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/Home/Professional Development/Teaching Resources/Lesson Plans/Science/Physical Sciences/Electricity Activity: Electricity Votes:0 Static Electricity - A Hair Raising Phenomenon Grade Level: K - 6 Discussion: For years children at birthday parties have played with static electricity - whether they realized it or not. Bring this fun exercise to your classroom with the following simple experiment. Materials: latex balloons (oblong shape is better than round) Procedure: On a cool, dry day blow up the balloon and rub it on a rug or sweater. Bring the balloon close to a student's head. What happens? The hair rises to meet the balloon. By rubbing the balloon, you electrically charged it. The hair rises toward the balloon because of that charge. (Individuals can try this with the hair on their forearms. The electrical charge is also strong enough to hold the balloon against the wall for a short time. Try it and see how long Read More Go to Site Batteries and Bulbs Votes:0 Batteries and Bulbs Batteries and Bulbs Beverly Gregor Oglesby School P.O. Box 388218 7646 S Green St Chicago IL 60638 Chicago IL 60620 (312) 535-3060 Objective : Pupils will be exposed to the uses of batteries and bulbs. Pupils will be able to explain the difference between series and parallel circuits. Materials Needed : batteries bulbs wire 2 switches 6 sockets plywood 16"x24" Strategy : Pupils will have hands on experience with the batteries and bulbs. They will have to make series circuits with one wire and then two wires. The same will apply to a parallel circuit. The teacher will make two models on the plywood; one will consist of three sockets wired together to represent a series circuit. The other will also consist of three sockets wired together to represent a parallel circuit. E Read More Go to Site capitalhsb1 Votes:0 Title: Lesson 1: Flip A Switch Grade : 10-12 Subject: Coordinated Science 10, Biology, Physics, Chemistry Learner outcomes: Students will learn the connections of electricity between the sciences of Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. Students will learn how electricity is related to daily life. Students will enhance their Internet search skills. Students will learn to work productively and effectively in research teams. Students will learn how to create and maintain a research and development folder for their research work. Students will discover connections of electricity between the sciences by doing Internet searches. Students will discover connections of electricity between the sciences by doing electronic library research. Time: 2 days Materials: List of Questions, Reference Materials, Read More Go to Site capitalhsb4 Votes:0 Title: Lesson 2 LOWER THE RESISTANCE Grade Level: 10 - 11 - 12 Subjects: Coordinated Science 10, Biology, Chemistry, Physics Learner Outcomes: Students will describe a series connection; state its important characteristics. Students will calculate current, voltage drops, and equivalent resistance when devices are connected in series. Students will describe a parallel connection; state its important characteristics. Students will calculate the voltage drop, currents, and equivalent resistance when devices are connected in parallel. Students will describe a combination series-parallel circuit. Students will calculate the equivalent resistance in a combination circuit. Time Frame: 45 minutes for lesson one and two 45 minute periods if lesson B is used. Materials: 1 Video - "Understanding Elec Read More Go to Site capitalhsb4.html Votes:0 Title: Lesson 4: Strike a Nerve Grade Level: 10 - 11- 12 Subjects: Coordinated Science 10, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics Learner Outcomes: Students will learn the relationship of the nervous system to an electric current. Students will earn that the nervous system is a flow of ions in motion. Students will compare series and parallel circuits to problems in the nervous system. Students will learn to identify the parts of a neuron. Students will discuss how the normal functioning of the nervous system can be disrupted by injury or disorders. Time Frame: 45 minutes for lesson one and 45 additional minutes if lesson B is utilized. Materials: 1 video ? "Nerves at Work" from The Living Body Series produced by Films for Science and Humanities. The viewing sheet provided. Students RAD Folders s Read More Go to Site Conductors and Insulators Votes:0 Conductors and Insulators Conductors and Insulators Leona Williams Cregier Vocational High School 8723 S. Calumet Ave. 2040 W. Adams St. Chicago, Illinois 60619 Chicago, Illinois 60612 312-874-9743 312-997-3690 Objectives : 1. To provide an understanding of basic electrical terms. 2. To compare the electric current flow in conductors and insulators. 3. To teach the operations of a series circuit by designing a quiz board. Materials : (For each group of four) wood 12 volt automotive bulbs rubber sockets glass electrical wire paper clips piezo buzzers 1.5 volt dry cell battery holders cardboard nails aluminum foil coins plastic paper Recommended Strategy : (Teacher Preparation) Prepare four series circuit units for testing materials. Each unit will consist of a light or buzzer connected to a Read More Go to Site Coulomb's Law Votes:0 Coulomb's Law Coulomb's Law Austin A.Winther Paul Robeson High School 6835 S. Normal Chicago, IL 60621 1-312-723-1700, ext. 411 Objectives: Observe qualitatively the relationship between electrical charge and force. Determine experimentally the quantitative relationship between force and the center to center distance between charged objects. Experience reinforcement of the above concepts through preferred perceptual modes (tactile, kinesthetic, auditory, or visual) through appropriate activities. Materials: Van der Graff generator, ring stand, coffee can, styrofoam cups, string, rubber tipped dart, paper and plastic sheets (optional), overhead projector, file folders, graphite coated pith or styrofoam balls, nylon stranded string, masking tape, centimeter or other grid on overhead transpar Read More Go to Site Current-Carrying Coils In Magnetic Fields Votes:0 Current-Carrying Coils In Magnetic Fields Current-Carrying Coils In Magnetic Fields Landato, Janet St. Viator High School 201 S. Harvard 312 392-4050 Addison, IL 60101 312 833-3974 Objectives: At the end of this exercise the student should be able to: 1. predict the direction of movement for the pointer of a home-made galvanometer for a given current direction. 2. describe how the current-carrying coil exerts a force on the magnet. 3. predict how the number of turns of wire in the rotating coil influences the rotation speed of the motor. 4. describe why the DC motor works without an armature. Apparatus needed: 1.5 m of enameled copper wire, one 1.5 V battery, one film cannister, two paper clips, 4 large rubber bands, one flat magnet with a hole, one hair pin, two nails, one small piece of Read More Go to Site Electric and Magnetic Fields Votes:0 Electric and Magnetic Fields Electric and Magnetic Fields Garrison, Earnest S. Schurz H.S. 536 Landau 794-8120 University Pk, IL 60466 534-5146 Objectives: To introduce the concepts of MAGNETIC AND ELECTRIC FIELDS to the students via the use of phenomenas as magnetism and electric current flows. Apparatus needed: Large magnets(2), Nails, Metal rings, Several Coils of wire, Van De Graff generator, Ping-Pong Ball, Fishing line, Several metal objects. Recommended strategy: Set up a stand that has several nails that are attached to the table (tape them if possible).Above the nails place one of the large magnet at distance that will cause the nails to appear to float in air.At this point a discussion is held concerning the set up. Several pieces of materials can be placed in the space between t Read More Go to Site Electric Currents and Circuits Votes:0 Electric Currents and Circuits Electric Currents and Circuits Williams, Claudette Dever Elementary School 929 Fair Oaks 1-312-889-9188 Oak Park, IL 60302 1-708-383-6661 Objectives 1) To create an awareness of the importance of electricity in everyday life. 2) To introduce basic electrical terms and to illustrate how electricity moves, both in series and parallel circuits. 3) To show the need for a complete electric circuit, how to control electron flow with a switch and to teach series and parallel circuits. 4) Students should be able to wire dry cells either in series or in parallel when given several dry cells, pieces of wire and bulbs. Equipment and Materials ammeter hand crank generator voltmeter Christmas tree lights insulated copper wire Manila folders 1.5 - volt dry cells 1.5 - volt Read More Go to Site Electricity Votes:0 Electricity Electricity Tanya English O'Keeffe Elementary School 8435 Constance 6940 South Merrill Avenue Chicago IL 60617 Chicago IL 60649 (312) 734-1301 (312) 535-0600 Grade Level : Primary Grades 1 and 2. Objectives : Students will correctly make a simple circuit using a battery, bulb, and a wire so that the bulb will light. (A) Students will identify contact points in a simple electric circuit. (B) Students will properly use a test circuit to identify conductors and non- conductors. (C) Students will correctly construct and use a test circuit to test for conductors and non-conductors. (D) Students will correctly connect a chemical battery that will light an LCD. (E) Students will correctly use mechanical energy to make a bulb light up. (F) Students will correctly use a solar cell to ma Read More Go to Site Electricity Votes:0 Electricity Electricity Julian Levey Teachers Acad. for Math and Science 8705 Kedvale 10 W. 35th St Skokie IL 60076 Chicago IL 60616 (708)674-6618 (312)808-0100 Objectives : This lesson is appropriate for all grades from 5th through high school. The main objective is to teach elementary electricity principles with the use of materials which are easily available. Materials Needed : 1.5 volt batteries (D cells) 3 volt bulbs and sockets hook-up wire (thin) single pole knife switches 3 volt buzzers 3 volt motors battery holders for 2 batteries These items are obtainable at American Science Center or Radio Shack. A typical kit for three students working as a group would consist of 2 batteries, 4 bulbs, 4 sockets, 12 pieces of wire (about 8 inches long and stripped at each end), 2 knife switches Read More Go to Site Electricity Votes:0 Electricity Electricity Marie MCCadd Coles Elementary School 20332 S. Kedzie Ave. 8441 S. Yates Olympia Fields IL 60461 Chicago IL 60617 312-535-6550 Objectives : To explain how objects can receive a static electrical charge. To describe the effects of bringing objects with like and unlike charges near one another. To compare conductors and insulators. To identify and diagram a series circuit and a parallel circuit. To explain the function of a fuse. Materials : T.V. set, string, chalk, balloons, wool cloth, thread, chalkboard, water sprayer, size D batteries, battery clips and holders, small bulbs (#41 & #48), sockets for small bulbs, copper wire, objects to test as conductors, paper clips, plasticine, and strands of steel wool. Strategy : 1. The students will perform the following activi Read More Go to Site Electrochemistry Votes:0 Electrochemistry Electrochemistry Allen, Donna L. Bowen High School 804 S. Lyman Avenue 933-7200 Oak Park, IL 60304 524-8760 Objectives: One form of energy may be transformed into another. How can electricity be changed into chemical energy? How can chemical energy be transformed into electricity? Apparatus needed: Strips of copper, zinc, lead, magnesium 0.5 M solutions of soluble salts of copper, zinc, lead and magnesium (acetates or chlorides) 0.05 M copper (II) sulfate plastic cups (preferably clear) index cards (support strips) voltmeters (milliammeters, galvanometers as available) insulated wires one lemon Recommended strategy: I. Changing electricity into chemical energy A. electrolysis of water B. electrolysis of saturated sodium chloride solution C. electroplating II. Changing Chem Read More Go to Site Electromagnets Votes:0 Electromagnets Electromagnets Shirley Porter-Cesair Charles R. Henderson 2004 So. 13th Ave. 5650 So. Wolcott Broadview Il 60153 Chicago Il 60636 (708) 344-8917 (312) 535-9080 Objective : The students will make an electromagnet and determine the strength of the electromagnet. Materials Needed : Small Compasses Three feet of insulated copper wire per person Six-volt battery Size D batteries Battery Holders Pieces of Cardboard Nails (3 inches or longer) Paper clips, tacks, pins, or other small magnetic objects Iron filings Salad oil Glass or plastic cylinder (100 ml) Wrought iron stand Strategy : Activity 1 Students will work in pairs. Each pair of students will receive a baggie containing materials needed. Allow the students ten or fifteen minutes to explore and manipulate the materials. Hav Read More Go to Site Electromagnets Votes:0 Electromagnets Electromagnets Tanya English O'Keeffe Elementary School 8435 Constance 6940 South Merrill Avenue Chicago IL 60617 Chicago IL 60649 (312) 734-1301 (312) 535-0600 Objectives : Grade Level: 3-4 The students will make an electromagnet that will attract a metal object. The students will increase the strength of an electromagnet so that it will attract an increased number of metal objects. The students will compare the properties of magnets and electromagnets. Materials Needed : For 20 students. 10--20 inch strips of insulated copper wire, 1/2 exposed on each end 10--40 inch strips of insulated copper wire, 1/2 exposed on each end 15--size "D" batteries 1--battery holder for 2 "D" batteries 10--compasses 25--iron nails, 4" long 1--box of paper clips, approx. 300 masking or transpa Read More Go to Site Electron Current Flow Votes:0 Electron Current Flow Electron Current Flow Greg Zipprich Bloom Trail High School 201 Indiana Cottage Grove & Sauk Trail Park Forest, IL 60466 Chicago Heights, IL 60411 (708) 747-4136 (708) 758-7000 Objectives : The student will understand how and why electric current passes through a conductor due to a potential difference. The student will discover the proportional relationship between voltage and resistance and their effect on the measurement of current flow. The student will discover that, with a constant voltage, the smaller the diameter of a conductor, the smaller the current flow. Materials needed : Five-gallon bucket with globe valve attached to the bottom outside rim, 3/4 x 18 CPVC pipe w/screw adapter, 1/2 x 18 CPVC pipe w/3/4 screw adapter, 1/4 x 18 potable water line epoxied to Read More Go to Site Electrostatics Votes:0 Electrostatics Electrostatics Alyce Glauner Grant Community Academy P. O. Box 41603 145 S. Campbell Ave. Chicago IL 60641-0603 Chicago IL 60612 (773) 534-7275 Objectives : The main objective of the Mini-teach is to show Primary students that there is electricity in all matter. Materials Needed : Van DeGraff Generator 5 Balloons Rabbit's Fur Glass Rod 12-18 inches long Plastic Rod 12-18 inches long Piece of String 15cm long Tape 3 Pieces of String 35cm long Small Paper Scraps Salt and Pepper Puffed Rice Mashed Potato Flakes Electroscope Small stream of running water (if available) Enough for the class or group-pop cans, 1 in x 1/2 in, aluminum foil strips combs, foam plates, foam cups, pie plates. Strategy : Using the Van DeGraff generator place the pie pans face down on top. Put the genera Read More Go to Site Electrostatics Votes:0 Electrostatics Electrostatics Jan Dudzik Riverside Brookfield High School 1117 Greensfield 1st and Ridgewood Naperville IL 60546 Riverside IL 60546 (708) 778-8579 (708) 442-7500 Objective : High school students will identify two types of charges and will observe the charging of with various objects by friction, conduction, and induction. Materials : For each group: Magic tape, golf tube, cat fur, wool, electrophorus, salt, pepper, cereal, slates and markers. For teacher use: Van de Graff generator, spectral tube, mini electrostatic precipitator (made from plastic 2 liter bottle with two bands of aluminum foil and pins with paper clip leads to connect to Van de Graff). Strategy : Part 1: Give each group tape. Tell them to tear off two pieces about the same length. Have students stick the ta Read More Go to Site Electrostatics Votes:0 Electrostatics Electrostatics John J. Miller Maine East High School 1743 E Forest Ave 2601 Dempster Des Plaines IL 60018 Park Ridge IL 60068 (708)297-6368 (708)825-4484 Objectives : Although this lab is based on the lab I perform with my high school sophomores, it has been adapted for the use for grade school. It works best in dry weather such as winter. This is a set of mini-labs designed to be inexpensive (a set can be made for less than $2.00) so that the equipment can be put in the student's hands and explored. If you are interested in a complete write-up with pictures or have a question, please call me. Materials Needed : Plastic Tube (like PVC pipe or golf club tubes) tiny scraps of paper Scotch Magic tape a piece of cloth like wool or fur Styrofoam square 1' x 1' A pie-tin with a st Read More Go to Site Exploring Series and Parallel Circuits Votes:0 Exploring Series and Parallel Circuits Exploring Series and Parallel Circuits Pamela Schneider Luther East High School 15223 Clark St. 2750 Glenwood-Lansing Rd. South Holland, Il. 60473 Lansing, Il. 60438 (708) 339-6461 (708) 895-8441 Objectives : 1. To arrange batteries, bulbs and wires into functioning series and parallel circuits. 2. To represent simple circuits using schematic diagrams. 3. To explain and compare the effects of series and parallel circuits on bulb brightness, relating the phenomena to the potential differences, current, and resistances throughout the respective circuits. Materials needed : for each group of 2-4 students: for demonstration purposes: 2 size-D dry cells (batteries) one large scale series circuit 6 pieces of bare copper wire one large scale parallel circuit Read More Go to Site How Smart Are You About Electricity, Batteries And Conductors? Votes:0 How Smart Are You About Electricity, Batteries And Conductors? How Smart Are You About Electricity, Batteries And Conductors? Lorraine Epps Douglass Math and Science Academy 1437 N. Long Ave 543 N. Waller Street Chicago IL 60651 Chicago IL 60644 (312) 745-6802 (312) 543-6176 Objectives : Students will: - identify a battery and how it works. - identify how a flashlight works. - understand the relationship between a battery and electrons. - conduct a test to determine what materials are the best conductors. (This unit will take two to three weeks) Grades 3-8 Materials : Overhead projector and transparencies of all activities. Activity 1. pennies and dimes or aluminum foil, paper towels, water, salt, vinegar, lemon juice and an ammeter Activity 2. signs and small pieces of colored paper Activ Read More Go to Site Introduction to Elementary Circuits Votes:0 Introduction to Elementary Circuits Introduction to Elementary Circuits Michael D. Jackson W.H. Carter 1617 E. 50th Place Apt. 6D 5740 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago IL 60615 Chicago IL 60637 312-363-4902 312-535-9205 Objectives : 1. Children should be able to predict ways to light a bulb. 2. Children should be able to define parts of an electrical circuit. 3. Construct and test models of electrical circuits. Vocabulary : 1. electrons 2. positive and negative charge 3. conductor 4. energy 5. generator 6. convert 7. circuit 8. mechanical energy 9. battery 10. chemical energy Vocabulary in Spanish : 1. electron 2. positive et negative charge 3. conductor 4. energia 5. generador 6. convert 7. circuito 8. energia mecanical 9. batera 10. energia quimica Materials : 1. batteries, D cell 2. bulbs, #48 Read More Go to Site Janet M. Sheard - West School Votes:0 Janet M. Sheard - West School Janet M. Sheard - West School Series and Parallel Circuits Janet M. Sheard West School 4850 South Lake Park 1010 Forestway Drive CHICAGO IL 60615 GLENCOE IL 60022 (847) 835-6600 Objective(s) : These lessons are designed for fourth-sixth grade students to do for five- seven days. Each student will be able to: 1. identify man's needs and uses for light in a time line. 2. understand that many people choose science as a career and devote their entire lives studying it. 3. identify what contributions Ben Franklin made to electricity. 4. draw and explain how to build a closed and an open circuit. 5. construct a simple series and parallel circuit. 6. understand the meaning of and use of the following vocabulary words: D-cell battery, current, closed and open circuits Read More Go to Site OHM'S LAW Votes:0 OHM'S LAW OHM'S LAW Anderson, Herbert D. Hermann Raster Elementary School P.O. Box 19391 Chicago, IL 60636 Chicago, IL 60619 1-312-651-4587 Objectives (a) to become aware of Ohm's Law, the relationship between current, voltage, and resistance in a series circuit (b) to solve selected problems using Ohm's Law Equipment and Materials Garden hose with nozzle; circuit board or plywood; 3 - 1.5 Volt DC batteries; 6 battery clips & 3 battery holders (not needed if hobby batteries are used); 2- 4.5 V bulbs; l variable resistor (the one used was 25 Ohms 2 Watts); bell wire; screw driver; 2 lamp sockets; multimeter (optional). Recommended Strategies 1. Review basic laws of electrostatics and conductivity. Also, review schematic diagrams of simple circuits. 2. Use the garden hose to demonstrate the Read More Go to Site Resistances In Series And Parallel Circuits Votes:0 Resistances In Series And Parallel Circuits Resistances In Series And Parallel Circuits Austin E. Barnett Bogan High School 8414 South Kimbark 3939 West 79th Street Chicago IL 60619 Chicago IL 60652 (312) 734-1123 (312) 536-2180 Objectives : 1. To observe the difference in illumination for a given set of bulbs when placed in series and in parallel circuits. 2. To calculate the IR drop across a network of resistances in series and parallel. Materials : Six flashlight bulbs and sockets, one switch for each of the two circuits, four "D" cells, masking tape, twenty 10-cm pieces of bell wire, two DC ammeters of range zero amp. to one amp., two DC voltmeters of range zero volts to five volts. Strategies : Activity 1 . Series Circuit 1. Connect three bulbs in sockets in series with a switch, an a Read More Go to Site Stephen W. Ha - James Ward School Votes:0 Stephen W. Ha - James Ward School Stephen W. Ha - James Ward School Simple Circuitry and series circuit Stephen W. Ha James Ward School 3752 S. Wallace St. 2701 S. Shields Ave. CHICAGO IL 60609 CHICAGO IL 60616 (773) 534-9050 Objective(s) : Note: This mini-teach is designed for a 3rd-grade or 4th-grade class. (1) Explain the elements that are required to build a basic electrical circuit. (2) Demonstrate and describe a series circuit. Materials Needed : A piece of 10-foot wire, a bag of candy, chalks, blackboard, work papers, and five labels (battery, switch, and 3 light bulbs). Strategy : Brainstorming (approximate 5 minutes) - Ask students what they know about an electrical circuit and what they need in order to construct a basic electrical circuit. Then Write down all responses on the bo Read More Go to Site Student Activities related to Benjamin Franklin Votes:0 Enrichment Activities Lightning Rod Online Activities for Students Offline Activities for Students Glass Armonica Online Activities for Students Online Interactive Armonica Constitution Activity Recommended Grade Level: 4 to 8 Curriculum Connection: This activity connects science with social studies and reading. Try reading the Articles of the Constitution . Look for signs of Ben Franklin's influence. Find the article that addresses the role of a scientist. Look also for articles that seem odd. Epitaph Activity Recommended Grade Level: 4 to 8 Curriculum Connection: Try this activity any time, or around Halloween, connecting with Language Arts and Art. When Benjamin Franklin was 22 years old, he wrote the epitaph that he imagined might be carved on his tombstone. By the time he actually die Read More Go to Site The Millikan L'Eggs Experiment Votes:0 The Millikan L'Eggs Experiment The Millikan L'Eggs Experiment Coleman, Roy Morgan Park High School 10549 S. Homan Ave. 881-5050 Chicago, Illinois 60655 238-2305 Objective: To use discrete masses to simulate the Millikan experiment (the discrete charge on the electron). Apparatus: one balance per group and EITHER a large number of L'Eggs eggs (from panty-hose) individually numbered and filled with ball bearings or clay such that the filler is divided into 'unit masses' i.e. for a ball bearing filler, use multiples of 7 bearings (or some multiple larger than the weight of the 'shell'). It is nice to have several regular intervals and then skip one (put in two additional unit masses) OR 10 numbered plastic Easter eggs filled with clay or bearings (as with the L'Eggs eggs) for each group Strat Read More Go to Site What Is Electricity Votes:0 What Is Electricity What Is Electricity Oldenburg, Albert Lindblom Tech High School 18W354 Holly Ave 471-8700 Westmont, IL. 60559 963-0838 Objectives: To develop an understanding of the fundamentals of static electricity, namely that of materials, conditions, and charge. To learn how to detect a charge by the use of electroscopes. To learn how to determine the force between charges. Materials Demonstration Van de Graaf generator, Jacobs ladder, thread, aluminum foil, long plastic tubes (golf club protectors), cat or rabbits fur, ebonite rods, glass rods, ring stands, silk pieces, scissors. Strategy: This lesson is usually scheduled as the first in a series at the beginning of the second semester. In fact, the concepts given today are usually spread over three to five class periods. The equ Read More Go to Site

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