March

=March 22nd-26th= = =

Monday & Tuesday- After reviewing the Lab from Friday, we will conduct a virtual experiment on the computer. Follow these directions, and visit this simulation- []

Wednesday- Speaker Lab!

QUIZ DAY Thursday- **Magnetism Quiz** []

=Want a second chance?= []
 * Magnetism Make Up**

= = == =March 15th- 19th= Monday- On Friday we started building circuits. Build each one of the Tasks below, and take pictures of them on your Macbook. As you take the pictures, place them into a Word document in order to keep them all in one place. Tasks: 1. Using a piece of foil as a wire, a battery, and a light bulb, get the light bulb to light up! 2. Build a circuit with two light bulbs in series with one another. 3. Make a fuse, and set it on fire!

Under each picture, include a paragraph explanation of what is happening in the picture. Make sure to include details about the following: the flow of electrons, the voltage of the circuit, the resistance present, etc. Also, in the second task, make sure to explain why one of the light bulbs was brighter than the other bulb (or why the second didn't light up at all).

Tuesday- Two Way Switches! See paper handout for this class activity.

Wednesday & Thursday- Add your picture from yesterday to the document you created on Monday. You should now have 4 pictures in one document, and under each picture should be a description of what is occuring in each picture. Add the picture of your Two-Way Switch to the document. Then, use the Circuit Simulation to create a schematic drawing of a two-way switch circuit. Include this picture next to your actual two-way switch picture. Lastly, include a description of the two-way switch circuit.

Friday- Magnetism Lab! See paper copy of lab.

= = == =March 8th-12th= == Monday- Review Current Electricity! http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Circuit_Construction_Kit_DC_Only

Tuesday- Finish Current Explorations and Review Electricity Concepts

Wednesday- Human Circuit! Voltage, Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law!

QUIZ DAY THURSDAY- []
 * Current Electricity Quiz**

Friday- Building Circuits and Fuses! Build each one of the Tasks below, and take pictures of them on your Macbook. As you take the pictures, place them into a Word document in order to keep them all in one place. Save this document, as we'll revisit it on Monday.

Task #1 1. Using a piece of foil as a wire, a battery, and a light bulb, get the light bulb to light up!

2. Build a circuit with two light bulbs in series with one another.

3. Make a fuse, and set it on fire!

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=March 1-5th=

Monday- Watch the video at the bottom of the page and then answer the questions. Carefully study the descriptions after each of the three clips.

Tuesday- Static Electricity!!! Open this document to learn a few electricity concepts --->

Wednesday- More Static Electricity! The following are two different simulations about Static Electricity. Spend time playing with both John Travoltage- (http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=John_Travoltage) and Static Balloons (http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Balloons_and_Static_Electricity)

Then, complete this activity-

THURSDAY QUIZ DAY!!!!- []
 * Static Electricity**

When you finish with your quiz, visit this link- http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Circuit_Construction_Kit_DC_Only 1. Create a circuit and light up a light bulb. 2. Measure the amount of current (Amps) in the circuit. 3. Measure the amount of voltage (volts) in the circuit.

Friday- March 5th- While I am out of class today, please work on the following assignments; 1. Science Essay located on the Ning 2. Static Electricity activity- See Wednesday; above 3. Current Electricity activity- Answer these questions, using this website http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Circuit_Construction_Kit_DC_Only

4. Other missing work.

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