Electricity has made modern society great, or has it?

(S or L) (50 points)

What are the requirements of a How are the processes used to gsimple electrical circuit; what are enerate coal-fired electricity similar the requirements of a parallel and to (choose one of the following): series circuit? Which materials do nuclear; solar; wind; hydro; or and do not conduct electricity? wave-powered. Report your results (S) (CLG) to the class. (S or L) (CLG) See See Activity Sheet 1 (100 points)* Activity Sheet 6 (100 points) Choose an electrical time or energysaving appliance (eg. washing In cooperative learning groups, machine, oven). Research and research the life and times of the compare how people did the work scientist after which your group was of the appliance 100 years ago. (L) named. (L) (CLG) (I) See Activity Sheet 3 (50 points) See Activity Sheet 2 (50 points) Write a letter to the local paper, a national paper, your local member of government or the Prime Minister explaining how and why citizens can use electricity sustainably and why this is important. (L) (I) (50 points) A new law has been passed that restricts households to the use of only three electrical appliances (apart from lighting). Which would you choose and why? (L) (I) (50 points) Write a poem or song or draw/paint a picture that expresses your feelings about one source of electricity. (A) (50 points) (I) Select a text that advertises an electrical product (use catalogues, newspapers, online etc). Re-write the advertisement so consumers are urged to consider sustainable or thoughtful energy use when choosing to purchase the product. (L) (I) Activity Sheet 5 (50 points) Ask an electrician to visit the class and talk about his career path and the work he does. Question the expert and interview him/her for a school newspaper article. (*) Imagine yourself as an eminent scientist, draw or paint a picture of yourself consumed in a crucial discovery. (A) (I) (50 points)

Coal fired generation of electricity should be banned today. What are the implications of this for Australia? (L) (200 points)

Who, when and how was electricity invented? (L) (50 points)

Research the life and career of one of the people who were fundamental in the discovery of human ability to harness electricity, report to the class. (L) (100 points) The world is in crisis, climate change has impacted on people across the world. How would you change the errors of the past in the implementation of electricity to attain a sustainable present and future for mankind? (L) (200 points) Design and make a game, model or toy that demonstrates how a simple, parallel or series circuit can be used in real life. (S) (I or P) See Activity Suggestions (100 points) Each group member selects two words from the vocabulary list and writes a paragraph explaining the meaning and significance of each. See Activity Sheet 4 (50 points) (S or L) (CLG)

What are the necessary conditions/components for an electrical circuit? To what extent can these be altered? (S) (50 points)

What was everyday life like before electricity (include photographs of how things were different)? Would school be all that different if there was no electricity? (L) (I) (50 points) What if electricity systems failed worldwide? What would the effect be (choose one) at home, at school, in our town, in Australia, worldwide? (L) (50 points)