B Day 4/22 and A Day 4/23
Waves Test
Review parts of an atom and how charged objects interact
Last time given to work on band projects
Worksheet on how charges attract/repel
Assignment: Charge Interaction Worksheet
Waves Test
Review parts of an atom and how charged objects interact
Last time given to work on band projects
Worksheet on how charges attract/repel
Assignment: Charge Interaction Worksheet
B Day 4/24 and A Day 4/25
Objective: Students will be able to explain that electricity is caused by the movement of electrons from one place to another
Students can explain what makes some materials conductors
Lesson:
Band presentations
Emphasize that electricity is caused by the flow of electrons from one location to another- differentiate between static electricity and electric current
Definition of current and amperes
Review of metals and how they like to give off electrons
View Eureka! Video on conduction
Quick conductor/insulator activity w/ circuits
Objective: Students will be able to explain that electricity is caused by the movement of electrons from one place to another
Students can explain what makes some materials conductors
Lesson:
Band presentations
Emphasize that electricity is caused by the flow of electrons from one location to another- differentiate between static electricity and electric current
Definition of current and amperes
Review of metals and how they like to give off electrons
View Eureka! Video on conduction
Quick conductor/insulator activity w/ circuits
B Day 4/26 and A Day 4/27
Objective: Students will be able to define voltage and explain how voltage causes a current
Students will understand how a battery creates voltage
Lesson:
Notes on voltage and batteries
Battery Lab
Battery building competition
Assignment: Completed battery lab
Objective: Students will be able to define voltage and explain how voltage causes a current
Students will understand how a battery creates voltage
Lesson:
Notes on voltage and batteries
Battery Lab
Battery building competition
Assignment: Completed battery lab
B Day 4/30 and A Day 5/1
Objective: Students can explain what resistance is
Students can explain the relationships between current, voltage, and resistance and can apply the use of Ohm’s law, the mathematical equation for that relationship
Lesson:
Definition of Resistance
Video explaining resistance
Discuss relationships between the three variables
Online computer simulations investigating relationship between voltage, current, and resistance
Assignment: Ohm’s Law Worksheet
Objective: Students can explain what resistance is
Students can explain the relationships between current, voltage, and resistance and can apply the use of Ohm’s law, the mathematical equation for that relationship
Lesson:
Definition of Resistance
Video explaining resistance
Discuss relationships between the three variables
Online computer simulations investigating relationship between voltage, current, and resistance
Assignment: Ohm’s Law Worksheet
B Day 5/2 and A Day 5/3
Objective: Students can draw or differentiate between parallel and series circuits
Students can compare and contrast how current, voltage, and resistance vary on parallel and series circuits
Lesson:
Define parallel and series circuits, compare and contras
http://scienceofeverydaylife.discoveryeducation.com/views/other.cfm?guidAssetId=D1507F6E-09C3-4E7B-B1E9-16708E402009
Complete computer build a circuit activity on netbooks
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/circuit-construction-kit-dc
Assignment: Complete questions from “Build a Circuit” packet
Objective: Students can draw or differentiate between parallel and series circuits
Students can compare and contrast how current, voltage, and resistance vary on parallel and series circuits
Lesson:
Define parallel and series circuits, compare and contras
http://scienceofeverydaylife.discoveryeducation.com/views/other.cfm?guidAssetId=D1507F6E-09C3-4E7B-B1E9-16708E402009
Complete computer build a circuit activity on netbooks
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/circuit-construction-kit-dc
Assignment: Complete questions from “Build a Circuit” packet