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Fundamentals of Electrical Circuits
10 lessons
Goal
Learners will identify the essential components of a functioning circuit, distinguish between open and closed circuits, and explain how electrical energy transforms into light, thermal, motion, and sound energy in circuits.
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Standards Covered
- 112.16(b)(8)(A)Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · Science · 5th grade · Grade 5investigate and describe the transformation of energy in systems such as energy in a flashlight battery that changes from chemical energy to electrical energy to light energy;
- 112.16(b)(8)(B)Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · Science · 5th grade · Grade 5demonstrate that electrical energy in complete circuits can be transformed into motion, light, sound, or thermal energy and identify the requirements for a functioning electrical circuit; and
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9 lessons
Understanding Forces and Patterns of Motion
Learners will define forces, distinguish balanced and unbalanced forces, calculate net force, and recognize how forces create patterns of motion in everyday situations.
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4 lessons
Friction, Gravity, Mass, and Measuring Force
Learners will explain how friction, gravity, and mass affect motion and use spring scales to measure force in newtons.
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7 lessons
Energy Transfer through Forces and Collisions
Learners will explain how forces cause energy transfer and describe how speed, mass, and collisions affect the amount of energy transferred between objects.
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8 lessons
Designing and Conducting Force Investigations
Learners will plan, design, conduct, and analyze investigations using cars on ramps and balloon rockets to test how forces affect motion and energy transfer.
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8 lessons
Energy Transformations in Systems
Learners will investigate how energy transforms from one form to another within systems, tracing energy chains and identifying multiple simultaneous transformations in everyday devices.
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10 lessons
Fundamentals of Electrical Circuits
Learners will identify the essential components of a functioning circuit, distinguish between open and closed circuits, and explain how electrical energy transforms into light, thermal, motion, and sound energy in circuits.
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7 lessons
Sound Energy and Circuit Construction
Learners will explore how sound carries energy, then build and analyze electrical circuits including switches, series connections, and circuit diagrams, and troubleshoot non-functioning circuits.
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4 lessons
Applying Circuits to Real-World Systems
Learners will compare different energy outputs in circuits, explain the role of conductors and insulators in safety, identify energy transformations in real-world devices, and design their own energy transformation system.