1. I Find You Electrifying An Interactive Unit on Electricity Created By Crystal Gomez Rebecca Martin Christine Nerone

2. Unit Roadmap… Lesson 1 Creating A Simple Circuit Students Will: - Build a simple circuit - Identify key components - Demonstrate the flow of electricity Lesson 2 Creating a Circuit with a Motor Students Will: - Construct a circuit with a motor - Demonstrate the flow of electricity - Create a diagram of a circuit w/ a motor Lesson 3 Conductors and Insulators Students Will: - Differentiate the two - Designate objects as one or the other - Explain the importance of both Lesson 4 Switches Students Will: - Identify the effects of a switch -Create a series circuit with a switch - Create a pie chart of objects with/without switches Lesson 5 Creating a Parallel Circuit Students Will: - Build a parallel circuit - Compare simple and parallel circuits - Identify trends and forecast possibilities Lesson 6 Scavenger Hunt & Review Students Will: - Work with a partner to complete a scavenger hunt - Complete worksheet -Participate in a class discussion

3. Why Do We Need Electricity? To watch television… To turn on a light… To cool down on a hot day… To surf the web… To listen to music… To talk on the phone…To get from place to place…

4. Lesson 1 Creating a Simple Circuit Behavioral Objectives To build simple circuits with a focus on how simple connections are made To identify the essential components of an electrical circuit To demonstrate evidence of the flow of electricity Literature Used - Illuminating Teamwork - FOSS Science Stories:Magnetism and Electricity Internet Resource Used - BrainPOP - Electric Circuits Video

5. Hands On Activity Students are given… Can you create a simple circuit to flow electricity from the battery to the light bulb?

6. Post-Lesson Assessment Worksheet THE FLOW OF ELECTRICITY CONNECT THE D-CELL TO THE BULB ABOVE. Use arrows to show how the electricity flows. Use large and small arrows if you need to show different amounts of electricity. Describe below how electricity flows in your drawing above. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

7. Lesson 4 With a Flip of a Switch Behavioral Objectives To identify the effect on a circuit when a switch is manipulated To create a series circuit with a switch as a variable To create a pie chart that displays objects with and without switches Literature Used - CE Electric UK - The FuseBox - Understanding Electricity Internet Resource Used - CE Electric UK - The FuseBox - How Electrical Objects Work

8. Notice when the switch is in ‘OFF’ mode - the circuit is ‘OPEN’ Using the SmartBoard, the class will explore the interactive site ‘Fusebox’ where they will learn what happens to a switch when it is manipulated.

9. Now notice when the switch is turned ‘ON’ - the circuit is ‘CLOSED’

10. Hands On Activity Students are given… Can you create a simple circuit using a switch to turn electricity on and off?

11. Create a list of the 10 objects you use daily Do they have switches? Switch No Switch

12. -Bed -Shower -Couch -Notebook Corresponding Pie Chart

13. Lesson 6 I Find You Electrifying Scavenger Hunt & Review Behavioral Objectives Students will work with a partner to go through the scavenger hunt to view the web resources Students will complete the ‘I Find You Electrifying’ review sheet

14. Search the internet high and low for the answers to these questions… What is a circuit? What do you need to make a simple circuit? What is the source of energy when creating a simple circuit? In a simple circuit, which part is the energy ‘receiver? What is the purpose of a switch in a circuit? What is a conductor? What is an insulator? What is current electricity? List 3 good conductors… List 3 good insulators…

15. Internet Resources The link listed below will bring you to an informative and well compiled collection of electricity related websites. You will find videos, games, science experiments, informational sites as well as teacher/parent resources. Make sure to navigate your way through the sites to find which resources best suit your needs. I Find You Electrifying Internet Hotlist

16. Grab Some Popcorn!! Now that we know so much about electricity, let’s watch this fun video to test our knowledge!