MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
District Pacing Guide
PHYSICS I HONORS Course Code: 200339001
TOPIC XI: Electric Current and Circuits / Pacing / Date(s)Traditional 12 days / 02-24-16 to 03-14-16
Block 6 days / 02-24-16 to 03-14-16
ESSENTIAL CONTENT / OBJECTIVES / INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS
A. Define Electric Current.
1. Flow of charges
2. Voltage source
3. Electric resistance
4. Sources and types of current
B. Develop Ohm’s law
C. Define Electric Power
1. Energy transfer
D. Develop Diagrams for Electrical Circuits.
1. Electric Circuits
2. Schematic Diagram.
3. Resistors in Series
4. Resistors in Parallel
5. Resistors Combined in Parallel and in Series. / · Discuss the patterns and distribution of particles within the atom, including the forces that shape this distribution
· Describe the flow of electric charge.
· Describe what is happening inside a current carrying wire.
· Describe the factors that affect the resistance of a wire.
· Describe the basic properties of electric current, and solve problems relating current, charge, and time.
· Calculate resistance, current, and potential difference by using the definition of resistance.
· Differentiate between direct and alternating current.
· Relate electric power used by a device to current and voltage.
· Calculate electric power and the cost of running electrical appliances. Describe the configuration of a working circuit.
· Describe the characteristics of a series circuit.
· Describe the characteristics of a parallel circuit.
· Interpret circuit diagrams. / Core Text Book: Ch. 34 and Ch. 35
Vocabulary:
Battery, electric current, ampere, direct current, alternating current , terminal, diode, resistance, ohm, resistivity, electric power , kilowatt-hour, equivalent resistance, resistors in series, and parallel, potential difference, voltage source.
Technology:
1. Progressive Science Initiative (PSI)
a. Electric currents and circuits
2. Lectures online
3. Khan Academy
4. The Physics Source: http://www.physicssource.org
5. Teachers Domain: http://teachersdomain.org
6. Online Conversion
7. Hyperphysics
8. Voltage in a Series Circuit (Pasco)
9. Voltage in a Parallel Circuit (Pasco)
10. Current in a Series Circuit (Pasco)
11. Current in a Parallel Circuit (Pasco)
12. Lab Manuals from Pasco: PASCO scientific Model EM-8656; http://www.pasco.com/resources/labdownloads/detail.cfm?manual=1
13. Lab Manuals from Vernier: http://www.vernier.com/cmat/cmatdnld.html
SC.912.P.10.14
SC.912.P.10.15 / Pith Ball Lab / Advanced Circuits
Intro to E & M / Household Energy Usage
Circuits
SC.912.P.10.14
SC.912.P.10.15 / Circuit Construction Kit / Ohm's Law
Battery-Resistor Circuit / Signal Circuit
Standard: SC.912.N.1.1 / / Video / · Currents and Circuits
· Identifying the Logic of Circuits / · Introduction to Resistance and Circuits
Standard: SC.912.N.1.2 / / Video / · Electric Circuits and Energy
· Electric Current
· Household Myths About Lightning
· Setting Up the Experiment / · Experiment #1: Simulated Lightning With Ground Wire
· Experiment #2: Modern Phone and Wiring / · Experiment #3: Older Phone and Wiring
· Experiment #4: The Shower Scene
· Electrical Storms: The Final Analysis
/ Reading Passage / · Nanoelectronics: The Race to the Next Era of Computing Heats Up
Standard: SC.912.N.3.2 / / Video / · The Scientific Process
Standard: SC.912.N.3.3 / / Video / · Atomic Level of Scientific Inquiry
Standard: SC.912.N.3.4 / / Video / · Theory and Law
Standard: SC.912.P.10.10 / / Video / · Nuclear Forces
· Strong and Weak Nuclear Forces / · Gravity and Weighing the Earth
· Forces Working Together / · Benjamin Franklin and Electricity
· Gravity & Large Planets
· Nature's Fundamental Forces
Standard: SC.912.P.10.14 / / Video / · Static and Current Electricity, Conductors, and Insulators
· Current Electricity, Conductors, and Insulators / · Conductors: Faraday Cages
· Electricity's Power / · Electricity
· Superconductors
Standard: SC.912.P.10.15 / / Video / · Electric Circuit
· Resistance
· Voltage
· Ohm's Law
· Examining Circuits
· Electric Circuits and Energy Conversions
· Electron Flows and Currents / · Ohms' Law: Relating Current Voltage, and Resistance
· Electric Safety: Voltage vs. Amperage
· Wattage and Amperage
· Direct and Alternating Current
· Electric Currents: Amperage, Alternating and Direct Current, and Outlets / · Series and Parallel Circuits
· Circuits with More than One Resistor
· Series vs. Parallel Circuits
· Work, Power, and Thermal Energy
· Electrical Measurements
/ Image / · James Watt
· Wire with atoms and electrons highlighted
· Wire with atoms and electrons highlighted, close view / · George Simon Ohm (1789-1845), British physicist.
· Electric lines, high voltage
· Amperes, calculation of
· Electricity, units
· Circuit, series; simple / · Circuits
· Circuits
· Circuit, series; with two bulbs
· Circuit, parallel
· Circuits, parallel and series; each missing a bulb
/ Exploration / · Volts and Jolts
/ Reading Passage / · Electric Circuit
/ Article / · Volt
· Rectification / · Electric Circuit
· Resonance (electric circuit)
/ Video / · Thomas Edison's Big Blunder
· Getting a Grip on the Smart Grid
· Science of Innovation: Bionic Limbs
· All-Electric Vehicle Costs 2-Cents Per Mile to Drive: Preview of the "Peapod"
· Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Turn Cow Manure into Electricity
· Solar Storm Could Disrupt Power Grids
Division of Academics – Department of Science Page 1 of 5
Third Nine Weeks