Electricity lesson 1

OUTCOME

By the end of the lesson you will be able to explain static charge and how it behaves. You will be able to define current and understand how to measure it

Reading quiz p. 70 - 76

Static electricity is the build up of charge on a material that does not conduct

Current electricity is the flow of charge through a conductor.

LEARNING TASKS

Engage

You can get a bit more detail from the BBC bytesize website on Static electricity here

Activity: PhET Static balloons

Explore and explain

Investigate Static charge with the following activity:

Use the Force

Elaborate and Evaluate

Ex 3.2, p75

DPTs 2.1.1

Reading for next class:

p. 76-82

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Please watch this Multimeter instructional video: