Unit 4: Electricity and Magnetism
Standards |
S8P5b. Demonstrate the advantages and disadvantages of series and parallel circuits and how they transfer energy
S8P5c. Investigate and explain that electric currents and magnets can exert force on each other |
EQs |
1. How do electric charges exert force on each other?
2. How are series and parallel circuits similar and different in how they transfer energy? 3. How do the properties of magnets explain why some materials are magnetic and some are not? 4. How can currents and magnets exert forces on each other? |
Helpful Links
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter02.html
http://science.howstuffworks.com/electricity.htm/printable
http://www.edu.pe.ca/kish/Grassroots/Elect/whatis.htm
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=electricity_science-basics
http://www.explainthatstuff.com/electricity.html
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter02.html
http://www.explainthatstuff.com/electricity.html
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/circuit-construction-kit-dc-virtual-lab
PhET Battery Resistor Circuit Simulator
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/battery-resistor-circuit
PhET Ohm's Law Simulator
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/ohms-law