Electricity Web Quest

Activity 1 --http://science.howstuffworks.com/electricity.htm/printable
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=electricity_science-basics
1. What is electricity?
2. Explain the role of a battery in the circuit.

Activity 2 --http://www.explainthatstuff.com/electricity.html

3. What kinds of materials can electricity pass through?

4. What kinds of materials can electricity not pass through?

Activity 3 -- http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/estatics/U8L2a.cfm

5. What is electron affinity?

6. What does this allow us to do?
7. How do we build up an electric charge through friction?

Click the link called Charge by Induction in the heading of the page (red link).

8. How do we build up a charge through induction?

9. What does this allow us to do?

Click the link called Charge by Conduction in the heading of the page.

10. How do we build up a charge with conduction?

11. What does this allow us to do?

Activity 4 -- http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_2/1.html

12. What are the symbol and units for voltage, current and resistance?
13. Make up a fake test story question based off the formula, and please provide your answer to the question.

Activity 5 -- http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/circuits/u9l4a.cfm

14. What are the diagram symbols for the following parts of a circuit?
a. Wire c. Resistor
b. Battery d. Switch

Activity 6

15. Find a picture of a series and parallel circuit via the internet, draw them on your paper.
a. Series
b. Parallel

Activity 7 -- Choose a scientist to research: Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin or Michael Faraday

16. When and where was the scientist born?

17. What was his life like? (interests, school, family, etc.)
18. What experiments did he conduct with electricity?
19. What discoveries/inventions did the scientist make?
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