KEY ELEMENTS: PHYSICAL SCIENCE : ELECTRICITY

By the end of this grade, students will have demonstrated understanding of how the nature of the atom relates to chemistry and electricity: Characteristics of Electricity

Vocabulary
acetate, amperes, coulombs, current, electric force, electrons, energy, joules, kilowatt·hours, ohms, Ohm’s Law, power, resistance, series and parallel circuits, static charge, Van de Graaff generator, voltage, volts

Knowledge
• static electrical charges
• relationships between charged objects
• electricity
• movement of charged particles
• electric current
• resistance and voltage
• Ohm’s Law
• series and parallel circuits
• power and energy consumption

Skills and Attitudes
• measure voltage and current using appropriate equipment
• perform calculations
• draw circuit diagrams