Misconceptions in Primary Science
By Allen, Michael
“Electricity and Magnetism”
Publisher: Open University Press

Pp. 154-165
2010

Type: Anecdotal
Data collection method: Unknown
Number of subjects, range: Unknown
Grade and age of subjects: PreK-2nd — under 7-8 years of age, 3rd-5th grade — under 10-11 years

  • Electricity works by simply coming out of one end of a cell.
  • Electricity comes out of both ends of a cell.
  • A circuit uses up an electric current.
  • Voltage makes a circuit work by traveling around the wires.
  • All metals are magnetic.