13 Electricity
Electricity (Ch 13)
Objectives
Section 1: Electric Charge
Describe how electric charges exert forces on each other.
Compare the strengths of electric and gravitational forces.
Distinguish between conductors and insulators.
Explain how objects become electrically charged.
Section 2: Electric Current
Describe how voltage difference causes current to flow.
Explain how batteries produce a voltage difference in a circuit.
List the factors that affect an object's electrical resistance.
Define Ohm's law.
Section 3: Electrical Energy
Describe the difference between series and parallel circuits.
recognize the function of circuit breakers and fuses.
Calculate electrical power.
Calculate the electrical energy used by a device.
Labs
Series and Parallel Circuits
Cause for Alarm!
Math Skills
Rates
Electric Force (p. 399)
Ohm's Law equation
Electrical Power
Electrical Energy
Equation Integration