Module 4: Current Thoughts

A Study of Electricity and Magnetism

Description
In this module students will learn about electrical and magnetic effects in the operation of batteries and electroplating technology, in the generation of electrical power, and in the behavior of the nervous system. Students will also explore how materials differ in electrical conductivity, how electrostatic charges accumulate and produce lightning, and how computers use electricity and magnetism to store and transmit information.

Investigations
For each investigation, the science or sciences that form the principal focus of that investigation are noted.

Investigation 1: What is Static Electricity?	Physics and Earth/Space
Investigation 2: No Static, Please	Physics
Investigation 3: Not All Circuits Are Alike	Physics
Investigation 4: Electricity Express	Physics and Chemistry
Investigation 5: Some Metals Are More Active Than Others	Chemistry
Investigation 6: Electric Language	Physics
Investigation 7: Magnetic Attraction	Physics
Investigation 8: Plug in that Magnet	Physics
Investigation 9: From One Current to Another	Physics and Earth/Space
Investigation 10: Going Buggy	Biology
Investigation 11: The Nose Knows	Biology and Chemistry
Investigation 12: In or Out?	Biology and Chemistry
Investigation 13: You've Got a Lot of Nerves	Biology