Unit 3: Electrical Circuits Approximate Timeline: 6weeks Content Content Iowa Core CPO Common Student-Centered Learning Common Graduate Ends Standards Objectives Statements Investigations Targets Assessments Electrical energy At Week 18 Skills and Concepts: Graduates can be used to Measuring 13A: Electricity Jan. 7-11 Understands and demonstrate do work. voltage and applies knowledge of 3A: I can measure the voltage and current in strategies for current 13B: Resistance interactions of electric circuit. lifelong and Ohm’s Law Q#1,2 energy and matter. I can identify and test conductors and learning Ohm’s Law insulators. 14A: Electric Q#3,4,6,7 I can measure voltage. Series and Circuits Q#5 Graduates I can measure current in a circuit. parallel circuits Q#8,9 demonstrate I can draw circuit diagrams for series and 15B: Flow of knowledge and parallel circuits. Electric Charge I can identify short circuits. understanding Q#10 of a rigorous 3B: I can explain the relationship between curriculum current, voltage and resistance. integrated into all content I can measure and calculate resistance, voltage Q#11,12,13,14,15 areas and current in a circuit using Ohm’s Law. Graduates 3C: I can compare/contrast series and parallel demonstrate circuits. proficiency in I can measure and compare the voltage and science, current for different resistors wired in series and including life, parallel. earth and I can compare the amount of resistance between Q#22,23,24,25 physical series and parallel circuits. science I can describe the properties of series and parallel circuits. Graduates possess technological and information literacy Suggested Resources:
Unit 3: Electrical Circuits Approximate Timeline: 6weeks Content Standards Content Objectives Iowa Core Statements CPO Investigations Common Student-Centered Learning Targets Common Assessments Graduate Ends Electrical energy can be used to do work. Measuring voltage and current Ohm’s Law Series and parallel circuits Understands and applies knowledge of interactions of energy and matter. 13A: Electricity 13B: Resistance and Ohm’s Law 14A: Electric Circuits 15B: Flow of Electric Charge Skills and Concepts: 3A: I can measure the voltage and current in electric circuit. I can identify and test conductors and insulators. I can measure voltage. I can measure current in a circuit. I can draw circuit diagrams for series and parallel circuits. I can identify short circuits. 3B: I can explain the relationship between current, voltage and resistance. I can measure and calculate resistance, voltage and current in a circuit using Ohm’s Law. 3C: I can compare/contrast series and parallel circuits. I can measure and compare the voltage and current for different resistors wired in series and parallel. I can compare the amount of resistance between series and parallel circuits. I can describe the properties of series and parallel circuits. At Week 18 Jan. 7-11 Q#1,2 Q#3,4,6,7 Q#5 Q#8,9 Q#10 Q#11,12,13,14,15 Q#22,23,24,25 Graduates demonstrate strategies for lifelong learning Graduates demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a rigorous curriculum integrated into all content areas Graduates demonstrate proficiency in science, including life, earth and physical science Graduates possess technological and information literacy Suggested Resources: