Electricity Unit

GOALS

Process:

·      Use electrical measuring equipment such as voltmeters and ammeters

·      Draw and interpret circuit diagrams

·      Create and interpret graphs relating voltage to resistance

Content:

·      Correctly apply equations P=IV and V=IR in order to determine the power, potential difference, current, and resistance for any point in a circuit

·      State the differences between parallel and series circuits

o   Calculate resistance in parallel and series circuits

·      Properly use terms resistance, current, voltage, power, and charge and know their associated units

·      Describe the function and structure of electrical equipment (batteries and capacitors)

·      Describe what resistance is and what affects an object’s resistance

·      Know the difference between direct and alternating current

KEY DATES

Homework due:  May 5 and May 18

Lab due May 15/16 tentative

Test May 21/22

Mythbusters Handout

Some people have asked for the guidelines on the Mythbusters Assignment.  This is the assignment that periods 4 and 5 are doing - the alternate to the second grade visits.

Here's the link.

Light Review Key

Light Review Key 2014

Summary of Light Experiments

About 20% of the unit test will be about how scientists understand the nature of light.  We have not only investigated the particle and wave models we have looked at how experiments have caused our understanding of light to switch models.  This document summarizes some of the major observations and experiments we have considered and identifies which model they support more strongly.