Electricity Unit Study Materials List The following items are included in this kit and must be returned to HCOS: 1. Parent Activity Guide There are links included in this guide. To access them easily, you will need to go to the online guide located in the L4U library system or on the HCS Learning Commons.org site. L4U - log in, type in name of unit study, click on title. In the item record, go to Resources and click on the link to the guide. 2. Light, Sound and Electricity (Usborne) by Kirsteen Rogers, Phillip Clarke, Alastair Smith and Corinne Henderson 3. Turn It On! By Pan Canadian Science Place team 4. TOPS Electricity #32 by Ron Marson 5. Charged up : the story of electricity by Jacqui Bailey and Matthew Lilly 6. Equipment Package: 1. 2 Bar Magnets 2. 1 pack needles 3. 2 piece petri dish 4. 1 pack pencil lead 5. 6 light bulbs of assorted wattage 6. 6 screw-base holders 7. Paper clips 8. Rubber bands 9. 2 alligator clip wires 10. 1 canister iron filings 11. 1 magnetic compass 12. 3 D batteries 13. 1 Battery holder or 3 single battery holders 14. Foam chips, steel wool, wire, nail & clothespin Items you will need to supply: 3 Balloons Masking tape ¾ inch wide 1 Aluminum foil roll 5 Index cards Paper punch Paper clips Fine steel Wool Straight pins 7/29/2015 Revised KW
Dear Parent, There are 23 lessons in this unit study two of which are optional. You have six weeks to complete the kit which is sufficient if you do one lesson a day. Before starting your unit study, read Part 1 in TOPS to acquaint yourself with the material. Assemble materials not included in the kit ahead of time. You will find a materials list on the bottom of each Teaching Notes page. Read over the teaching notes before the lesson. When doing the lesson with your child, cover the Teaching Notes page so the answers cannot be seen. You can photocopy the student pages in the TOPS book or have your child create their own science journal. The Student Inquiry Activities are located in the Parent Guide. Lesson 1 Read Turn it On pg. 4-9 How an Object Can Become Statically Charged Turn it On p. 10, 11 - Do balloon experiment, Record results Light, Sound, and Electricity Read p. 34, 35 Electric Charge ; Electric Current ; Static Electricity Have your child read Charged up : the story of electricity Lesson 2 Read Turn it On! Pg. 12 14 Light, Sound, and Electricity p. 37 TOPS It Works! Read over Teaching Note 1 Do experiment. You can make the foil ribbons or use the wire provided. TOPS To Light or not To Light Read over Teaching Note 2 Do experiment. You can make the foil ribbons or use the wire provided. Record you findings in your journal. Lesson 3 Light Bulb Predictions Read over Teaching Note 3 Have students draw the figures A through F in their notebook and write their predictions. Do experiment. Record the results. Lesson 4 Series Means in a Row Read over Teaching Note 4 Do experiment. You can use the battery holder and attach a wire by unscrewing the black knob and linking to a bulb or use the single battery holder. Do this one at a time, doing 1.5 V, then 3V then 4.5V. Record results. Read Turn it On pg. 20 21 2
Lesson 5 Parallel Means Side by Side Read over Teaching Note 5 Remove batteries from holder to do experiment. Use the foil ribbons or use the wire provided. Lesson 6 Conductor or Insulator? Read over Teaching Note 6 Do experiment. You can make the foil ribbons or use the wire provided. Read Turn it On pg. 19 Lesson 7 Electric Puzzles Read over Teaching Note 7 Do experiment. Lesson 8 Build a Circuit Read over Teaching Note 8 Do experiment. You can create a bulb holder or use the one provided. Light, Sound, and Electricity p. 36 Lesson 9 Electric By-Pass Read over Teaching Note 9 Do experiment. Record your results. Lesson 10 Circuit Symbols Read over Teaching Note 10 Draw symbol diagrams in your journal. Lesson 11 Electro-Squares Read over Teaching Note 11; photocopy electro-squares cut-out sheet Do experiment. Lesson 12 Map it Draw It Build It Optional activity Read over Teaching Note 12 Do experiment. Lesson 13 Series or Parallel Read over Teaching Note 13 Do experiment and record results. Lesson 14 Resistance in a Wire Read over Teaching Note 14 Do experiment and record results. Lesson 15 A Flashy Experiment Read over Teaching Note 15 Do experiment and record results. 3
Light, Sound, and Electricity p. 42-43 Lesson 16 Surprise Circuits Read over Teaching Note16 Do experiment and record results. Lesson 17 Build a Fuse Read over Teaching Note 17 Do experiment and record results. Read Turn it On pg. 17 Lesson 18 Big Bang Read over Teaching Note 18 Do experiment and record results. Lesson 19 2-Way Switches - Optional Read over Teaching Note 19 Do experiment and record results. Turn it On pg. 22 23 Lesson 20 Bulbs and a Penny Read over Teaching Note 20 Do experiment and record results. Lesson 21- How is Electricity Used to Make Magnets Turn It On pg. 24 29 Electricity and Magnetism Student InquiryActivity 3 in Parent Guide do both experiments Light, Sound, and Electricity Read p. 38 Poles ; Types of Magnets ; Dipoles and Domains www.usborne-quicklinks.com Read Turn it On, pg. 30-37 Lesson 22 - Measuring Magnetic Force Electricity and Magnetism Student Inquiry Activities 4 in Parent Guide Lesson 23 - The compass and the Earth s Magnetic Field Electricity and Magnetism Student Inquiry Activity 5 in Parent Guide Light, Sound, and Electricity Read p. 39 Magnetic Fields www.usborne-quicklinks.com Physical Science: Electricity Learning Outcomes Students will evaluate various methods for producing small electrical charges. They will investigate a variety of electrical pathways using direct current circuits. They will demonstrate that electricity can be transformed into light, heat, sound, motion, and magnetic effects. They will differentiate between renewable and non-renewable methods of producing electricity. 4
Portfolio Submission Guidelines: Students will submit three samples for each portfolio. Please submit at least one experiment log in each portfolio. An experiment log showing that the student is able to manipulate and control a number of variables A sample showing the student s solution to a technical problem (ie. Determine why an electrical circuit is not working and modify it to make it work, design, build, and test a product to be used by people, etc.) Design an experiment start with an experimental problem, identify the variables to be tested, use inferences to predict possible outcomes and devise a set of tests to be carried out. Execute the procedures carefully and communicate the results accurately. An experiment log that identifies all of the steps in an experiment including a testable question, a hypothesis, materials, procedures, controlling variables, manipulating one variable, observations, and conclusion. A chart or graph showing the student s observations, experiences, or thinking. Written notes or observations including the student s ideas about what the outcome of an experiment would be An oral recording of the student discussing any of the above content. A photograph of the student doing an experiment or a photograph of a project Any artwork the student has created as he made observations. A written (or oral) summary of any reading the student has done on the above topics. A labeled diagram 5