Unit 1: Energy Conversions

Chapter 1: What happened to the electrical system the night of the Ergstown blackout?

Focus Questions: 

• What is a system is and how do parts within a system interact?
• How can we make a simple electrical system and investigate how the parts of the electrical systems interact and function together?
• What is electrical energy and which types of devices require this form of energy?
• What are the different forms of energy?
• How can we make an argument based on evidence about what happened to the electrical system the night of the Ergstown blackout?

Unit 1 Overview and Vocabulary

Energy Simulation: https://apps.learning.amplify.com/energyconversions/ . 

Directions on how to access the Simulation:

Log in with Ampligy

Username: nyc4

Password: science

PowerPoints/Videos/Materials:

Chapter 1:

Lesson 1.1 : Introduction to Ergstown

Lesson 1.2: What is a system?

Lesson 1.3: What are the parts of the electrical system? 

Lesson 1.4: What is electrical energy? What devices use electrical energy?

Lesson 1.5: What are the different forms of energy?

Lesson 1.6: Writing an argument about the Ergstown blackout

Chapter 2:

Lesson 1.7 : What are energy converters?

Lesson 1.8 : How much energy does an electrical system need?

Videos/Websites:

Systems and Energy video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZVo_AuvXBQ