Lesson 1

September 7, 2019
Lighting and lighting safety.
Plug cord into wall socket,
Remove & replace bulb in lamp.  New lightbulbs
Watch videos 
San Holo Light (song)
1:  Let There Be Light-The Invention Of The Light Bulb 7:49
2:  Who Invented the Lightbulb? 18:52 (CNBC)
3:  Thomas Edison and the Lightbulb  4:21 
4:  How Do Light Bulbs Work?  4:17
5:  Things even a Monkey Should Know (extension cord & lightbulb) 9:11
How to make a basic lamp 12:22
Extra:  Free Energy Light bulbs with salt water  9:38 

Experiment
How to Remove a broken lightbulb ​
Incandescent Light
​https://www.thespruce.com/replacement-for-60-watt-incandescent-bulb-2175114

​Discussions

Lesson 2

September 14, 2019
Light it up
Safety from electricity and lightning
​Poster for electrical safety

VIDEOS
Ted Ed Electric Vocabulary  6:56
Electric Current Khan Academy 9:17
Intro to Circuits & Ohm's Law Khan 9:47
​The Science of Static Electricity Ted Ed  3:38
Incredible Thunderstorm :43
Shooting the Everlasting Storm 4:50
Top Lightning Strikes in Water 2:35
19 Cows Struck 1:25
23 Cows hit by lightning  3:09
What happens When Struck by Lightning 3:25
Lightning Awareness & Safety  2:38
Fuse Box:  Electrical Safety Tim the Toolman Taylor 2:12  (Learn by NOT doing this)
Tool Time Car Tune-up 2:09
Tool Time Fishing Pole Shock  2:51
Tim Taylor Accidents 7:11
Safety and Electricity 4:26
Indoor Electric Safety 1:59​
Why stay away from Power Lines?  1:58 
**Safety Dog Tips 3:30
PBS Safety Tips 8:22
Sites
How to Stay Safe in a Thunderstorm 

Discussion time:
Be prepared to state at least TWO safety tips you learned to create a safety poster.
Talk about type of fuse box you have at home and how to deal with a blackout, lightning strikes, etc.
...Homework: take a picture of your fuse box with camera on phone.  

Lesson 3

September 21, 2019
All about static electricity
Watch video and discuss.
Perform static electricity experiments
Develop a hypothesis for static electricity
VIDEOS
How to Make your Hair Stand on End 1:37
Should a Person touch 200,000 volts?  8:19
Steve Spangler Static Electricity 2:46
Hair Raising Static Electricity 2:32
How to Make a Plasma Ball at Home 6:14
Bill Nye the Science Guy Static Electricity 1:54

Experiments:
​Static Flyer 1:22
Electric Sausage 1:37
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Variable: (Pick 1)
_comb    _PVC pipe   _ plastic glove   _balloon
Variable 2:  (pick 1)
_confetti  _metal confetti _wood __
Variable 3:  (pick 1)
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Lesson 4

September, 28, 2019
Video 1
Circuitry intro to electricity part 1
Explaining a circuit video 2:26
Paper Circuit Graphite 3:54
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Lesson 5

September, 28, 2019
​Jr. Circuitry Lessons
Paper Circuit Graphite experiment 1
How to add batteries to flashlight. 
Watch video: 
How to extend battery life of smartphones 8:08
​Take home to use for emergency blackout, etc.
Check and/or Replace batteries in smoke detector
The links below are for the Graphite Circuit exercise.
Science Museum Group
AND Teacher copy Background information and context

Lesson 6

October 12, 2019
Battery and solar operated.
​How Batteries Work 4:19
Snap Circuit, Lighting experiments
Graphite experiments
​Make a solar powered light
Graphite Circuits site 
Teacher Guide for Graphite Circuits 
Ted Ed Solar Power 4:58