Science MYP 3
During Lesson
Tuning In
 Click the video to watch about ‘Current and Voltage’
While watching, define ‘current’, ‘voltage’ & ‘circuit’. Do this in your notebook. (Take note: Before
dismissal take a photo of your notes and post in the Padlet)
Address
Unique link to your padlet.
padlet.com/7cpcf9dt4t/
COPY TO CLIPBOARD. https://padlet.com/7cpcf9dt4t/kpll7p7arpcpyi1p
 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvcwCttJjtI
Finding Out
 Find a partner. Click the link to open the pHet simulation of ‘Construct a simple Circuit’.
 Explore and construct a circuit (Closed & Open) using the components on the simulation.
 Create a Venn diagram to differentiate between close and open circuit
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/circuit-construction-kit-dc/latest/circuit-construction-kitdc_en.html
 Using the Circuit Diagram from previous activity, draw the circuit diagram using the circuit
symbols
of
each
component.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1k6NTcj94mFq_5SCPFKk97b09CzyvVLMc
 Circuit
Symbols
Worksheet
will
be
discussed
in
this
ppt:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1k6NTcj94mFq_5SCPFKk97b09CzyvVLMc
 Study the Diagram below and follow using your own Circuit diagram:
Teachers connect an ammeter to the simple circuit and then have students add the ammeter
symbol.
Extended: students to describe changes when connecting a voltmeter and an ammeter to a
simple circuit. Encourage students to deduce that voltmeter needs to be connected in a
parallel manner and an ammeter in a series manner.
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Teacher to connect a voltmeter (in place of the multimeter in the diagram below) and
ammeter to the simple circuit and then have students add the voltmeter & ammeter symbol.
Take a screenshot of your simple circuit and Circuit diagram. Both label the parts and post in
the padlet.
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/circuit-construction-kit-dc/latest/circuit-construction-kitdc_en.html
Going further
 Using the same pHet simulation, choose two from below and make your circuit diagram.
 Compare and contrast the Voltage and Current between the two circuits.
Making Conclusion / Exit Task
 Think of the world that we live in today. One of the things that we are in touch with
on a daily basis is electricity. Write down at least three OWF on the impacts of
Electricity in our life. Write your answer in the Padlet.
Post Lesson:
“Thomas Edison's teachers said he was "too stupid to learn anything." He was fired
from his first two jobs for being "non-productive." As an inventor, Edison made 1,000
unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb. When a reporter asked, "How did it
feel to fail 1,000 times?" Edison replied, "I didn’t fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was
an invention with 1,000 steps."
At around 5:30 in the evening on Dec. 10, 1914, a massive explosion erupted in West
Orange, New Jersey. Ten buildings in legendary inventor Thomas Edison's plant,
which made up more than half of the site, were engulfed in flames. Between six and
eight fire departments rushed to the scene, but the chemical-fueled inferno was too
powerful to put out quickly.”
Students read the excerpt above. Then using the red hat, students describe
how practicing control over emotions can help in finding the opportunity to
overcome a challenge that ultimately makes them stronger.