Download Electricity Unit

Energy Unit
Following are the directions and tasks that you must complete for this unit. You will be expected to sit
quietly and work on them each day in class. We will watch the occasional video and be in the
computer lab as well.
Content Covered:
Types of Energy
Forms of Energy
Conservation of
Conversion of
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Movement of energy-Radiation, Conduction, Convection, Waves
Waves
Sound
Light
Magnetism
Electricity- Electrons, electricity, generator, turbine, circuits, AC/DC, current, insulator, conductor,
Voltage, Volt (V), Amperes (amps/A), Resistance (resistors), Ohms (Ω), Ohm’s Law
ToolKit Entries:
1. Energy Section Title Page
2. Energy:
a. 2 Types of Energy
b. Forms of Energy
i. Thermal (heat)
ii. Nuclear
iii. Chemical
iv. Mechanical(Physical)-Sound
v. Electromagnetic-Electrical, Magnetic, Light, and many more
3. Conservation and Conversion of Energy (Keeper pocket)
4. Energy Sources:
Renewable-define and give all known examples
Nonrenewable-define and give all known examples
5. Energy Graphic Organizer
6. Thermal (heat)-(3 Flipper Matchbook foldable-Radiation, Convection, Conduction)
7. Nuclear (Fission and Fusion)
8. Chemical-define and have several examples
9. Mechanical(Physical)-define and have several examples
10. Electromagnetic-define and have several examples
11. Wavesa. Definition
b. 2 Types of Waves
c. 2 Ways Waves Move
12. Diagram of Waves
13. Wave Interactions-(3 Column Chart-Interaction, Results, Diagram)
a. Interference
b. Diffusion
c. Diffraction
d. Refraction
e. Reflection
14. Electromagnetic Spectrum (Diagram of EM Spectrum worksheet glued in)
15. Visible Light Spectrum (Diagram of Light Spectrum worksheet glued in)
16. Sounda. Definition
b. Amplitude with diagram
c. Frequency with diagram
d. Pitch with diagram
e. Doppler Effect with example
17. Types of Lenses (Convex/Concave worksheet)
18. Light Vocab
19. Magnetism Vocabulary-6 words
20. Electricity Vocabulary- 20 words (maybe written or typed and glued in)
21. Diagrams of each including labels for the switch, load(s), and flow of electrons
a. a circuit
b. a series circuit
c. a parallel circuit
22. Electricity Formulas
Worksheets:
1. Complete the 2 reading passages about Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy
2. Read and highlight Electricity Basics
3. Read and highlight Energy Article
4. Complete “The Flow of Electricity” (19-3 in right corner) front and back
5. Complete “Electric Charges and Currents” (19 in right corner) front and back
6. Complete 8 out of 10 reading passages about electricity
Some Resources for vocabulary words:
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=electricity_home-basics
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/resources/teachers/pdfs/MeasuringElectricityIntermediateSecondary.pdf
http://www.jets.org/electronicsworkbench/ewb.html
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blelectric1.htm
http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/kids/Problem_Board/problems/electricity/electricity2.html
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/electricity.htm
http://www.learningcircuits.co.uk/