Art, Design, and Electricity

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Standards

Visual Arts
Standard 1: Observe and Learn to Comprehend
1. Conceptual art theories explain how works of art are created.

Science
Standard 1: Physical Science
2. There are different forms of energy, and those forms of energy can be changed from one form to another - but total energy is conserved.

Reading, Writing, and Communicating
Standard 3: Writing and Composition
2. Ideas and supporting details in informational and persuasive texts are organized for a variety of audiences and purposes and evaluated for quality.

Mathematics
Standard 2: Patterns, Functions, and Algebraic Structures
3. Graphs, tables, and equations can be used to distinguish between linear and nonlinear functions

Social Studies
Standard 1: History
1. Formulate appropriate hypotheses about United States history based on a variety of historicals sources and perspectives.

Simulations

Monday
Energy Skate Park: Basic
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/energy-skate-park-basics
Notes: Top of the ramp, potential max, kinetic 0, bottom of ramp converts

Tuesday
Generator
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/legacy/generator
Notes: Motors=spinning magnets, alternate polarity field, magnet=hoover dam light=Las Vegas

Wednesday
Energy Forms and Changes
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/legacy/energy-forms-and-changes
Notes: Law of Conservation of Energy-never destroyed, only changes

Thursday
Pendulum Lab
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/pendulum-lab
Notes: frequency, wave length, longer pendulum, lower frequency, shorter pendulum, higher frequency

Demonstrations

Monday
Van de Graff Generator
Confetti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GwK6zfaEt4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTHOPe7mGIk

Tuesday
Plasma Globe
Light Bulb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U5ev2MWsAQ

Wednesday
Van de Graff Generator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1jHfU-NzQg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE8sO86i8TI

Thursday
Van de Graff Generator
Hair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N_BnJZVj58

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Warmups

Monday
Introduction to Unit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snibt3CNqBA

Tuesday
Google Classroom
Warmup: Follow the provided link and sign in to True Flix. Select Physical Science. Select Energy. Open the magazine and read pgs. 26-35. Using a Perfect 3 Sentence Answer, explain how inventions and innovations have changed how we create the energy we use.

Wednesday
Vocabulary
kinetic energy-energy in motion or use
nonrenewable-unable to be replaced or recreated
potential energy-energy stored for later use
renewable-able to be replaced or created

Thursday
Projector
Graph/Table Interpretation
Review the table below. On a piece of scratch paper, list 5 types of renewable energy. This will be your ticket out.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1k93r4QoM0xbVC3M-K8nNYwU30IYZjfq_jOGRxdK3-EY/edit?usp=sharing