Year 6, Term 1: ElectronicsFocus: CircuitsScope and sequence: Energy, Circuits |
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Learning intention: Students explore how electrical energy can be can be generated from a range of sourcesand can be transferred and transformed in electrical circuits. |
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NSW Syllabus
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Australian Curriculum
(version 9.0)
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"A student explains how energy is
transformed from one form to another." (ST3-8PW-ST)
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"Students learn to investigate the
transfer and transformation of energy in electrical circuits,
including the role of circuit components, insulators and
conductors." (AC9S6U03)
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Introduction to the topic
Introduction to electric circuits
Simulation by PhET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado Boulder, licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://phet.colorado.edu).
Renewal energy sources
This video (8:50) provides and overview of the following seven renewable energy sources:
Solar power
Wind turbines
Water turbines
Electromagnetic fields
Electric motors
The following video (4:42) doesn't contain any verbal instructions but it does demonstrate some of the designs which can be used to make a simple homopolar motor.
Electrical components: Resistors
The formula for calculating the total resistance for
resistors connected in parallel is as follows:
Ohm's law