Mississippi Science PHS.9.1
The Standard
- PHS.9
- Students will explore basic principles of magnetism and electricity (e.g., static electricity, current electricity, and circuits).
Use digital resources and online simulations to investigate the basic principles of electricity, including static electricity, current electricity, and circuits. Use digital resources (e.g., online simulations) to build a model showing the relationship between magnetic fields and electric currents.
2026 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Science · Electricity
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What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use simulations to compare charge buildup with charge flowing through a closed circuit. They build a digital circuit and model the magnetic field around a wire carrying current. They predict what happens when the current reverses.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain why a charged balloon sticks to a wall but does not create a steady current. They can build a circuit that lights a bulb and show how reversing the current changes the magnetic field around a wire.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think static electricity is a different kind of charge from current electricity. They may expect a bulb to light when the circuit is open. They may think a wire needs a magnet nearby to produce a magnetic field.
How to Assess It
- Show simulation screenshots of a charged balloon, an open battery-bulb circuit, and a wire beside a compass. Ask students where charge builds up, what change lights the bulb, and what happens to the compass when current reverses.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
In a circuit simulation, connect a battery, bulb, and switch; open and close the switch, then record when charge flows.
Display a simulation of a charged balloon sticking to a wall; ask students why it sticks without a closed circuit.
Show three digital circuits, let pairs predict which bulbs light, then test each circuit in the simulator.
Show a photo of a scrapyard electromagnet, then use a coil simulation to test what happens when its current stops.
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