
Practice dictionary skills by asking students to

find the guide words on the page where a Power
Vocabulary word is located in a dictionary. Also
ask students to search for multiple meanings of
words, synonyms, antonyms, and other word
forms or parts of speech for the word.
Jo u r n a l W r i t i n g
After working with the words and definitions,

encourage students to use the words when
writing essays and in their journals.
Dangling Definitions
On sturdy paper, make enlarged copies of the

word and definition cards printed back-to-back.
Punch a hole in the top center of each card and
attach to the ceiling with string.
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ELECTRICITY 2
alternative
conductor
(awl-tur-nuh-tiv)
(kuhn-duk-tuhr)
noun
noun
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craze
current
(krayz)
(kur-uhnt)
noun
noun
electron
generate
(i-lek-tron)
(jen-uh-rayt)
noun
verb
inefficient
insulator
(in-uh-fish-uhnt)
(in-suh-lay-tuhr)
adjective
noun

KIDS DISCOVER

VOCABULARY CARDS
CONDUCTOR: material through which

electricity can move
Electrical energy moves along copper

wire, which is an excellent conductor of
electricity.
Conductors are substances that have many
free electrons. (p. 4)
CURRENT: flow of electrical energy

through wires
When you turn on a lamp, electrical

current flows through the lamp cord and
lights the bulb.
Some materials let electrical current

(movement of electrons) flow through them.
(p. 4)
GENERATE: to produce; to cause to be
Solar power can be used to generate

electrical energy for homes.
Others, like sharks, can track down prey by

sensing the weak electric signals generated
by the muscles of swimming fish. (p. 2)
INSULATOR: something through which

electricity does not flow
The plastic covering on electrical cords is

an insulator through which electricity
does not pass.
An insulator keeps an electric charge from
flowingunlike a conductor, which lets an
electric charge flow easily through it. (p. 5)
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ALTERNATIVE: a choice; one of the

things to be selected
Riding the school bus is an alternative to

walking to school for Ana.
An alternative may be electric cars. (p. 17)
CRAZE: an interest that quickly

becomes popular; a fad
Everyone wanted a hula hoop during the

hula hoop craze of the 1950s.
Electricity becomes a craze. (p. 6)
ELECTRON: a tiny negatively charged

particle of an atom
Electrons are the negatively charged

parts of atoms, and protons are the
positively charged parts.
Electrical energy comes from the movement

of tiny, invisible particles called electrons.
(p. 2)
INEFFICIENT: wasteful of effort or

energy
By getting only 10 miles per gallon, my

old car was inefficient in its use of gas.
To him, DC current was inefficient. (p. 11)
VOCABULARY CARDS
literally
reliable
(lit-uhr-uh-lee)
(ri-ly-uh-buhl)
adverb
adjective
repel
resistance
(ri-pel)
(ri-zis-tuhns)
verb
noun
revolution
rigid
(rev-uh-loo-shuhn)
(rij-id)
noun
adjective
transmit
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(tran-smit)
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verb
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VOCABULARY CARDS
RELIABLE: able to be counted on
We can expect to be on time for the

concert because the transportation service
is so reliable.
Thomas Edison creates the first reliable,

inexpensive light bulb. (p. 6)
RESISTANCE: property of a conductor

that opposes the flow of electricity and
changes electrical energy to heat
High electrical resistance causes heating

elements in toasters to get warm quickly.
As electrons move through the filament,
resistance causes it to heat up. (p. 12)
RIGID: stiff; unable to bend
The brace kept my knee rigid so I could

not bend it when I walked.
The darts deliver a painful five-second shock

of up to 50,000 volts, causing muscles to go
rigid. (p. 15)
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LITERALLY: actually; in fact
The energy the sun can provide is

literally unlimited.
In fact, electrical energy literally holds us

together. (p. 14)
REPEL: to force apart
The north pole of a magnet attracts the

south pole but repels the north pole of
another magnet.
Objects with the same charge (both negative,

for example) repel each other. (p. 5)
REVOLUTION: a complete, often very

fast, change
During the Industrial Revolution, the way

goods were produced changed from
homemade to factory made.
The world has seen two revolutions in power.
(p. 16)
TRANSMIT: to send; to pass along
In the mid-1800s, telegraph wires were

used to transmit messages from one
place to another.
Plus, it couldnt transmit power over long

distances. (p. 11)
VOCABULARY CARDS
Electricity Dictionary List

ALTERNATIVE
Pronunciation (awl-tur-nuh-tiv)
Part of Speech noun
Definition a choice; one of the things to be
selected
Riding the school bus is an alternative to
walking to school for Ana.
An alternative may be electric cars. (p. 17)
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CONDUCTOR
Pronunciation (kuhn-duk-tuhr)
Part of Speech noun
Definition material through which electricity can
move
Electrical energy moves along copper wire,
which is an excellent conductor of electricity.
Conductors are substances that have many free
electrons. (p. 4)
CRAZE
Pronunciation (krayz)
Part of Speech noun
Definition an interest that quickly becomes
popular; a fad
Everyone wanted a hula hoop during the hula
hoop craze of the 1950s.
Electricity becomes a craze. (p. 6)
ELECTRON
Pronunciation (i-lek-tron)
Part of Speech noun
Definition a tiny negatively charged particle of an
atom
Electrons are the negatively charged parts of
atoms, and protons are the positively charged
parts.
Electrical energy comes from the movement of

tiny, invisible particles called electrons. (p. 2)
GENERATE
Pronunciation (jen-uh-rayt)
Part of Speech verb
Definition to produce; to cause to be
Solar power can be used to generate electrical

energy for homes.
Others, like sharks, can track down prey by

sensing the weak electric signals generated by
the muscles of swimming fish. (p. 2)
INEFFICIENT
Pronunciation (in-uh-fish-uhnt)
Part of Speech adjective
Definition wasteful of effort or energy
By getting only 10 miles per gallon, my old car

was inefficient in its use of gas.
To him, DC current was inefficient. (p. 11)
CURRENT
Pronunciation (kur-uhnt)
Part of Speech noun
Definition flow of electrical energy through wires
When you turn on a lamp, electrical current

flows through the lamp cord and lights the
bulb.
Some materials let electrical current
(movement of electrons) flow through them.
(p. 4)
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INSULATOR
Pronunciation (in-suh-lay-tuhr)
Part of Speech noun
Definition something through which electricity
does not flow

The plastic covering on electrical cords is an
insulator through which electricity does not
pass.
An insulator keeps an electric charge from
flowingunlike a conductor, which lets an
electric charge flow easily through it. (p. 5)
ELECTRICITY 7
Electricity Dictionary List

LITERALLY
Pronunciation (lit-uhr-uh-lee)
Part of Speech adverb
Definition actually; in fact
The energy the sun can provide is literally

unlimited.
In fact, electrical energy literally holds us

together. (p. 14)
(continued)
REVOLUTION
Pronunciation (rev-uh-loo-shuhn)
Part of Speech noun
Definition a complete, often very fast, change
During the Industrial Revolution, the way
goods were produced changed from homemade
to factory made.
The world has seen two revolutions in power.
(p. 16)
RELIABLE
Pronunciation (ri-ly-uh-buhl)
Definition able to be counted on
We can expect to be on time for the concert

because the transportation service is so
reliable.
Thomas Edison creates the first reliable,
inexpensive light bulb. (p. 6)
RIGID
Pronunciation (rij-id)
Definition stiff; unable to bend
The brace kept my knee rigid so I could not

bend it when I walked.
The darts deliver a painful five-second shock of

up to 50,000 volts, causing muscles to go rigid.
(p. 15)
REPEL
Pronunciation (ri-pel)
Part of Speech verb
Definition to force apart
The north pole of a magnet attracts the south

pole but repels the north pole of another
magnet.
Objects with the same charge (both negative,

for example) repel each other. (p. 5)
TRANSMIT
Pronunciation (tran-smit)
Part of Speech verb
Definition to send; to pass along
In the mid-1800s, telegraph wires were used to

transmit messages from one place to another.
Plus, it couldnt transmit power over long

distances. (p. 11)
RESISTANCE
Pronunciation (ri-zis-tuhns)
Part of Speech noun
Definition property of a conductor that opposes
the flow of electricity and changes electrical

energy to heat
High electrical resistance causes heating
elements in toasters to get warm quickly.
As electrons move through the filament,
resistance causes it to heat up. (p. 12)
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ELECTRICITY 8
Name ____________________________________________ Date _________________
Crossword
alternative
conductor
craze
current
electron
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inefficient
insulator
literally
reliable
repel
resistance
revolution
rigid
transmit
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a fad
stiff; unable to bend
a choice; one of the things to be selected
to send; to pass along
to force apart
a tiny negatively charged particle of
an atom
actually; in fact
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1. wasteful of effort or energy
3. material through which electricity can move

5. property of a conductor that opposes the
6.
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9.
11.
flow of electricity and changes electrical

energy to heat
to produce; to cause to be
something through which electricity does
not flow
flow of electrical energy through wires
able to be counted on
ELECTRICITY 9
Name ____________________________________________ Date _________________
Word Find
Circle each word from the box in the letter grid below. The words are up and down, across,
backwards, and diagonal. Then, going across each row starting at the top left, place each unused
letter on a blank until you reveal the hidden message.
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ELECTRICITY 10
Name ____________________________________________ Date _________________
Matching
For each vocabulary word in the left column, locate its definition in the right column. Write the
number of the correct definition in the blank before the word.
________ alternative
________ conductor
________ craze
3. to force apart
________ current
________ electron
5. flow of electrical energy through wires
________ generate
6. to send; to pass along
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7. to produce; to cause to be
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8. stiff; unable to bend
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9. a choice; one of the things to be selected
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10. property of a conductor that opposes the flow of electricity and
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12. a tiny negatively charged particle of an atom
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13. able to be counted on
________ rigid
14. something through which electricity does not flow
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15. an interest that quickly becomes popular; a fad
KIDS DISCOVER
ELECTRICITY 11
Name ____________________________________________ Date _________________
Sentences
Fill in each blank with the word from the box that best completes the sentence.
alternative
conductor
craze
current
electrons
generate
inefficient
insulator
literally
reliable
repel
resistance
revolution
rigid
transmit
1. A metal such as gold is a good _______________________ of electricity.
2. The Internet has made it possible to _______________________ information around the world
in minutes.
3. Power sources produce electricity when they move _______________________ from one atom
to another.
4. _______________________ in the filament of a light bulb causes the filament to heat up and
glow hot.
5. Natural gas is an _______________________ to electric heat in homes.
6. The storm _______________________ caused billions of dollars in damage.
7. The steam engine led to a _______________________ in transportation during the 1800s.
8. The _______________________ of electrical energy flows from the outlet through the wires.
9. You wont be able to bend that _______________________ plastic mat.
10. Almost overnight every child wanted a hula hoop, which became a _______________________
in the 1950s.
11. Solar power and wind power can be used to _______________________ electricity.
12. Because electricity cannot flow through it, rubber is a good _______________________.
13. Two objects with negative charges will _______________________, or move away, from
each other.
14. _______________________ cars that do not get good mileage are called gas guzzlers.
15. Reference books such as encyclopedias are a _______________________ source of information
about a wide variety of topics.
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ELECTRICITY 12
ANSWER KEY
Name ____________________________________________ Date _________________
Crossword
alternative
conductor
craze
current
electron
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inefficient
insulator
literally
reliable
repel
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flow of electricity and changes electrical

energy to heat
to produce; to cause to be
something through which electricity does
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flow of electrical energy through wires
able to be counted on
ELECTRICITY 13
ANSWER KEY
Name ____________________________________________ Date _________________
Word Find
Circle each word from the box in the letter grid below. The words are up and down, across,
backwards, and diagonal. Then, going across each row starting at the top left, place each unused
letter on a blank until you reveal the hidden message.
ALTERNATIVE
CONDUCTOR
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ELECTRICITY 14
ANSWER KEY
Name ____________________________________________ Date _________________
Matching
For each vocabulary word in the left column, locate its definition in the right column. Write the
number of the correct definition in the blank before the word.
alternative
9
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conductor
2
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craze
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3. to force apart
current
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electron
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reliable
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repel
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rigid
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transmit
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15. an interest that quickly becomes popular; a fad
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ELECTRICITY 15
ANSWER KEY
Name ____________________________________________ Date _________________
Sentences
Fill in each blank with the word from the box that best completes the sentence.
alternative
conductor
craze
current
electrons
generate
inefficient
insulator
literally
reliable
1. A metal such as gold is a good
2. The Internet has made it possible to
repel
resistance
revolution
rigid
transmit
of electricity.
conductor
in minutes.
3. Power sources produce electricity when they move
to another.
4.
5. Natural gas is an
alternative
literally
7. The steam engine led to a

8. The
from one atom
electrons
in the filament of a light bulb causes the filament to heat up and
Resistance
glow hot.
6. The storm
information around the world
transmit
to electric heat in homes.
caused billions of dollars in damage.
revolution
current
9. You wont be able to bend that
in transportation during the 1800s.
of electrical energy flows from the outlet through the wires.

plastic mat.
rigid
10. Almost overnight every child wanted a hula hoop, which became a
in the 1950s.
11. Solar power and wind power can be used to
generate
12. Because electricity cannot flow through it, rubber is a good

13. Two objects with negative charges will
each other.
14.
Ineffecient
electricity.
insulator
, or move away, from
cars that do not get good mileage are called gas guzzlers.
15. Reference books such as encyclopedias are a
about a wide variety of topics.
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repel
craze
reliable
source of information
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Power

Specialized words label concepts

IN THIS POWER VOCABULARY BOOKLET

1 What Is Power Vocabulary?

Fifteen Power Vocabulary words

Words You Know and Words to

Ask students to draw a four-column chart and

Copy the word and definition pages on separate

Copy the word and definition pages on separate

Copy the word and definition pages back-to-back

Have students create their own vocabulary cards

Help students practice skimming text. Read a

Practice dictionary skills by asking students to

After working with the words and definitions,

On sturdy paper, make enlarged copies of the

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CONDUCTOR: material through which

Electrical energy moves along copper

CURRENT: flow of electrical energy

When you turn on a lamp, electrical

Some materials let electrical current

GENERATE: to produce; to cause to be

Solar power can be used to generate

Others, like sharks, can track down prey by

INSULATOR: something through which

The plastic covering on electrical cords is

ALTERNATIVE: a choice; one of the

Riding the school bus is an alternative to

CRAZE: an interest that quickly

Everyone wanted a hula hoop during the

ELECTRON: a tiny negatively charged

Electrons are the negatively charged

Electrical energy comes from the movement

INEFFICIENT: wasteful of effort or

By getting only 10 miles per gallon, my

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RELIABLE: able to be counted on

We can expect to be on time for the

Thomas Edison creates the first reliable,

RESISTANCE: property of a conductor

High electrical resistance causes heating

RIGID: stiff; unable to bend

The brace kept my knee rigid so I could

The darts deliver a painful five-second shock

LITERALLY: actually; in fact

The energy the sun can provide is

In fact, electrical energy literally holds us

REPEL: to force apart

The north pole of a magnet attracts the

Objects with the same charge (both negative,

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