With the final nine week grading period in full swing, Physics classes are beginning a new unit on electricity by covering how static electricity, circuits, and currents work together to regulate the flow of electricity that’s present in everyday life.

“Students are going to learn how to identify and explain how circuits work and the currents that pass through,” teacher Callie Nelson said. “They will also learn how to calculate how much electricity a circuit can handle before it blows which can cause things like the lights going out in your house.” 

The possibilities of the unit are intriguing to junior Raa’ed Chhapra.

“I hope to see more interactive activities in this unit because I think it would be cool to see electricity transfer between multiple objects,” Chhapra said. “I want to learn how things are powered using electricity and the science behind it and I think being more hands-on during this unit will boost the learning experience.”

The electricity unit also has connections throughout the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics field (STEM) and Nelson hopes it can help student’s future careers.

“This unit is probably the most applicable for life beyond, during the snowstorm last year the capacity was surpassed and that’s what the students will learn about,” Nelson said. “It’s also used in everyday life and electrician life, when we talk about resistors and ohms, contractors use this when designing houses and how they use the electrical grid.”

Junior Josiah Frantzikinakis is excited to start this unit because he believes he can get the most out of this class that will help with his future career path.

“I’m looking forward to learning about how electricity works and I think this information will definitely be beneficial for the future,” Frantzikinakis said. “This is all brand new material to me but this should help my understanding of what goes into being an electrical engineer.”