Using Electricity and Magnetism

Targets

At the end of this Unit you should be able to answer the following questions 

1. What are electricity and magnetism, and how can they be used safely?

1.1 What is electricity?

1.2 What is magnetism, and how is it related to electricity?

1.3 What are the dangers of electricity, and how can it be used safely?

2. How can electricity be controlled and used?

2.1 How is the electricity we use daily measured and paid for?

2.2 Do all materials allow electricity to flow through them?

2.3 How can we understand, design, and control electrical pathways?

2.4 How can we change circuits to control the amount of electricity that flows?

3. How can we use electrical circuits to build devices?

3.1 How can electrical technology be used to build devices and solve problems?

Notebook

Throughout this unit, you will keep a Notebook. The PDF downloads are the pages of your Notebook.

• Create a folder on your computer or in the cloud titled “Electricity Notebook”.
• Save all of the PDF downloads to this folder.

Whenever you see this icon you will be directed to use the Electricity Notebook folder you created.