Electricity, Magnetism & Light — Chapter overview · Science 6: Matter, Energy & Earth Systems, Grade 6
How do fields, circuit paths, and light models explain observable changes? Which modeled circuit keeps lamp B available when lamp A is switched off, and what does the evidence not show?
Chapter question
How do fields, circuit paths, and light models explain observable changes?
Units in this chapter
- Unit 4.1 · Electric Charge, Attraction & Materials
I can explain what happens to electrons when two materials are rubbed together.
- Unit 4.2 · Simple Circuits: Paths, Switches & Energy
I can explain why the current is the same before and after a bulb in a series circuit.
- Unit 4.3 · Magnetic Forces, Fields & Distance
I can name which materials are magnetic and design a test to check a sample.
- Unit 4.4 · Light, Shadows & Reflection
I can use straight-line travel to explain the size and sharpness of a shadow.
- Unit 4.5 · Refraction, Color & Transparent Materials
I can explain why light changes direction when it enters water or glass.