SHOCKing!
Our class has begun a new science unit on Electricity. Your child will be investigating the properties of electricity.
We will focus on the following process skills:
- observing
- recording data
- inferring
- predicting
- classifying
We will practice these skills with the following content objectives:
1. Observe and record properties of static electricity
theory of negative and positive charges
objects charged with electricity either repel or attract
2. Compare a wet cell to a dry cell
3. Light a bulb using batteries, bulbs and wires
4. Understanding of an electrical circuit:
open or closed
conductors vs. non-conductors
series and parallel
switches
5. Identify parts and functions of a light bulb
Students have science packets that can come home for studying/review anytime. There will be a vocab quiz this Friday for my homeroom, and Monday for Mrs. Wagenman’s homeroom. Please ask your child what they’ve been doing in Science class, and/or encourage them to try these at home activities:
Static Electricity:
- Describe how and why objects either attract or repel each other
- Give real life examples of static electricity
Current Electricity:
- Draw a closed circuit
- Draw an open circuit
- Draw a short circuit
- Explain how electricity travels in a circuit
- Make a list of conductors and non-conductors
- Draw a parallel circuit. How many paths does electricity have to follow?
- Draw a series circuit. How many paths does electricity have to follow?
- What is the difference between a closed and open switch? Which will light the bulb?
Here are some photos of Mrs. Wagenman’s homeroom experimenting with electroscopes:
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