Unified Processes and Current Electricity (grade 6)
Topic |
System, order, and organization |
Evidence, model, and organization |
Constancy, change, and measurement |
Evolution and equilibrium |
Form and function |
Physical Energy Matter Closed circuit |
System of battery, bulb, and wire Circular Properties of battery, bulb, and wire Properties of electricity. Scale of electricity and bulb/battery/wire system. Structure of battery, bulb, and wire system |
Interaction of bulb, battery, and wire system. Observational data and reasoning to explain interactions |
All groups systems work the same. Brightness of bulb can vary with different bulbs and strength of battery Constancy of the bulb, battery, and wire system. Change of electricity to light. Change in amount of electricity in the system over time. Change in the amount of light produced in time |
Transfer of energy from electricity to heat to light. Conservation of energy. |
Shape, material, and organization of different parts determine how the battery, bulb, and circuit work. |
Dr. Robert Sweetland's Notes ©