Unit: Energy
eBook Audiobook
Investigation 1: Energy and Circuits
Part 1: Lighting a Bulb
Focus Question: What is needed to light a bulb?
FOSS Science Resource Book
Edison Sees the Light, p. 5-9
Questions to explore:
FOSS Online Activities:
Lighting a Bulb
Flow of Electricity
Focus Question: What is needed to light a bulb?
FOSS Science Resource Book
Edison Sees the Light, p. 5-9
Questions to explore:
- How do you know when energy is moving in a lightbulb circuit?
- Describe the path taken by electricity through an incandescent bulb.
- What are some reasons why lamp technology has changed?
FOSS Online Activities:
Lighting a Bulb
Flow of Electricity
Part 2: Conductors and Circuits
Focus Question: What is needed to make a complete pathway for current to flow in a circuit?
FOSS Science Resource Book
Energy Sources, p. 10-14
Questions to explore:
FOSS Online Activities:
Tutorial: Simple Circuits
Tutorial: Conductors and Insulators
Turn on the Switch
Conductor Detector
D-Cell Orientation
Focus Question: What is needed to make a complete pathway for current to flow in a circuit?
FOSS Science Resource Book
Energy Sources, p. 10-14
Questions to explore:
- What is energy?
- What can electricity do?
- What is a battery?
FOSS Online Activities:
Tutorial: Simple Circuits
Tutorial: Conductors and Insulators
Turn on the Switch
Conductor Detector
D-Cell Orientation
Part 3: Series and Parallel Cricuits
Focus Question: How can you light two bulbs brightly with one D-cell battery?
FOSS Science Resource Book
Series and Parallel Circuits, p. 15-20
Questions to explore:
FOSS Online Activities:
Tutorial: Series and Parallel Circuits
Focus Question: How can you light two bulbs brightly with one D-cell battery?
FOSS Science Resource Book
Series and Parallel Circuits, p. 15-20
Questions to explore:
- What is the advantage of wiring two lightbulbs in parallel?
- Whay are two lightbulbs in series with a D-cell dim?
- Do you think the lights in your home are wired in a series or in parallel? Why do you think so?
FOSS Online Activities:
Tutorial: Series and Parallel Circuits
Part 4: Solving the String-of-Lights Problem
Focus Question: Which design is better for manufacturing long strings of lights - series or parallel?
FOSS Science Resource Book
Science Practices, p.21
Engineering Practices, p.22
Thinking Like an Engineer, p. 23-26
Engineering a Solar System, p. 27-31
Focus Question: Which design is better for manufacturing long strings of lights - series or parallel?
FOSS Science Resource Book
Science Practices, p.21
Engineering Practices, p.22
Thinking Like an Engineer, p. 23-26
Engineering a Solar System, p. 27-31