Simply Shocking

We have started our unit on Electricity. Look at what we will learn:

Students Will Know:

· Similarities and differences between static and current electricity.

· The flow of electricity requires a closed circuit (complete loop).

· Some materials conduct electricity and some do not.

· Similarities and differences between series and parallel circuits.

· Alternative ways to produce electricity.

Students Will Be Able To:

· Identify current electricity and static electricity as forms of energy.

· Compare and contrast static electricity and current electricity.

· Construct a simple circuit using insulated wire, a battery, and a miniature light bulb and trace the flow of electricity.

· Construct and diagram a simple series circuit.

· Construct and diagram a simple parallel circuit.

• Explain that there are a variety of sources for electricity (for example, steam power, windmills, hydroelectric, geothermal).

Check out this web site for an introduction to Static Electricity. Click on view to see the demonstration and read the information below as well.

http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfe.zsnap/