TEXTBOOK:  Chapter 19, pages 692 - 725.

OBJECTIVES:

• Describe the conditions for a flow of electric charge.

• State the two major sources for a potential difference in an electric circuit.

• State the unit of electric current and define that unit.

• Specify the direction of electron flow from a charged object to ground.

• Differentiate between electron flow and conventional current flow.

• Explain why wet skin increases the likelihood of receiving a damaging electric shock when a faulty electrical device is touched.

• Distinguish between direct current and alternating current.

• State and interpret Ohm's Law.

•   Solve problems using Ohm's Law.

•   Diagram simple electric circuits.

•   Recognize the correct way to place ammeters and voltmeters in a circuit.

• Explain the definition of power in electric circuits.

•   Solve problems involving current and power.

•   Determine the energy dissipated by a circuit, given the power and time.

•   Describe the reason for the use of high-voltage lines for transmitting electrical energy.

•   Define kilowatt-hour.

•   Given the cost of electrical energy, calculate the cost of operating a given device for a certain amount of time.

ACTIVITIES:

TYPE	DESCRIPTION	DATE
EXPERIMENT	Light My Bulb!	May 17, 2004
EXPERIMENT	Electrical Nature of the Atom	May 18, 2004
MULTI-MEDIA	Static Electricity	May 19, 2004
HOMEWORK	Worksheet on Function of a Light Bulb	May 19, 2004
MULTI-MEDIA	Electric Current	May 20, 2004
COMPUTER  ACTIVITY	Understanding Circuits	May 21, 2004
IN-CLASS ACTIVITY	Worksheet: Electric Currents	May 24, 2004
HOMEWORK	Read Section 19.1, pages 694-699, and do problems p. 695,  # 1 – 5.	May 24, 2004
COMPUTER  ACTIVITY	Measuring Current & Voltage	May 25, 2004
EXPERIMENT	Ohm, Ohm on the Range	May 26, 2004
DEMONSTRATIONS	Clothesline, Dynamo	May 27, 2004
IN-CLASS ACTIVITY	Ohm's Law	May 27, 2004
HOMEWORK	Read Section 19.2, pages 700-707, and do problems p. 703,  # 1 – 5.	May 27, 2004
DEMONSTRATIONS	Lie Detector	May 28, 2004
IN-CLASS ACTIVITY	Electric Energy and Power	May 28, 2004
HOMEWORK	Read pages 708-713, and do problems p. 710,  # 1 – 2 and p. 712, # 1 - 2.	May 28, 2004
IN-CLASS ACTIVITY	Electric Current and Power Problems	May 31, 2004
TEST	Electric Current	June 1, 2004

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