Watt's going on?
"What is electricity, what are its properties and how can we generate it from other forms of energy?"
Key Concept: Change
Related Concepts: Energy and Transformation
Global Context: Scientific & technical innovation
Statement of Inquiry: Scientific and technical innovations in the transfer of energy are making modern technologies more efficient and more environmentally friendly.
Content summary:
- What are the relationships between current, voltage and resistance?
- How is electrical energy generated from other types of energy?
- AC/DC, Tesla vs Edison, who was right?
Subject Objectives:
A. Knowledge & understanding
B. Inquiry & designing
C. Processing & evaluating
D. Reflecting on the impact(s) of science
AtL: Thinking skills & Communication
Debate proposition: Nikola Tesla's Alternating Current was the better Scientific invention
Summative Assessment Task:
Lab report on the relationship between the length of a wire and the resistance.