Electricity
Rosedale Grade 9 Science - Physics
PEARSON TEXTBOOK Unit D (Electricity)
Static Electricity Topics (see halfway down for Current Electricity Topics)
1 The Law of Electric Charges
Introductory Discussion: What do you know about electricity?
Introductory Powerpoint: The Story of Electricity
Introduction to Static Electricity WS and notes
Electrostatics Intro Mini Lab WS 2023
Video - TED-Ed - The science of static electricity (3:38)
Video - Bill Nye the Science Guy - Static Electricity (22:36)
2 Charging by Friction/ The Electrostatic Series
Triboelectric/Electrostatic Series - Pearson textbook Page 398
Charging by Friction Activity: The Amazing Race 2023
Charging by Friction - Charge Diagrams WS
Review - Electrostatic Series and Charging by Friction
3 Charging by Contact
Charging by Contact notes answers
Mini-Lab: Using the pith balls
4 Conductors and Insulators pp. 400-401 (Pearson)
Conductors and Insulators notes
5 Electrostatics Lab
6 Charging by induction, grounding (Pearson pp. 404-409)
Charging by Induction Notes Answers V2.docx
Charging by Induction notes answers
Video - TVO - Charging by Induction (9:30)
Video - Bozeman Science - Review of Electrostatic Induction (8:36)
7 Applications of Static Electricity
05 electrostatics Applications WS.docx
Video - Mythbusters - Cell phones and Gas stations (2:23)
Video - How A laser Printer Works (2:54)
Video - Electrostatic Spray Painting (3:57)
Video - Static charge in nature (1:13)
8 Static Electricity Quiz
Static Electricity Quiz Outline and Review Questions
SNC1DE_static_electricity_crossword.pdf
Current Electricity Topics
1 What is Current Electricity? p 474-481 p 489 #1-10
Introduction to Current Electricity V5 ppt
Introduction to Current Electricity notes V5.doc
Electricity Generation Methods text V2 WS.docx
Phet Current Generator Simulation
Video: Toronto Blackout 2003 - CBC footage
YouTube: School House Rocks: Electricity Song 3 min
2 Parts of a Circuit and their Functions p 434-435
Parts of a Circuit and their Functions V3.ppt
Parts of a Circuit and their Functions notes V3.doc
Intro Activity - Light Up Your Life.docx
Video: Bill Nye - Introduction to Current Electricity (23 minutes)
3 Series and Parallel Loads in Circuits p. 310-311
Video Series and Parallel Circuits
Series and Parallel notes V2.docx
Building Circuits Mini-lab V2.docx
Series and Parallel circuits WS
Circuit Construction Kit (DC) - Online Lab
aim 3 What is a series circuit? ws.pdf (optional)
aim 4 What is a parallel circuit? ws.pdf (optional)
Electric Circuits : Series and Parallel - YouTube 4:19
Series and Parallel Circuits; Bozeman Science - YouTube 8:04
4 What is Electric Current? How to Use an Ammeter Text p. 314-315
What is electric current V2 (PDF)
What is electric current V2?ppt
What is electric current V2? notes.docx
Minilab - using an ammeter V2 (PDF) or Minilab - using an ammeter V2 (doc) to measure current with loads in series and parallel - Use this simulation to create your circuits Circuit Construction Kit (DC)
Video - TVO - Current Electricity (9 min)
Video - Crash Course Physics - Current Electricity: Crash Course Physics (8 min)
5 What is Voltage/Potential Difference? How to Use a Voltmeter
What is voltage or potential difference V2 (PDF)
What is voltage or potential difference V2?ppt
What is voltage or potential difference V2? notes.docx
Minilab - measuring voltage V3 Measuring Voltage with Loads in Series and Parallel- Use this simulation to create your circuits Circuit Construction Kit (DC)
Video - Khan Academy: Using voltmeters and ammeters
6 Solving Electricity Problems: Current (I = Q/t) and Voltage (V=E/Q)
Solving Electric Current Problems (I = Q/t) Student version
Solving Electric Current Problems (I_Q/t) Answers
Solving Electricity Problems (I = Q/t, V = E/Q) Student version
Solving Electricity Problems (I-Q/t, V=E/Q) Answers
7 Analyzing Circuits for current and voltage
Analyzing Circuit Diagrams for Current and Voltage note and WS.docx
8 Optional Gizmos Lab – Measuring Current and Voltage with loads and sources in Series and Parallel
Gizmos Lab - Current and Voltage in Series and Parallel Circuits
9 Resistance and Ohm’s Law - Solve Resistance Problems (V=IR)
Resistance and Ohm's Law V2.ppt
Resistance and Ohm's Law Note and WS V2.docx
Video - TVO Video - Electricity - Resistance (9:30 min)
10 Power and EVQRIt
What is Power? and EVQRIt Note and WS.docx
Video - Energy Vampires
Video - How Light Bulbs Work
10 Test Review
13 Current Electricity Review 2019.doc
11 Unit Test
Culminating Assignment
Pros and Cons of Different Methods of Generating Electricity Outline -
Tesla's Giant Australian Battery
For info about amazing renewable energy projects in Africa
Some cool interactive links for power generation.
Recommended video: Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity (Jim Al-Khalili, BBC Horizon, 2 hours 54 minutes)