Assessments

Assessments will be made through the cooperative effort to complete the worksheets being distributed.  The lab and following discussion along with the final review assessment questions will test the student's knowledge and understanding of the subject.


Multiple Choice Questions:

1.       Electric potential is another name for

a.       Currents

b.      Amperage

c.       Resistance

d.      Voltage

2.       Resistance is measured in

a.       Ohms

b.      Amps

c.       Meters

d.      Joules

3.       Direct currents flow from

a.       Positive to negative

b.      Negative to positive

c.       Positive to positive

d.      Negative to negative

4.       A stream of charges that reverse direction is known as

a.       Alternating current

b.      Direct current

c.       Parallel circuit

d.      Series circuit

5.       A circuit has two 8V batteries in a parallel and one 2Ω light bulb. What is the current in the circuit?

a.       8 Amperes

b.      16 Amperes

c.       4 Amperes

d.      2 Amperes

Lesson Plan

Objectives:
To create an understanding of the follwoing subjects:

•Electrical currents and circuits

•Voltage

•Resistance

•Ohm’s Law

•Direct vs. Alternating currents

•Parallel vs. Series circuits

Methods:

•Power-point and lecture--20 minutes 

•Worksheets and Discussion--40 minutes

•Lab and Assesment--30 Minutes

 

Worksheet Links

http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/socratic/output/simple.pdf

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Pu4lqJXCil8J:mhedrick.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/file/view/CIRCUITS%2BWORKSHEET.doc+circuit+worksheets&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg3OpBvlFu_uyJcqgq0LTC47wve4ItjK-Mb96REsZX6gjdP5I8_OuEB-I68Bn1D8RIE8G8N2WcpstQpt8V2Lz5F6_HrIRjzMBJ4PhikxMOI-XeTkf2K5chkeQqK44EqFXXUhwcT&sig=AHIEtbRxiw25sgvwX7wVuCOWTr5yavp9qw

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/electricity/series-parallel-circuits.pdf

http://schools.birdville.k12.tx.us/cms/lib2/TX01000797/Centricity/ModuleInstance/11546/circuits%20worksheet.pdf

http://www.themcclungs.net/physics/download/H/Circuits/CircuitWorksheet.pdf

http://www.science-teachers.com/electricity.htm

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/39399750/Parallel-Circuit-Math-Worksheet-Answers

Current Sources

Rapid tables online reference and tools. 2013. Retrieved from           http://www.rapidtables.com/electric/Current.htm

Cole. (n.d.). Electric currents. Retrieved from http://www.edu.pe.ca/kish/Grassroots/Elect/circuit.htm

Henderson, T. (n.d.). Electric current. Retrieved from http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circuits/U9L2c.cfm

Series and parallel circuits. (2000, July 11). Retrieved from http://physics.bu.edu/py106/notes/Circuits.html

Babin, P. (1998). Series vs parallel. Retrieved from http://www.bcae1.com/srsparll.htm

Roosevelt , C. (1997, July ). The circuit . Retrieved from http://library.thinkquest.org/10796/ch14/ch14.htm

Alternating current vs direct current. (2012, October ). Retrieved from http://www.diffen.com/difference/Alternating_Current_vs_Direct_Current

Frankenstein's lightening labratory . (1997). Retrieved from http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/frankenstein/fruity.html

Energy story: Circuits. (1994). Retrieved from http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter04.html

Links

http://www.rapidtables.com/electric/Current.htm

http://www.edu.pe.ca/kish/Grassroots/Elect/circuit.htm

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circuits/U9L2c.cfm

http://physics.bu.edu/py106/notes/Circuits.html

http://www.bcae1.com/srsparll.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/10796/ch14/ch14.htm

http://www.diffen.com/difference/Alternating_Current_vs_Direct_Current

http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/frankenstein/fruity.html

http://energyquest.ca.gov/story/index.html

Proposal :)

Create a powerpoint and lecture on currents in general, touching on subjects related to electrical currents. For example: we are going to talk specifically about series and parallel circuits and direct vs alternating currents. We are going to do a demonstration with christmas lights and possibly a battery circuit.