B11_ElectricCurrent

B09-Magnetism

B10-Static Electricity

Proficiency Standards

B12-Electromagnets

Electric Current & Circuits

What is electric current?

How do electric charges flow? (Mastery)	How do we use electric current? (Interpersonal)
What types of electronics are there? (Understanding)	What can electric current do? (Self Expressive)

Quiz: SCA_B11_Electric Current & (MB11)

Practice Quiz: SCA_B11_Electric Current
Take every day before sleeping!

Vocabulary Review Activities

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BrainPop Animations and Practice Quizes * >

PearsonPPT-Thumb Electricity Slideshow
Electronics Slideshow

Vocabulary

Electric Current & Magnetic Fields Chapter 1, Section3 Pages 30-35 Audiobook

Electric Circuit Measurements Chapter 2, Section 2 Pages 56-59 Audiobook

Textbook

AudioBk

Summary

Series and Parallel Circuits Chapter 2, Section3 Pages 64-67 Audiobook

GR2-4

Investigating Electromagnetism - Worksheet
Edison - Worksheet

Labs & Videos

Signal Ciruict	Circuit Construction Kit (AC+DC) Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only)	Battery-Resistor Circuit write up an experiment based on this activity.	Capacitor Lab
Ohm's Law	Ohm's Law	Resistance in a Wire	Resistance at the Molecular Level
Battery Voltmeter	Build An Integrated Circuit Chip Build A Semiconductor Kit	TechnologyStudent.Com Electronics Lessons Electrical Energy versus Electrical Potential	THE INTERNET PLASMA PHYSICS EDUCATION Electricity & Magnetism Tutorial Virtual Labs Electricity write up an experiment based on these activities
Gizmos Circuits Worksheet	Gizmos Circuit Builder Worksheet	Gizmos EM Induction Worksheet	Gizmos Energy Usage Worksheet
Semiconductor Atomic Crystals	60-In-One Electronics Projects	Snaptricity Lesson 2 Circuits - Circuits kit Volts, Amps, Ohms, Series, Parallel, Conductors, Insulators, Switches 13 Ohms, 22-23 Batteries, 17-18 Lights, 19-21 Worksheet	SnapCircuits Jr. Electronics Projects Lesson 1 Electronic Devices, Sources, Conductors
Nye Electric Current & Espanol Schooltube Quiz Disney Imagineering Electricity Video	Prentice Hall Videos Electricity Electronics	Electricity Links	Electricity
	Circuits Part 1	Current & Voltage Electric Circuits	Exploring Conductivity Steadiness Tester Door Alarm Build a Flashlight

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Reading & Math Work

Reading

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Projects by Learning Style and Media Type

Sensing-Thinking (Mastery) Facts Create a diagram that shows electric current and circuits.	Sensing-Feeling (Interpersonal) A time when you... Show different ways that electric current is used by humans.
Intuitive-Thinking (Understanding) Playing with facts Create a diagram that shows different types of electric circuits.	Intuitive-Feeling (Self-Expressive) Creating new possibiliteis Show how electric current could be used in a new invention.

Video/Animation Make a video or animation of atoms (see options above.) Narrate, subtitle, or text page to show this week's concepts.	Presentation Create a PowerPoint, ToonDoo, or other graphic that shows one of the projects above.
Podcast Audio Make a radio show, podcast, or song about atoms and static charges (see options above.) Narrate, subtitle, or text page to show this week's concepts.	Live Presentation Project Make a poster, play, song or cartoon showing your understanding of static electricity in its many forms.

Essential Vocabulary & Concepts

Picture	Core Knowledge or Concept
	Electric current is the continuous flow of electrons (note: a spark is not continuous.) The amount of charges per second is measured in amperes (amps or A).
	An electric circuit is a closed (complete) path that allows current to flow. An open circuit (switch is open) stops the flow of electrons.
	A resistor or semiconductor is a material like silicon, germanium, or arsenic (used in computer chips) that lose or use electrical energy, slowing the flow.
	A device is anything that uses or resists the flow of electrons. Devices include resistors, buzzers, and light bulbs. They are represented as resistors in a circuit.
	Conductors are materials that allow electrons (red) to flow like metal wires. A conductor transfers electric charge well, but electric charges do not flow easily through every material.
	Source: Charges in an electric circuit flow because of a difference in electrical potential energy called voltage, measured in volts (V). You can think of voltage as the amount of force pushing an electric current. A voltage source is a device that creates a potential difference in an electric circuit.
	Resistance is the measure of how difficult it is for charges to flow through a material. The greater the resistance, the less current there is for a given voltage. The unit of measure of resistance is the ohm (Ω). Resistance can vary with: The material from which the wire is made. Length: Longer wires have more resistance. Diameter: Thinner wires have more resistance Temperature: Higher temp, more resistance.
	The relationship between resistance, voltage, and current is summed up in Ohm’s law. Ohm’s law says that the resistance (R) is equal to the voltage (V) divided by the current (I).
	If all parts of an electric circuit are connected one after another along one path, the circuit is called a series circuit. In a series circuit, there is only one path for the current to take. Because of this, if one light goes out in a series circuit, the other lights will go out. Adding lights to a series circuit will make other lights in the circuit dimmer.
	In a parallel circuit, there are several paths (called branches) for current to take. If one light goes out in a parallel circuit, the other lights in the circuit will remain lit because there is still current in the other branches. When branches are added to a parallel circuit, the overall resistance actually decreases because the current has more paths to follow.
	A multimeter includes each of these functions. An ammeter measures current. An ohmmeter measures resistance. A voltmeter measures volts.
	A circuit diagram shows the sources, conductors, and devices (as resistors) using symbols
	Scientist Paul and Joseph Galvin, founders of Schaumburg Illinois based Motorola along with son Paul, developed the car radio and the germanium based transistor in 1955.
	Technology The Transistor (1955) was the first mass-produced semiconductor, the forerunner of today's microprocessors at the heart of telephones, TVs, and almost all electronic devices. Transistors allowed early miniaturization of low-power electronics. The older vacuum tubes used to break,burn out, use alot of electricity, and alot of space.