Thursday, April 21, 2016

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:  April 25, May 3, May 9
Lab due May 10/11 tentative


Test May 10/11

Material in the unit corresponds to chapters 22 and 23 in the text book and here at the physics classroom.

Here is a link to the findings after our first two activities.  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TF1CiyJNbJ0NP9EfJUVYrcKu2SInQ2e4zNJ6p3maclQ/edit?usp=sharing