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  • Topic 1

    What is Electricity?

    The effects of electricity were noticed thousands of years ago. It took humans a long time to frame up ideas and agree upon how to define it, what it is, and how it behaves. This first unit block will introduce you to what the ideas have existed about electricity, some fundamental knowledge about electricity, and how static electricity behaves.

    • Step 1: Submit two paragraphs on your response to the question, "What is Electricity?", by clicking on the link Journal Entry 1 below. It is O.K. to be wrong or to find this question difficult to define. Do your best you are not expected to have all of the answers. I will respond to each of your journal entries when submitted.

    • Step 2: Read this article about electricity and then comment in Journal Entry 2 about how it has helped you clarify or categorize your thoughts around defining Electricity.

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  • Topic 2

    Electricity 101

    The following online video and text resources will give you a background in the vocabulary needed and fundamental knowledge about what is known about electric charges. You will need this understanding to help you learn about later ideas in this unit.

    Step 3: Click here to view videos from Hippocampus and complete four readings on the nature of electrical charge. Do the "check your understanding" questions found in the readings. Also download and complete the two worksheets with answers typed into a text document and upload them into the Static Charges Worksheet Upload link.


    • Step 4:       Click here to finish up your learning about electrical interaction basics and complete the four readings from The Physics Classroom Website. Engage with the simulations and multimedia interactions listed for each reading. Complete the three worksheets in this step and upload a text document with your answers at the Static Charges Worksheet Upload link.

    • Step 5: View this Flicker Photo Collection on Static Electricity. Take your own set of static electricity photos which demonstrates that electric charge has been separated. Explain which object is positive and which is negative. How do you know? Create your own Flicker account so that you will be able to share your photos with the rest of the class!



    • Step 6: Create a link to your Flicker Photo Page on this Wiki page for the course.

  • Topic 3

    Visualizing the Invisible
    Now that you have learned about static charges it is time to make things more interesting and visualize what is happening using the concept of the Electric Field. You will do this by, watching three videos, engaging with a simulation, and a playing a game.

    Step 7: Click here to watch three videos on Electric Fields, read the Articles, and complete the two worksheets. Use the interactive simulation to help you visualize and understand how electric fields behave.

    Step 8: Take this Unit Quiz 1.
    The Basis for Electrical Current

    Step 9: Watch this video clip to learn how to use the Game Electric Field Hockey. Since Electrical Fields place forces on charges they move forming the basis for electrical current.

    Step 10: Play Electric Field Hockey. Have fun! When you have successfully completed each of the three levels take a screen shot and paste it into a word document. When finished upload your document here.
    Electric Field Hockey
    Click to Run

  • Topic 4

    Electrical Current Essentials
    You have seen how electric fields place forces on charges to make them move. When this happens in a wire it forms the basis for an electric circuit. This section will help you understand the basic requirements of forming an electric circuit.

    Step 11: Click here to watch the videos and complete the readings and worksheets on electrical current. Upload your answers to the electrical circuit worksheets when finished.

  • Topic 5

    Standards Alignment
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