Electricity unit:

Use this page to guide you along with all the necessary items for the Unit.

Unit Project:

• Build the following:
• For 60% build both a series and parallel circuit with 3 light bulbs, at least 1 switch, and battery power.
• For 80% build above plus the loop the loop
• For 100% build above plus the “Operations” game.

Assessment:

• Demonstrate by building a series or parallel circuit
• The Project outlined above

Unit Breakdown

Section 1: Static Electricity

• Early developments of electricity (Du Fay, Franklin, Volta, Galvani)
• Describe how static electricity is produced in common materials (include diagrams)
• Be able to relate the charges established with the atomic model
• Define static electricity
• Describe and illustrate the transfer of charges from one object to another
• Define and differentiate between a conductor and a insulator
• Define electric discharge
• Define the Laws of electric charge (opposite charges attract, same charges repel)
• Be able to describe technologies involving static electricity such as photocopying machines, printers, electrostatic spray painting, lightning etc…
• Construct and describe how a electrophorus works

Section 2: Current Electricity

• Define:
  • Electrical potential
  • Electrical current
  • Coulombs
  • Amperes
• Be able to draw a series circuit with the following objects: bulb, cell, battery, resistors, wires, ammeter, voltmeter, switch and
• Be able to draw a parallel circuit
• Be able to differentiate between a series and parallel circuit in terms of electrical potential, current and “brightness of bulbs”.
• Be able to know how to place a Voltmeter and Ammeter in a circuit
• Be able to calculate V, I or R in both series and parallel circuit.
• Provide real life examples of series and parallel circuits
• Describe how resistance is calculated in a series and parallel circuit
• Explain the safety components put in place in a household circuit

Section 3: Practical Electricity Calculations

• Calculate power consumption costs
• Calculate electrical power as energy per unit time.
• Provide Various forms of electrical power plants
• Analyze the electrical energy consumption of a household appliance