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WEEK 11 PHYSICAL SCIENCE:
Electricity
​December 6, 2023

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ELEMENTARY

​ELEMENTARY HOMEWORK
  1. Field Journal (Draw and write about something you learned this week.) Length:  1st grade just a few words; 2nd grade 1-2 sentences; 3rd grade and up 3-5 sentences.
  2. LAB: Magic Spoon--watch this video "Magic Spoon Science Experiment" and then do the lab.

BE READY TO GET MESSY NEXT WEEK--Bring a big T-Shirt or wear old clothes

IN CLASS RESOURCES
  • The Power of Circuits! | Technology for Kids | SciShow Kids (4:41)

HIGH SCHOOL

IN CLASS QUIZ ACTIVITY
  • Measuring Space - Creating a Pinhole Viewer
 
IN CLASS TOPICS
  • The science of static electricity - Anuradha Bhagwat (3:38)
  • Electric Charge: Crash Course Physics #25 (stop at 5:30)
  • What Causes Lightning? (2:40)
  • What is a capacitor? Basics (1:17)

IN CLASS LABS
  • Static Flyer
  • Soap Bubbles
  • Static Electricity and Water
  • Static Pencil
  • Wood in glass (:59-1:41)
  • Mystery station--use the materials to do your own static experiment.

HIGH SCHOOL HOMEWORK

  • No field journals. 
  • Email Brainstorm list and topic to Miss Lori by Saturday. Work on research and outline due next week. SEE YOUR HANDOUT.
  • Next week's assigned research (see questions below)
  • No quiz next week.  Start reviewing notes for the semester exam on Dec. 20.
  • ​Allie's Homework: Email Brainstorm list and topic to Miss Lori by Saturday. Work on research and outline due next week.
HIGH SCHOOL ASSIGNED RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Add your notes to the Google Doc "Week 12: (More!) Electricity" (by Tuesday at 6pm)

Week 12: (More!) Electricity
  1. Define these terms: electric current, alternating current, direct current, and circuit.
  2. What is a series circuit vs a parallel circuit? 
  3. What is an open circuit? Closed circuit? And what does a switch do?
  4. What is a "short circuit"?
  5. How does an integrated circuit work?
  6. What is a semiconductor? And what is "doping" with semiconductors?
  7. What is voltage and how is it measured? What is amperage and how is it measured? What is power and how is it measured? What is resistance and how is it measured?
  8. What are photovoltaic cells?
  9. What is "Ohm's Law"?
  10. What is a transformer, what is it used for, what are the types of transformers?
  11. Why are fuses and circuit breakers used? How do they work?
  12. How do radios work?
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