Science 5

Quarter 3
Self Learning Module 4

Good Con ductors of Heat

and
Electricity
 PRETEST
Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. This material does not allow heat and electricity to flow.

A. conductor
B. energy
C. heat
D. insulator

2. Copper, gold, silver and aluminum are good examples of _______________?

A. absorption
B. conductor
C. convection
D. insulator

3. Which of the following is a good insulator of heat and electricity?

A. glass bottle
B. stone
C. tin can
D. wood

4. Which is a good example of a conductor ?

A. leather
B. plastic
C. water
D. rubber

5. Which does not belong to the group?

A. aluminum, copper, gold
B. copper, water, iron
C. cotton cloth, plastic, rubber
D. gold, tin can, electrical tape

RECAP
We are now on our Second week of the Third Grading Period, and I want to know if
you can still recall the lessons we had last meeting.
 Now, let us try to do simple activity to help you freshen up your minds. Ready?
Get your notebook or your paper and pen then be ready to record or write your
answer.

CLASSROOM SURVEY!

We may not be in our classroom right now and we really miss it, but can you
still remember what your classroom looked like when you were in Grade 4? Can you
still list down materials that are conductors and insulators that are found in your
last year’s classroom?
CONDUCTORS INSULATORS

Nice Imagination Class. Let us now proceed with our topic and learn more
about Conductors and Insulators.

LESSON
How many of you have experienced a feeling of electric shock while opening
the door of your car? Or while coming in contact with a household appliance? Well,
wasn’t that a scary experience? But, why does that happen? Also, why don’t we get
a similar experience when we contact wooden materials? It is because wood is an
insulator while metal is a conductor. When we come in contact with a conductor,
there occurs a flow of electrons from one body to another. This is the reason we
experience shock. Shock is basically a mini feeling of current passing through the
body. Let us learn more about conductors and insulators.

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What are Conductors?

Conductors are the materials or substances which allow electricity to flow through
them. They conduct electricity because they allow electrons to flow easily inside them
from atom to atom. Also, conductors allow the transmission of heat or light from one
source to another.

Metals, humans, earth, and animals are all conductors. This is the reason we get
electric shocks! Moreover, the human body is a good conductor. So it provides a
resistance-free path for the current to flow from wire to body.

Conductors have free electrons on its surface which allow current to pass through
easily. This is the reason why conductors are able to conduct electricity.

Examples of Conductors

• Material such as silver is the best conductor of electricity. But, it is costly and
so, we don’t use silver in industries and transmission of electricity.

• Copper, Brass, Steel, Gold, and Aluminum are good conductors of electricity. We
use them in electric circuits and systems in the form of wires.

• Mercury is an excellent liquid conductor. Thus, this material finds use in many
instruments.

• Gases are not good conductors of electricity because the atoms are quite far
away. Thus, they are unable to conduct electrons.

Insulators

Insulators are the materials or substances which resist or don’t allow the current to
flow through them. In general, they are solid in nature. Also, insulators are useful
in a variety of systems. As they do not allow the flow of heat. The property which
makes insulators different from conductors is its resistivity.

Wood, cloth, glass, mica, and quartz are some good examples of insulators. Also,
insulators are protectors. They give protection against heat, sound and of course
passage of electricity. Furthermore, insulators don’t have any free electrons. It is
the main reason why they don’t conduct electricity.
Examples of Insulators

• Glass is the best insulator as it has the highest resistivity.

• Plastic is a good insulator and it finds its use in making a number of things.

• Rubber is a common material used in making tires, fire-resistant clothes and

slippers. This is because it is a very good insulator.

Some materials do not allow the heat to flow through them and they are known
as bad conductors of heat or heat insulators. The insulators are poor
conductors of heat. The poor conductors are good insulators and they are
materials that the heat cannot travel through.

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ACTIVITIES

Activity 1 Identify it!

Directions: Identify if it is a conductor or an insulator that is being described.

___________________ 1. Materials or substances which resist or don’t allow the current

to flow through them.

____________________ 2. These materials are made of steel.

____________________ 3. Do not permit the transfer of electricity.

____________________ 4. Used to distribute electricity and heat inside our homes.

__________________ 5. It don’t have free electrons.

Activity 2 Look it DOWN!

Directions: Supply the appropriate ideas why some materials are good conductors of
heat and electricity by choosing the correct answer in the word box.
Why some materials are GOOD conductors of heat and electricity?

-They do not allow the flow of heat -They conduct electricity because they allow electrons
to flow easily from atom to atom.
-They give protection against heat, sound and of
course passage of electricity. -Rubber is a common material used in making tires,
fire-resistant clothes and slippers.
-It allow the transmission of heat or light from one
source to another. -It has a property called resistivity

-It has free electrons on its surface which allow current .-They are able to conduct electricity.

to pass through easily.

-It provides a resistance-free path for the current to flow

-They are unable to conduct electrons. from wire to body.

Activity 3: Look it UP!

Directions: Supply the appropriate ideas why some materials are bad conductors of
heat and electricity by choosing the correct answer in the word box. Use the word
box above.
Why some materials are BAD conductors of heat and electricity?
 WRAP UP

Draw me UP!

You were asked by your mother to cook rice while she’s doing the laundry. You
prepared the following materials that you are going to use. Can you draw those
materials and put it in their proper column.
CONDUCTORS INSULATORS

VALUING
Our parents build our home to live in it. Why do we need to know the proper
conductors and insulators to be used in our home? How can we help our parents in
taking care of our homes?

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POSTTEST
Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. It is a material that permits heat and electricity to be transferred through it.

A. conductor
B. energy
C. heat
D. insulator

2. It is a material that does not permit heat and electricity to be transferred through
it. A. absorption
 B. conductor
C. convection
D. insulator

3. What property of material does an insulator has?

A. conductibility
B. flexibility
C. malleability
D. resistivity

4. Which group is composed of insulator only?

A. aluminum foil, iron nail, rubber
B. brass, mica, steel
C. glass, plastic, rubber
D. leather, pins, copper

5. Which group is composed of conductor only?

A. aluminum foil, iron nail, human body
B. brass, mica, steel
C. glass, quartz, rubber
D. leather, pins, copper