Science 9 - Characteristics of
Electricity
Chapter 7 – Static charge
is produced by electron transfer.
- WORKBOOK 7.1 (pages may be downloaded and printed at home)
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Section 7.1 Quiz - on Static Charge.
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Plasma
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Triboelectric Series – very important chart before you
go on to studying Static Electricity.
Also try
this one.
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The Science of Static Electricity - excellent diagrams
illustrating the behaviour of charges, static attraction and repulsion.
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Remote Control Roller - a great
project to try! Can you explain the static electricity secret behind how it
works? When you've mastered the roller, move on to the Super Sparker!
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Electrocution - vivid examples of electrocutions; you must
be very safe at the work site.
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Plasma
Basics - a good place to start!
- WORKBOOK 7.2 (pages may be downloaded and printed at home)
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Section 7.2 Quiz - on Electric Force.
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261-262 Make
Your Own Lightning. Try these!!
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Static
Electricity Crossword - (download 
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Chapter 8 – Ohm’s law
describes the relationship of current, voltage, and resistance.
- WORKBOOK 8.1 (pages may be downloaded and printed at home)
- Section 8.1
Quiz - on Electric
Potential Energy and Voltage.
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The Battery: Using Chemistry to Make Energy - don't miss
the dry cell animation at this site, it is excellent.
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Electric
circuits overview |
The Electric
Pickle - does a pickle conduct electricity? |
Electrical
Circuits series & parallel |
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Galvani
and Volta
- each presents an encyclopedia of information.
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Dry
Cell Cut in Half - you can see innards of an alkaline cell clearly in this
graphic.
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Zinc-Carbon Dry Cell - very well explained cell diagram.
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The Alkaline-Manganese Cell - very well explained cell
diagram.
- WORKBOOK 8.2 (pages may be downloaded and printed at home)
- Section 8.2
Quiz - on Electric Current.
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What is Nanotechnology?
- is nanotechnology as important as invention as electricity or computers? Find
out here.
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Can You Survive
100 000 Volts in Faraday Cage? - check out this
video to find out!
- WORKBOOK 8.3 (pages may be downloaded and printed at home)
- Section 8.3
Quiz - on Resistance and
Ohm’s Law.
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Current Flow and Ohm's Law – go to bottom for a slick java
applet.
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Ohms Law
Calculators – Try these as well!!
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Ohm's Law - try this
wonderful Java applet that allows you to adjust resistance and voltage on a
realistic looking circuit board. Can you predict what the milliamp reading will
be?
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Virtual Laboratory: Voltage
– Scroll down and try this circuit simulator that allows you to manipulate
batteries and resistors. When you are done with the first one, there
is another circuit to try. Then you can try the worksheet!
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Ohm's Law - this is
excellent as well!! a colourful simulation that lets you manipulate resistance
and voltage in a simple circuit.
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Ohm Zone - incredible
simulator that lets you build circuitry to your heart's content, then you can
measure current and resistance in the circuit with the provided meters.
· Resistor Colour Code - what do all those bands mean? Find out using this interactive simulation.
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Resistance at the Molecular Level - wouldn't it be neat if
we could see the electrons and atoms interacting to produce the heat energy
that is the result of resistance? This page gives us the next best thing!
Adjust the current and watch what happens.
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Electric
Resistance – scroll down to see tricks in learning the colour
order… Bad Booze Rots Our Young Guts But Vodka Goes Well. What’s your trick?
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Ohm's
Law Crossword - (download )
Chapter
9 – Circuits are
designed to control the transfer of electrical energy.
- WORKBOOK 9.1 (pages may be downloaded and printed at home)
- Section 9.1
Quiz - on Series and Parallel Circuits.
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Series, Parallel and Combination
Circuits - good descriptions with diagrams, part of the Fundamentals of Electricity
site.
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What
are "Series" and "Parallel" Circuits? - a very good introductory description.
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Ohm Zone – Excellent
assignment if you have not done it in the previous chapter. Incredible simulator that lets you build your
own circuitry.
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Resistors in Series and Parallel - this is a complete
tutorial for doing resistor calculations. Practice questions too! Do it!!
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Honda Asimo
– check out Asimo on youtube.com.
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Walking Robot
Movies - amazing
robots you won't believe!
- WORKBOOK 9.2 (pages may be downloaded and printed at home)
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Section 9.2 Quiz - on The Power of Electricity.
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What's a
Watt? - a very slick calculator to help you better
relate to an amount of electric energy. Nice!!
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Power: Putting Charges to Work - a complete tutorial on
electric power, when you are done, try the quiz # 1 to 4!
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Hydroelectric
Plants in British Columbia - beautiful photos of the major hydroelectric
plants. Good info!
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Join the Power Smart Team! BC Hydro!!
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Safety
Around Hydroelectric Facilities - it's better to be safe than sorry.
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How to Read Your Meter - B.C. Hydro tells you how.
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Home Delivery of Electrons - a brief explanation of how electrical
energy gets to you. You may also want to check out the whole
page on how space weather can affect power distribution grids.
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How Power
Distribution Grids Work – How Stuff works video on how the electricity gets
from where it is produced to your home.
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Wind With
Miller - an amazing and fun journey into wind power – have tons of fun,
learning and adventure with Miller!
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Circuits
Crossword Puzzle - how well do you know your terminology? (download )