1. V/S; L/M - KWHL Chart-
(S1c;
S5a,f; S6c)
a. What
do we already know about electricity?
b. Where
does electricity come from?
c. How
do we use electricity on a day to day basis?
Introduction
to Electricity
1. V/S; L/M - Mind
map of the textbook chapter on Electricity (S1a,c;S5a,b,c;
S5f; S6b,c; S7a,b)
2. Bill Nye the Science Guy -
Video,
"Electricity" (S1c; S5e, Sc)
3. Edmark - Virtual Electricity
Lab: "SciClopedia" (S1c; S4a,b;
S5a; S5b,d,e:S6c; S7a)
4. Current Electricity -
Overview via "Discovering Electricity" by Rae Bains
(S1a,b,c; S5a,b,d,e; S6c)
Static
Electricity and Magnetism
1. B/K;
V/S; L/M - Static Electricity
-
p. E88-93
a.
Ruler & Paper - p. 2-3 (Natalie Lunis book)
(S1c;
S5a,b,c,f; S6a,c; S7b; S8a)
b.
Pepper Picker-Upper - Handout (S1c;
S5a,b,c,f; S6a,c; S7b; S8a)
c.
Making Lightning - handout (S1c;
S5a,b,c,f; S6a,c; S7b; S8a)
2. V/S; L/M - Static
Electricity - Mailbox Magazine: (Feb. March 1998)
Catch
the Electricity Bug p.21& 24. (S1c;S5a,b,c,f;
S6a,c; S7b; S8a)
3. B/K; V/S; Intra - What
is a magnet? Students explore their classroom environment
with several types of magnets to see what they will attract. (S1c)
3a)
What is a magnetic
force?
3b)
Using
Bar Magnets
4. B/K;
V/S; L/M; Intra - Two Potato Clock - Lemon Clock - Students
build a simple circuit using a lemon, or potatoes and zinc &
copper wire (handout)
(S1c; S5a,b,c,f;
S6a,c; S7b; S8a)
5. B/K;
V/S; L/M; Intra; NA - Building a Compass - p.
E 100-105 of Textbook (S1c; S5a,b,c,f; S6a,c;
S7b; S8a)
6. B/K;
V/S; L/M - Build an Electromagnet
- (Plans provided
in Discovering Electricity p. 6) - Connect it to a Galvinometer to measure
the amount of electricity being generated.
(S1c;
S5a,b,c,f; S6a,c; S7b; S8a)
7. Electromagnet
(form
# 1: - Delta Education) (S1c; S5a,b,c,f; S6a,c;
S7b; S8a)
8.
Lightning!
(information from the Boston Museum of Science)
The following
activities are from the Boston Museum of Science
Web site
9. Your
Admirer is a Balloon
10. What
Will a Charged Balloon Attract?
11. Dancing
Paper Bunnies
12. Static
Tubes
13. A
Simple Electroscope
14. Opposites
Attracting - Demonstration of how electrical charges attract and
repel.
Conductors
and Insulators
B/K;
V/S; L/M:
1. Testing for Conductors
- p. E94-95 in textbook (S1a,c;
S5b,d; S8a)
2. Testing
for Conductors - (Discovering Electricity by
Lunis, p. 6) (S1a,c; S5b; S8a)
3. Will it Conduct?
(p. 8-9 of Ranger Ricks: Discovering Electricity Teacher's
Guide) (S1a,c; S5b; S8a)
4. Conductors and Insulators
- (handout from Milliken Publishing, Magnetism and Electricity) (S1a,cS5b)
5. Go With the Flow.
p. 22 & 25 of Mailbox Magazine: (Feb. March 1998) Catch
the Electricity Bug (S1a,c; S5b; S8a)
Circuits
.....
1. B/K;
V/S; L/M; Intra - Simple Circuit - Make Your Own Flashlight.
(p.E 97 text) (S1c; S5a,b,c,f;
S6a; S7d; S8c)
a) Handout with directions also available
2. B/K;
V/S; L/M; Intra - Parallel & Series Circuits - p.
E 98-99 (S1c; S5a,b,c,f; S6a; S7d; S8c)
3. SB/K;
V/S; L/M; Intra - eries Vs. Parallel Circuits
-
p.22
26 of Mailbox Magazine: (Feb. Mar.1998)
Catch the Electricity
Bug
(S1c;
S5a,b,c,f; S6a; S7d; S8c)
4. Electricity
and Tennis Balls - Role-play activity from the Boston Museum of
Science
| Contolling
Electricity |
 |
1. Switches
2. Circuit Breakers
These activities
will generally take 35-45 minutes each for approximately three weeks.