Last updated: 6/2/2010
Niagara Falls City School District
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Science - Physics - 30 Weeks

(7) MST4.C.P.4.1 Students observe and describe transmission of various forms of energy.
4.1j Energy may be stored in electric* or magnetic fields. This energy may be transferred through conductors or space and may be converted to other forms of energy. p558-559, 578, 611, 733 Chapter 16 Skills Lab: Electrostatics

WS:Electrostatics

LAB: Static Electricity
Early History of Electricty and Magnetism Demo (FLASH)
How Shocking (FLASH)
Static Electricity (FLASH)
Charges and Fields (FLASH)
Electric Field of Dreams (FLASH)
Biology
The Brain’s Signals

Technology
Incandescent Light Bulbs

Astronomy
Propulsion in Deep Space I
Lab Portfolios

Hybrid Electric Vehicles p636

Alternative Assessment p 585, 631
(7) MST4.C.P.4.1 Students observe and describe transmission of various forms of energy.
4.1k Moving electric charges produce magnetic fields. The relative motion between a conductor and a magnetic field may produce a potential difference in the conductor. p680-681, 710, 717, 727 Chapter 20 Skills Lab: Electromagnetic Induction
Electromagnetism (FLASH)
Fraday's Electromagnetic Lab (FLASH)
Semiconductors (FLASH)
Faraday's Law (FLASH)
Electromagnetic Generator (FLASH)
See above See above
(7) MST4.C.P.4.1 Students observe and describe transmission of various forms of energy.
4.1l All materials display a range of conductivity. At constant temperature, common metallic conductors obey Ohm's Law*. p612-613 LAB: Electrical Resistance

Chapter 17 Skills Lab: Current and Resistance

Chapter 18 Skills Lab: Resistors in a Series and Parallel
Ohm's Law Calculator (FLASH)
Ohm's Law (FLASH)
See above See above
(7) MST4.C.P.4.1 Students observe and describe transmission of various forms of energy.
4.1m The factors affecting resistance in a conductor are length, cross-sectional area, temperature, and resistivity.* See above See aboveResistance in a Wire (FLASH)
See above See above
(7) MST4.C.P.4.1 Students observe and describe transmission of various forms of energy.
4.1n A circuit is a closed path in which a current* can exist. (Note: Use conventional current.) p642-645 WS: Direct Current Circuits

LAB: Meters and Circuits

LAB: Series and Parallel Circuits

Series & Parallel Circuits (FLASH)

Voltage and Current (FLASH)

Series and Parallel Circuits (FLASH)

DC Circuit Construction Kit (FLASH)

AC & DC Circuit Construction Kit (FLASH)
See above See above
(7) MST4.C.P.4.1 Students observe and describe transmission of various forms of energy.
4.1o Circuit components may be connected in series* or in parallel*. Schematic diagrams are used to represent circuits and circuit elements. p618-619, 640-642, 657-662, 719 See above See above See above
(7) MST4.C.P.4.1 Students observe and describe transmission of various forms of energy.
4.1p Electrical power* and energy* can be determined for electric circuits. p691 See above See above See above
(3) MST4.C.P.5.1 Students can explain and predict different patterns of motion of objects (e.g. linear and uniform circular motion, velocity and acceleration, momentum and inertia).
5.1s Field strength* and direction are determined using a suitable test particle.
(Notes: 1)Calculations are limited to electrostatic and gravitational fields. 2)The gravitational field near the surface of Earth and the electrical field between two oppositely charged parallel plates are treated as uniform.)
Pg. 570, 678-682 WS: Magnetism

LAB: Mapping Magnetic Fields

Chapter 19 Skills Lab: Magnetic Field of a Conducting Wire
Electric Field Hockey (FLASH)
(3) MST4.C.P.5.1 Students can explain and predict different patterns of motion of objects (e.g. linear and uniform circular motion, velocity and acceleration, momentum and inertia).
5.1t Gravitational forces are only attractive, whereas electrical and magnetic forces can be attractive or repulsive. See above See aboveMagnet and Compass (FLASH)
(3) MST4.C.P.5.1 Students can explain and predict different patterns of motion of objects (e.g. linear and uniform circular motion, velocity and acceleration, momentum and inertia).
5.1u The inverse square law applies to electrical* and gravitational* fields produced by point sources. Pg. 732 See above
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