WOODLAND HILLS HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLAN
SAS and Understanding By Design Template
Name: Andrew Heffner
Date: 05/04/15
Length of Lesson: 21 Periods/3 Weeks
Content Area: AP Physics
STAGE I – DESIRED RESULTS
LESSON TOPIC:
BIG IDEAS: (Content standards, assessment anchors, eligible content)
objectives, and skill focus)
Electric Charge, Coulomb’s Law, Induction & Conduction.
Current Flow, Resistivity and Resistance, Ohm’s Law,
POWER, Circuit Symbols & Diagrams, Resistors in series and
parallel, voltage and current in circuits, Kirchoff’s Rules,
Simple Circuit Analysis.
3.2.10.B2.1: Explain how the energy flowing through a system remains constant.
3.2.10.B4.1: Describe the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance.
3.2.10.B6.1: Explain how energy follows predictable patterns defined by laws.
3.2.10.B7.4: Formulate and revise explanations and models using logic and evidence.
S11.A.3.1: Analyze the parts of a simple system and their relationship to the system
as a whole.
S11.C.2.1: Analyze energy sources and transfer of energy, or conversion of energy.
UNDERSTANDING GOALS (CONCEPTS):
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
Electric charge is a property of an object that affects its interaction with other
objects containing charge.
There are only two types of electric charge. Neutral object contain equal
amounts of positive and negative charge.
The smallest observed unit of charge is the electron.
Electric charge is conserved. The net charge is equal to the sum of the charges
in a system.
An electric current is a movement of charge through a conductor.
A circuit is a closed loop of electric current.
Kirchoff’s rules describe conservation of energy and charge in electrical
circuits.
What is an elementary charge?
What is electric force, how do I determine its size and direction?
How do I determine the total charge of a system?
Why is charge conserved?
What is current and resistance?
How can I use common tools to measure voltage and current?
What is an electric circuit?
How can I be sure charge and energy are conserved in a circuit?
VOCABULARY:
STUDENT OBJECTIVES (COMPETENCIES/OUTCOMES):
Charge, Electron, Proton, Neutron, Conduction, Induction,
Coulomb, Current, Resistivity, Resistance, Resistor, Electric
Potential, Voltage, Ohm, Circuit Diagram, Voltmeter,
Ammeter, Series, Parallel, Loop, Junction
Students will be able to:
…Define define elementary charge as the charge on a proton or electron.
…Calculate total charge of an object or system.
…Determine the electric force between two objects based on their charge.
…Compare and contrast methods of charging (conduction & induction)
…Define current as charge flow per unit time
…connect the concept of current to conservation of charge.
…Explain resistivity, resistance and resistors and their relationship to current flow.
…Describe voltage as the electric potential between two points.
…Create a circuit diagram, and use resistance rules to find equivalent resistance.
…Apply Ohm’s law and Kirchoffs rules to analyze a complete circuit.
STAGE II – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
PERFORMANCE TASK:
Induction Lab
Ohm’s Law Investigation Circuit Diagrams
Equivalent Resistance Lab
Bulb Brightness Analysis
OTHER EVIDENCE:
Exit Slips, Interactive Polls, HTML5 Concept Check Results
Peer Review & Argumentation, MOPS Codes
STAGE III: LEARNING PLAN
INSTRUCTIONAL
PROCEDURES:
MATERIALS AND
RESOURCES:
INTERVENTIONS:
ASSIGNMENTS:
DO NOW : Daily Collins
Warm-Up Questions
ML : Direct Instruction
Examples with demos and
student participation
GP : Lab investigations,
reasoning skill tasks
IP : Physics Interactives, MOP
Modules
FA : Peer Review and
discussion of lab results, epolling, exit slips, individual
reflective writing.
Students will be working on
the board on examples and
present throughout unit.
Multiple hand-on labs
Induction & Conduction
Materials
Breadboards, resistors, wire,
low voltage sources
Students will be working in
cooperative groups
Online Practice
Flashlight Bulbs, ammeters,
voltmeters
Peer tutor partners
Jigsaw practice of analysis
Homework
Homework packets, MOPS
directions, PP presentations,
AP Exam Practice Questions
Physics Lab Tutoring
Procedural writing prompt
within the discipline.
Edmodo Supplementals
Lab reports
MOPS Concept Checks
Physics Interactives