Electricity+Homework

For April 21 Read in next text - Ch. 1 Section 1

Due April 27 [|A new Idea for Light] - read! Respond to these questions on turnitin.com under Q of W 2.4
 * 1) The Portable Light team has dreamed up a number of potential applications for their invention. How do you think Portable Lights could help people in your community or in communities around the world?
 * 2) Why do you think people don't use more LEDs in their lamps at home?
 * 3) Visit the Portable Light Project and scroll through the project links- how do you think this can change more than 2 billion people's lives?
 * 4) [|Portable Light Project] - visit here

For Wed. 4/23- Read Chapter 1 Section 2
 * 4/23** - did Static Electricity Lab in class - turn in (see pg. 96 in book if you were absent)


 * 4/29** - Discussion of electrical energy, cells and batteries - Section 2

HW for 5/1 - Read Ch. 1 Section 3
 * 5/1** Potato Power lab - creating a cell

Read Section 4 for homework - Period G-complete review sheet
 * 5/5** Period F/H- Ch. 1 Review - selected questions on Ch. 1 Review yellow sheet to review for Quiz
 * 5/5 -** Online Activity - notes on Ch. 1 Section 3


 * 5/7** Next Quiz- Wed. covering Section 1,2,3

Question of the Week 4.6 - due May 11th on [|turntin.com] Read the article: [|Sugar to Power your Cell phone] Do not summarize!! I can read the article myself - respond to it - how will this help in the future? Is this a reasonable solution? Would you be willing to try it even if it costs more, etc. Respond to it as a scientist!

-Review of Section 4 - Circuits and Drawings -Complete unanswered questions on review sheet -H/W: Use online circuit drawing to complete one parallel and one series circuit drawing - print and bring on Sunday  [|Circuit World] -Q of W 4.6 due Sunday
 * 5/7 -** Quiz

5/11 Check Circuit Drawings - practice measuring with Ammeter and Voltmeter Review Ohm's Law - resistance, current and voltage Review before Tuesday lab Quiz on Circuits on Thursday

5/13 - Circuitry 101- Lab - finish Thursday before quiz
HW: Review for Quiz- Section 4

Complete Circuitry 101 Lab - turn in or complete for HW as needed and turn in on Monday Written Quiz on Circuits**
 * 5/15

Question of the Week 4.7 due 5/18 on turnitin.com [|Electricity the Spark of Life -] Respond only not summarize Sample Questions for Response:
 * Why does David Rees, near the beginning of the article, claim that "electricity is life"?
 * Why do scientists refer to the chemical impulses in our bodies as electrical "signals"? What do they signal, and how do they do it?
 * Why do the employees of the Bakken Library and Museum think the museum will help advance medical research?
 * Why do you think the Frankenstein exhibit is so popular?
 * Electrical signals inside the human body carry messages to and from the brain. What systems rely on electricity to carry information between people?

5/19 Turn in Circuitry 101 Lab
Magnet Investigation in class- use direction page to be complete and thorough Read Ch. 2 Section 1 in class explore with Java program on Earth and magnetism

5/21
1) Discuss Ch. 2 Section 1 2) Magnet Mystery Investigation - follow instructions given in class Online Link for Compasses - read and follow directions to make a compass 3) Read through the Introduction to How Compasses Work [|How Compasses Work] [|Making a Compass] Experiment with your compass and answer the following questions on the same paper as your magnet sketches! >
 * 1) Try bringing a compass near a TV and see what happens. Does it make a difference if the TV is turned off?
 * 2) What happens if a piece of iron or steel comes close to the compass?
 * 3) What happens if a strong magnet is moved around the outside of the compass?

Q of W due 5/25 [|4.8 Light Night Dark Stars] Respond to Article - sample ideas: Which types of light do people need, and which types are optional?
 * 1) What features of a city influence the amount of stars you can see at night?
 * 2) What is light pollution and how does it impact our view of the stars?
 * 3) Why do astronomers try to build telescopes and observatories far away from human civilizations?
 * 4) Give two examples of how artificial lights affect wildlife.
 * 5) How do people commonly waste light at night?
 * 6) What was the goal of "Lights Out San Francisco"?
 * 7) What steps can a person take to reduce light pollution?

For 5/25
Electromagnets [|1) Electromagnets] - read through the first 5 links on electromagnets 2) Make the set up on the Magnet Field link - one cell, one switch and a compass, one electromagnet - Record your findings on a piece of paper- with a sketch 3) Read through Ch 2 Section 2 4) Click on the link: [|Simulation] - explain what us happening as you scroll through Faraday's Electromagnetic lab- can be completed and turned in on Tuesday 5) Final quick quiz on Ch. 2 - Thursday

5/27
Complete Electromagnet Simulation from above as needed - using sheet as a guide - turn in work Electromagnet Challenge Review sheet pg. 73-76 on section 1 and 2 due Thursday - we will review before the quiz You are allowed one front side of a paper of notes for the quiz Review for Quiz on Thurs - can use this:

5/29 Check review sheet Quia.com review [|Quia Review] Quiz