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Electrical Circuit
Electrical Circuit
Standards:
4-PS3-2: Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
4-PS3-1: Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.
Summary: In this BrainPop video, Tim and Moby break down how electrical circuits really work. This Is a great resource to use when discussing the electrical energy unit because this will provide useful information about circuits. Circuits are Important to learn about because they are used In any device that produces electricity. This would be a great resource to use before completing an experiment that Involves students designing their own circuits.
Focus Questions:
What is a circuit?
How does electricity happen?
What does a current need In order to be successful?
What Is a "load" In a circuit?
Posted by: Alyssa Costantino
Circuits- Batteries Arranged in a Series
Circuits- Batteries Arranged in a Series
Standards:
4-PS3-2 Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents
Summary: This video talks all about making a circuit using batteries. It talks about how circuits work. It then goes through the process of making a circuit and all the different components. This video would be great to show students how circuits work. It goes very in-depth and uses kid-friendly language.
Science Practices:
Planning and carrying out investigations
Developing and using models
Cross-Cutting Concepts:
Cause and Effect
Energy and Matter
Structure and Function
Nature of Science Concepts:
Scientific models explain natural phenomena
Science is a way of knowing
Science is a human endeavor
Focus Questions:
Where do you think circuits are used?
How does energy travel through a circuit?
What makes up a circuit? Could you use other materials?
Posted by: Avery Ward
Electricity Animations
Electricity Animations
Standards:
4-PS3-2 Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents
4-PS3-1: Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.
Summary:
These quick videos would be great for reteaching material that wasn't quite understood the first time around. The videos also contain great images that may help students who are more visual learners than just reading or listening to something.
Focus Questions:
What is a fuse used for?
When a wire is thinner, what happens to the electrons?
Why is a fuse beneficial?
In what order are batteries serried, and why is that important?
Posted By: Aubrey Jones
Jojo Science show
Jojo Science show
Ice and Heat creates electricity Experiment
Standards:
4-PS3-2 Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents
4-PS3-1: Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.
Summary:
This experiment caught my eye because I had no idea how in the heck that was going to happen. I think this kid is really cute and he does a good job delivering the information in a way that would be understandable for other young kids. I think the material would have to be further explained because they do use a Peltier device. I had to look it up myself, so if I was teaching this lesson I would need to introduce the materials more thoroughly. Overall I think this is a really engaging experiment as well as a video, and I think it would be great as a student's choice assignment. My CT did that a lot. I would link different experiments that students may be interested in, and then let them go off on their own learning journey and watch the experiments of their choosing.
Focus Questions:
How is energy flowing in the peltier
Why do you think the temperature needs to be different on the two sides?
What is a peltier device?
Draw the passageway electrons move in the peltier device.
What causes the motor to go faster?
Posted By: Aubrey Jones
Introduction to Electricity
Introduction to Electricity
Standards:
4-PS3-1: Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.
4-PS3-2 Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents
Summary: This video will teach students the basics of electricity but almost everything you need to know. They show it though in depth visual with labels and real life examples. What's great about this video is they tie in other forms of energy to show that they can all connect.
Focus Questions:
What/how is the most popular way to generate electricity?
What are the importances and uses of electricity?
How does magnetism correlate with electricity?
What are some daily examples where we use electricity?
Posted by: Vanessa Turner
Electricity and Circuits
Electricity and Circuits
Standard:
MS-PS2-3. Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
DCI:
PS2.B: Types of Interactions
Science and Engineering Practices
Developing and Using Models
Cross-Cutting Concept:
Systems and System Models
Summary:
This video explains to students how electricity is the flow of electrical energy from one place to another, electricity flows through conductors, but it cannot flow through insulators, and a closed circuit is needed for electricity to flow and power our electronics. Then, students will develop and use a model to describe how birds can fligh on high-voltage power lines without getting electrocuted.
Focus Questions:
What is electricity?
Why is a closed circuit needed for electricity to power our electronics?
What would be an advantage of a series circuit and of a parallel circuit?
What could you do to control the bightness of a lightbulb or the spin of a motor in a circuit?
What are some careers that require knowledge and use of circuits?
Posted by: Jayla Johnson
NGSS
4-PS3-2 Energy
Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
4-PS3-4 Energy
Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
The Power of Circuits! | Technology for Kids
The Power of Circuits! | Technology for Kids
Posted by SciShow Kids on Youtube
Description:
This video explains how electricity travels in a circuit, then how electronics are turned on and off within a circuit. The video introduces vocabulary in a way that's simple, but also informative!
Posted by Gracie Bostwick
Standards:
3-PS2-3 Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
Description:
This is a great video to introduce the phenomena to your students. The video opens with what electricity is and has real student responses included in the definition, this way students can relate to the video and are engaged early on. It also discusses different ways we can conduct electricity like using water, oil, or the sun. This brings the big concept that is electricity to student-level thinking so that they engage with the material more. There are also experiments shown within the video that can be recreated in the classroom.
Focus questions:
What are some examples of electricity in use?
What is electricity?
What are different materials that we can use to power electricity?
Posted by: Samantha Coleman
Standards:
PS3.B Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
PS3.C Relationship between Energy and Forces
Conductors & Insulators: Materials & Design
Description:
This video is from pbs learning media and it is an introduction to learning how heat and electical energy are transfered.
Focus questions:
How is heat transfered?
How is electrical energy transfered?
Posted by: Shannon Kelley
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