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Presents information on a course in natural science in an elementary school in the U.S. Topics of student interest in the study of community hygiene; Outline of materials and activities included in the course; Amount of time allotted to the course in the sixth grade.

The article presents practical science lessons that can be used in discussing topics on electricity in the sixth and seventh grades. They include a lesson on the electric bell and the buzzer that aims to discuss its differences, parts and the significance of electric current, the effects of electricity on electroplating, and the capability of a galvanoscope in detecting a current produced by a cell.