Electricity

Electricity Merit Badge

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Date	Topic	Homework
Week 1. January 17, 2008	Introduction What does Mr. A do for work? How Power is distributed. Never climb a Tower!! Never experiment with House electricity, use Batteries instead. (Saturday makeup class) Car Stereo wiring. Explosion Videos from Arcs and Sparks web page. Cool Video 1 Cool Video 2 Copper Theft	Read Handout. Page1-19
Week 2. January 23, 2008	What is Electricity? 5 min Video. Atoms Forms of Electricity Static Slide on Couch Experiment Video Electromagnets - How can electricity create a magnet?	Read Handout. 20-31
Week 3. January 31, 2008	Buzzers! Well we had a busy night making buzzers! We didn't quite finish so we will continue Week 4. After reviewing the buzzers, most had short circuits on their coils!! The screw holding the coil was screwed in to far. (I did warn you guys) So we need to rewind some coils!!	Study Definitions
Week 4. February 7, 2008	Buzzers part 2. Tonight we finish off building a simple buzzer. Your buzzer must BUZZ you will be the buzz of your troop! Surprise quiz too !Match up	Study Definitions
Week 5 February 14, 2008	Electrical Home Safety Link 1 , Link 2, Link_3 Training!	Take home Quiz Home Safety Checklist Due.
February 21, 2008	No class..
February 28, 2008	AC/DC Video (requirement 4) Demo Tesla Video Requirements 4-7 Ouch Charlie (Don't put your fingers in live circuits!) buzzer.pdf This is a Typical circuit that was drawn on the white board. This is the actual circuit that we made in class. Note that both will function the same!	read 33-36 Study Buzzer circuit
March 6, 2008	Fuses and Circuit breakers page44-46 Fuses Floor plan Page 54-55 Reading a meter 56-59 Click here for Video Electricity cost 58-59	READ 44-46 Fuses 54-55 Floor plan 56-59 Read Meter 58-59 Cost DO FLOOR PLAN and breaker turn off.
March 13, 2008	Electrical Emergencies	READ 61-69
March 20, 2008	Final Class. First Aid. Review Book and then discuss situations in the videos below. Video 1 Part 1 Video 2 Part 2 Video 3 Video 4 Video 5 What never to do! Quiz time! (Verbal!)

Requirements:
	1. Demonstrate that you know how to respond to electrical emergencies by doing the following: a. Show how to rescue a person touching a live wire in the home. b. Show how to render first aid to a person who is unconscious from electrical shock. c. Show how to treat an electrical burn. d. Explain what to do in an electrical storm. e. Explain what to do in the event of an electrical fire.
	2. Complete an electrical home safety inspection of your home, using the checklist found in this pamphlet or one approved by your counselor. Discuss what you find with your counselor.	In Process..
	3. Make a simple electromagnet and use it to show magnetic attraction and repulsion.	Completed
	4. Explain the difference between direct current and alternating current.	Covered...quiz later
	5. Make a simple drawing to show how a battery and an electric bell work.	Covered...quiz later
	6. Explain why a fuse blows or a circuit breaker trips. Tell how to find a blown fuse or tripped circuit breaker in your home. Show how to safely reset the circuit breaker.
	7. Explain what overloading an electric circuit means. Tell what you have done to make sure your home circuits are not overloaded.
	8. On a floor plan of a room in your home, make a wiring diagram of the lights, switches, and outlets. Show which fuse or circuit breaker protects each one.
	9. Do the following: a. Read an electric meter and, using your family's electric bill, determine the energy cost from the meter readings. b. Discuss with your counselor five ways in which your family can conserve energy.
	10. Explain the following electrical terms: volt, ampere, watt, ohm, resistance, potential difference, rectifier, rheostat, conductor, ground, circuit, and short circuit.	Study book! You will be quizzed on this in order to pass requirement.
	11. Do any TWO of the following: a. Connect a buzzer, bell, or light with a battery. Have a key or switch in the line. b. Make and run a simple electric motor (not from a kit). c. Build a simple rheostat. Show that it works. d. Build a single-pole, double-throw switch. Show that it works. e. Hook a model electric train layout to a house circuit. Tell how it works. Source: 2007 Boy Scout Requirements (33215)	11.a is in process 11. e Completed
	Completed = majority of class done. If you have not completed item, you must before we end!! See me.

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