CILO

1 What Gives Matter A Charge?

2 How Does Electrical Energy Get Around?
3 How Do You Make Electricity Do What
You Want?
4 Whats the Best Pathway for Electrons?
After completing this discussion the students shall
be able to Identify and discuss:
Lesson 1:
What Gives Matter a Charge?
In the activity Opposites Attract, Likes Repel
you made two observations:
Objects with opposite charges (one negative,
one positive) will attract each other.
Objects with like charges (both negative or
both positive) will repel each other.
You also learned that the build-up
of electrical charges in one place is
called STATIC ELECTRICITY.
Lets see what else
you remember!
A particle with a positive charge
is called a/an _______________.
proton
electron
neutron
A particle with a negative charge
is called a/an _______________.
proton
electron
neutron
_________ means
to push away.
_________ means
to pull together.
charge
attract
repel
charge
attract
repel
If an electrically-neutral object
GAINS electrons, what charge does
it now have?
positive
negative
neutral
If an electrically-neutral object
LOSES electrons, what charge does
it now have?
positive
negative
neutral
Static electricity is placed on an
object by _____________ such as
combing hair or rubbing a balloon
with a wool cloth.
currents
neutrons
contact
How did you do?
I did great! I understand
static electricity!
Im getting there, but Id
like some more practice.
Go on to Lesson 2
Lesson 2:
What is the difference between
open and closed circuits?
Click on a term to reveal its definition.
circuit
open
circuit
closed
circuit
Proceed to quiz
Circuit:
A closed-loop path of
conduction through which
an electric current flows
Open circuit:
An incomplete path that
will not permit an electric
current to flow
Closed circuit:
A complete path for electric
current
Quiz:
What type of circuit is shown in each
of the following examples?
Open
circuit
Closed
circuit
Open
circuit
Closed
circuit
Open
circuit
Closed
circuit
Open
circuit
Closed
circuit
Open
circuit
Closed
circuit
Now that youre done, do you feel
like you understand the difference
between open and closed circuits?
Yes, I understand. No, Id like
more practice.
Go on to Lesson 3
Lesson 3:
How Do You Make Electricity
Do What You Want?
You have just completed the
Will it Conduct? Lets briefly
review what you learned!
Click on a term to reveal its definition and examples.
Conductor
Insulator
Continue
Insulator: a substance through which
electricity cannot flow readily
Examples
wood plastic rubber
sulfur glass
Conductor: a material through
which electrons can move easily
Examples
brass aluminum copper
graphite water
Are you confident in your
understanding of conductors
and insulators?
Yes, Im
confident.
No, Id like
more practice.
Go on to Lesson 4
Lesson 4:
Whats the Best Pathway
for Electrons?
You have learned that there
are two main types of circuits:
Parallel Series
and
Parallel circuits are circuits
with more than one pathway
through which electrons can
flow.
Series circuits are circuits
with only one pathway
through which electrons can
flow.
What type of circuits are shown
in the following examples?
parallel series
parallel series
Flashlight
parallel series
parallel series
Home lighting
parallel series
Holiday lights
parallel series
Car headlights
parallel series
Security systems
How did you do? Were you
certain about your answers?
Yes, I knew
them.
No, Id like
more practice.
If youd like to read more about
electricity, check these out!
Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by his good mouse
Amos by Robert Lawson. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1939.
Blinkers and Buzzers: Building and Experimenting with Electricity and
Magnetism by Bernie Zubrowski. New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1991.
Simple Electrical Devices by Martin J. Gutnik. New York: Franklin Watts,
1986.
Superconductivity: From Discovery to Breakthrough by Charlene W. Billings.
New York: Dutton, 1991.
Wires and Watts: Understanding and Using Electricity by Irwin Math. New
York: Macmillan, 1981.