Electricity
Recall Reference Points
(relevant elementary &
middle grade benchmarks)
SC.3.P.10.1: Identify some basic forms of energy such as light, heat, sound, electrical, and
mechanical.
SC.4.P.10.1: Observe and describe some basic forms of energy, including light, heat, sound,
electrical, and the energy of motion.
SC.5.P.10.1: Investigate and describe some basic forms of energy, including light, heat,
sound, electrical, chemical, and mechanical.
Textbook
Holt Science Spectrum Physical Science
 Conductors & Insulators: 16.1: p. 532; 16.2: pp. 543 – 545
 Semiconductors: 16.2: p. 544
 Current, voltage, resistance: 16.2: pp. 537 – 543
 Electrical power: pp. 550 – 551
FCIM Lessons
Sc.912.p.10.14
Sc.912.p.10.15
Labs
Conductors and Insulators lab
Holt PS Skills Practice Lab p. 558 – 559: Constructing Electric Circuits
Demos
The Secret Burglar Alarm: Liem p. 252.
Regulate the Current with a Pencil (semi-conductor): Liem p. 254 (can be done as class
activity instead of demo).
The Dimmer and Brighter Bulbs: Liem p. 255. Though designed as a series / parallel circuit
lab, it illustrates the relationship of current, voltage, and resistance (can be done as class
activity instead of demo).
Gizmos
www.explorelearning.com
Websites
http://www.ndted.org/EducationResources/HighSchool/Electricity/conductorsinsulators.htm
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/ainsvscon/default.htm
http://www.howstuffworks.com/diode.htm
http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/WofMatE/Semiconductors.htm
http://science.howstuffworks.com/electricity4.htm
Lessons
Powerpoint presentations: http://science.pppst.com/electricity.html
Holt Science Spectrum Physical Science (Floirida Ed.), 2006. “The prism book”
Liem, Tik. Invitations to Science Inquiry (2nd Ed.). 1987. At least one of these should be
available at each High School as a resource.