Electricity & Magnetism

Hands-on curricular module

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» Lively engagement exercises
» Probeware-based discovery

Electrifying Energy Teacher Resource Kit (PS-2804)

Electrifying Energy Investigations Include:

Electricity

To Charge or Not to Charge . . . That is the Question

Learn about electric charge
Work on It

Study the relationship between electric charge and work
Energy in a Volt . . . Is it Stored?

Explore the relationship between electric energy and voltage
Talkin' 'bout My Generation

Build an electrochemical battery
The Electric Slide

Investigate the transfer of electric energy
Crank it Up!

Generate electricity
Don't Break the Chain

Build a series circuit
Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?

Build a parallel circuit
Let's Twist Again

Discover what happens when a magnet moves through a conductive coil

Magnetism

Magnetic Fields Forever

Explore the nature of permanent magnets
The Birth of Electricity

Investigate the nature of an electromagnet
Electric Swingtime

Build and use electric motor

Help students understand the basic principles of electrostatics, electric energy, electric circuits and electromagnetism.

With the Electrifying Energy Teacher Resource Kit, you have a comprehensive curricular unit for providing hands-on exploration of electricity and magnetism as called for in the Science Standards -- in the context of energy and energy transfer. Your students will examine the nature of electric energy, how electric energy is delivered and measured, and how electric energy is converted from one form to another.

Students use our Voltage/Current and Magnetic Field Sensors to measure voltage, current and magnetic field strength. Twelve investigations provide approximately 36 days of classroom activities.

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Student Learning Objectives

Electricity:

Understand the terms voltage, current, energy, work, power, charge and resistance
Understand how a charged object performs work
Learn how to generate electricity
Understand the relationship between current, voltage and resistance
Learn how electric energy is related to electric work
Build both series and parallel circuits

Magnetism:

Learn how magnetism is related to electricity
Understand the various properties of magnetism
Learn how an electric motor works

PASCO Teacher Resource Kits

Each Teacher Resource Kit (TRK) is a collection of standards-based lessons with an inquiry focus designed to guide students and teachers through progressive exploration of key scientific themes. Each TRK is a combination of written and electronic materials organized to make it easy for you to plan, prepare and guide your students through innovative lessons incorporating sensor technology when and where appropriate.

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Electronic workbooks guide student groups through 12 hands-on activities - providing setup instructions, prompting predictions, automatically integrating data collection, guiding analysis and finally asking synthesis questions to pull it all together.

Here's what you need:

Electrifying Energy Teacher's Resource Kit (PS-2804)

This curricular unit provides a focus on the basic principles underlying electricity and magnetism via energy transfer. Provides lesson planning information, teacher and student background materials, classroom posters, plus Electronic Workbooks which guide students through probeware-based activities.

We recommend one Teacher Resource Kit per classroom.

Electrifying Energy Probeware Bundle (PS-2723A)

The bundle provides the probeware needed for the activities in Electrifying Energy Teacher Resource Kit (TRK). It includes the PASPORT equipment needed to measure voltage, current, and magnetic field.

Includes:

Xplorer Datalogger (PS-2000)
PASPORT Voltage/Current Sensor (PS-2115)
PASPORT Magnetic Field Sensor (PS-2112)
DataStudio Lite and EZscreen software

We recommend one bundle per computer/lab station of 3-4 students.

Electrifying Energy Accessory Kit (PS-2507A)

The kit is designed to provide key classroom materials or hardware to supplement the lessons from Electrifying Energy Teacher Resource Kit.

We recommend one kit for each bundle.

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