Zap! Electricity is some pretty interesting science. It moves quickly through some materials but not others. And it powers up lots of important everyday stuff in your home.

In our “squishy circuits” experiment – the sixth lesson in the 2019 Virtual Camp from Metro Parent and Michigan Science Center – we took a closer look at electricity and how it travels by creating our very own dough creatures. Then, in the PDF guide, we powered up some extra fun with trivia and resources on this science subject.

Are you ready to put your smarts to the test with our quick quiz?

Ready … set … click!

Virtual Camp 2019 Quiz #6: Squishy Circuits

1. A conductor is a material that electricity ________ flows through.*
- A. barely
- B. easily
- C. rarely
- D. never
- E. hardly
2. Which of the following is a good insulator?*
- A. Lemon Juice
- B. Copper
- C. Sugar
- D. People
- E. Salt
3. Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla was a brilliant engineer known for doing which of the following?*
- A. Pioneering the alternating-current (AC) power transmission
- B. Creating fake lightning bolts up to 135 feet long
- C. Being the namesake of Tesla Motors
- D. Falling in love with a pigeon
- E. All of the above
4. You can learn more about static electricity, the Tesla coil, a Van de Graaff generator and more at which Michigan Science Center attraction?*
- A. Detroit Aeronautics Theatre
- B. Domino’s Creature Theater
- C. Dow Chemical Eco Theatre
- D. DTE Energy Sparks Theater
- E. Daimler Robotics Theatre
5. In the experiment, the conductive dough was _____ and the insulating dough was ______.*
- A. orange, blue
- B. blue, green
- C. yellow, pink
- D. blue, orange
- E. purple, green
Parent's Name*

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Child's Name*

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Last
Address (best address to send your Mi-Sci pass)*

Street Address

Address Line 2

City

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Virtual Camp 2019 Quiz 6: Squishy Circuits