IMPORTANT REMINDER : STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL WITH A LINK TO JOINING THE REMIND GROUP. I WILL BE POSTING LINKS TO ONLINE LEARNING CLASSES HERE. PLEASE CHECK YOUR SCHOOL EMAIL. 5/17/20

Electricity Assignments for Distance Learning will be posted here daily. Students should go to the Documents section of the website and complete the document for that day. 

3/18/2020 : Students should open the document named "Batteries" and use the websites listed on the document to answer the questions. 

3/19/2020 : Students should open the document named "Series and Parallel" Circuits and use the provided website to answer the questions. 

3/23/2020: Students should go to the "Websites for Students" and use the "Learning Circuits" Website to go through the all the lessons. Be sure to take the quiz at the end! 

3/24/2020: Students should go the "Website for Students" and use the "The Current Wars Movie: Fact vs Fiction" article. Many of you will be surprised with the main use of Direct Current electricity we still unfortunately use today. Also, take note of the advancements of Direct Current that is being developed today. 

3/25/2020: Continuing off of yesterday, a character in the movie "The Current War" is the famous inventor Nikola Tesla. You may simply know the name from the company Tesla today that makes automated cars. However, here on Long Island you can find and visit one of Nikola Tesla's experiments with electricity. Please go to the "Websites for Students" and watch the "Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower Experiment" video. 

3/26/2020: Please go to the "Websites for Students" page and open the "Instructables Website and Lessons". Here you will find the option to sign up for a free account and 10 total lessons on electricity. I will be assigning a new lesson each day. For today's lesson (3/26) please sign up for an account and complete lesson 1: Getting started with Electronics. 

3/27/2020: Using the same "Websites for Students" link yesterday. Students should go to the "Instructables Website and Lessons" and complete Lesson 2: Soldering. Please remember, if you haven't started the course yet, you will need to enroll first by creating a free account. 

3/30/2020: Using the same "Website for Students" link yesterday, students should go to the Instructables Website and Lessons" and complete Lesson 3. Please remember that if you haven't already, you must "enroll" in the free course first. 

3/31/2020: Using the same "Website for Students", students should continue going to the Instructables online class for Electricity. By now, students should have created a free account and be on lesson 4: Switches. 

4/1/2020: Using the same "Website for Students", students should continue going to the Instructables online class for Electricity. This will be the th Lesson: Resistors, and students should be half-way done with the class by now. 

4/2/2020: Using the same "Website for Students", students should continue going to the Instructables online class for Electricity. Students should be working on class 6: Capacitors. Students will be able to print out a certificate once they have completed the class (all 10) and this will be collected for grading. 

4/3/2020: Using the same "Website for Students", students should continue going to the Instructables online class for Electricity. Students should be working on class 7: Inductors. Students will be able to print out a certificate once they have completed the class (all 10) and this will be collected for grading.

4/6/2020: Using the same "Website for Students", students should continue going to the Instructables online class for Electricity. Students should be working on class  8: Diodes. Students will be able to print out a certificate once they have completed the class (all 10) and this will be collected for grading.

4/7/2020: Using the same "Website for Students", students should continue going to the Instructables online class for Electricity. Students should be working on class  9: Transistors. Students will be able to print out a certificate once they have completed the class (all 10) and this will be collected for grading.

4/8/2020 through 4/10/2020: Using the same "Website for Students", students should continue going to the Instructables online class for Electricity. Students should be working on class  10: Integrated Circuits. Students will be able to print out a certificate once they have completed the class (all 10) and this will be collected for grading. THIS IS THE LAST LESSON FOR THIS SECTION SO PLEASE SAVE A RECORD OF YOUR WORK. Please print out the certificate showing you completed the classes. If you complete the course you were emailed a certificate of completion. 

4/13/2020: With the start of a new section, students will be going to the "Website for Students" section and finding the "LEDs and Lighting Class" link. This will be using the same website and the previous section so you will need to sign in with your account. Students should complete the first lesson: Getting Started today. 

4/14/2020: Picking up from yesterdays lesson, students will be going to the "Website for Students" section and finding the "LEDs and Lighting Class" link. This will be using the same website as the previous section so you will need to sign in with your account. Students should complete Lesson 2: Electronics Crash Course.

4/15/2020: Picking up from yesterdays lesson, students will be going to the "Website for Students" section and finding the "LEDs and Lighting Class" link. This will be using the same website as the previous section so you will need to sign in with your account. Students should complete Lesson 3: Light Bulbs.

4/16/2020: Picking up from yesterdays lesson, students will be going to the "Website for Students" section and finding the "LEDs and Lighting Class" link. This will be using the same website as the previous section so you will need to sign in with your account. Students should complete Lesson 4: LEDs.

4/17/2020: Picking up from yesterdays lesson, students will be going to the "Website for Students" section and finding the "LEDs and Lighting Class" link. This will be using the same website as the previous section so you will need to sign in with your account. Students should complete Lesson 5: LED Strips.

 4/20/2020: Picking up from yesterdays lesson, students will be going to the "Website for Students" section and finding the "LEDs and Lighting Class"l ink. This will be using the same website as the previous section so you will need to sign in with your account. Students should complete Lesson 6: EL Wire. This is the last lesson for this section so you should receive an email upon completion. Please forward this certificate of completion to mdolan2@seaford.k12.ny.us for credit. 

4/21/2020: This officially makes two of the Instructables classes students should have finished by now. We will be starting another today on Solar Electricity. This class will ask you to create projects, and obviously you will not have the supplies. Seeing and reading about how these projects are made still really help understanding how solar electricity works. Please go the "Website for Students" and find the "Instructables Class: Solar Electricity" and complete Lesson 1: Solar Ballon. Don't forget to enroll so that you can receive credit for the class when you are done. 

 4/22/2020: Picking up from yesterdays lesson, students will be going to the "Website for Students" section and finding the "Solar Electricity" link. This will be using the same website as the previous section so you will need to sign in with your account. Students should complete Lesson 2: Solar Engraving. 

 4/23/2020: Students should be completing the Solar Electricity lesson through the Instructables website. Please go to the "Websites for Students" and find the "Solar Electricity" link. Today students should complete Lesson 3: Solar Panels. Please don't forget to be "enrolled" in the class to receive credit for the lesson. 

 4/24/2020: Students should be completing the Solar Electricity lesson through the Instructables website. Please go to the "Websites for Students" and find the "Solar Electricity" link. Today students should complete Lesson 4: Solar USB Charger. Please don't forget to be "enrolled" in the class to receive credit for the lesson.

 4/27/2020: Students should be completing the Solar Electricity lesson through the Instructables website. Please go to the "Websites for Students" and find the "Solar Electricity" link. Today students should complete Lesson 5: Solar Powering Microcontroller Projects. Please don't forget to be "enrolled" in the class to receive credit for the lesson.

 4/28/2020: Students should have complete another class yesterday and received an email completing the course. Please email the completion email to Mr. Dolan for credit. Today you start another class using the same website. Please go to the "Websites for Students" section and click on the link for the class on "Large Motors". Students should complete Lesson 1: Large Motors. Please don't forget to "Enroll" in the class using an email you can access. 

4/29/2020: Students should continue using the "Large Motors" lessons found in the "Websites for Students" section. Today students should complete Lesson 2: Big Batteries. Please don't forget that you should be logged into your account to make sure you receive credit for the lesson. 

4/30/2020: Students should continue using the "Large Motors" lessons found in the "Websites for Students" section. Today students should complete Lesson 3: Controlling Motor Speeds. Please don't forget that you should be logged into your account to make sure you receive credit for the lesson.

5/1/2020: Students should continue using the "Large Motors" lessons found in the "Websites for Students" section. Today students should complete Lesson 4: Reversing A Motor. Please don't forget that you should be logged into your account to make sure you receive credit for the lesson.  

5/4/2020: Students should continue using the "Large Motors" lessons found in the "Websites for Students" section. Today students should complete Lesson 5: Further Considerations. Please don't forget that you should be logged into your account to make sure you receive credit for the lesson.  

5/5/2020: Students should have complete another class and received an email completing the course. Please email the completion email to Mr. Dolan for credit. Today you start another class using the same website. Please go to the "Websites for Students" section and click on the link for the class on "Lamps Class". Students should complete Lesson 1: Tools of the Trade. Please don't forget to "Enroll" in the class using an email you can access. 

5/6/2020: Students should continue using the "Lamp Class" lessons found in the "Websites for Students" section. Today students should complete Lesson 2: Lamp Parts and Wiring Intro. Please don't forget that you should be logged into your account to make sure you receive credit for the lesson.  

5/7/2020: Students should continue using the "Lamp Class" lessons found in the "Websites for Students" section. Today students should complete Lesson 3: Wiring Sockets. Please don't forget that you should be logged into your account to make sure you receive credit for the lesson.

5/8/2020: Students should continue using the "Lamp Class" lessons found in the "Websites for Students" section. Today students should complete Lesson 4: Wiring Plugs. Please don't forget that you should be logged into your account to make sure you receive credit for the lesson.

5/11/2020: Students should continue using the "Lamp Class" lessons found in the "Websites for Students" section. Today students should complete Lesson 5: Wiring Line Switches. Please don't forget that you should be logged into your account to make sure you receive credit for the lesson.

5/12/2020: Students should continue using the "Lamp Class" lessons found in the "Websites for Students" section. Today students should complete Lesson 6: Testing Your Connections. Please don't forget that you should be logged into your account to make sure you receive credit for the lesson.

5/13/2020: Students should continue using the "Lamp Class" lessons found in the "Websites for Students" section. Today students should complete Lesson 7: Pendant Lamps. Please don't forget that you should be logged into your account to make sure you receive credit for the lesson.

5/14/2020: Students should continue using the "Lamp Class" lessons found in the "Websites for Students" section. Today students should complete Lesson 8: Table Lamps. Please don't forget that you should be logged into your account to make sure you receive credit for the lesson.

5/15/2020: PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAILS. An email was sent out to you so that you can join the Remind group for the class. I will be using this Remind group to post the times and links to hold Online Learning classes. Classes start Wednesday. 

5/18/2020: PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAILS. An email was sent out to you so that you can join the Remind group for the class. I will be using this Remind group to post the times and links to hold Online Learning classes. Classes start Wednesday. 

5/19/2020: Students should continue using the "Lamp Class" lessons found in the "Websites for Students" section. Today students should complete Lesson 9: Lamp Shades. Please don't forget that you should be logged into your account to make sure you receive credit for the lesson.

5/20/2020: In preparation for tomorrow's first Online Class, please make sure you are part of the Remind Group for the class so that you have the link to join. If you need to join the group, please check your emails or email mdolan2@seaford.k12.ny.us. See you tomorrow!

5/21/2020: Students should start another Instructables class today. Please go to the "Websites for Students" section and enroll in the "Circuit Board Design" Class. Students should complete Lesson 1: PCB Concepts and Materials. 

5/26/2020: Students should start another Instructables class today. Please go to the "Websites for Students" section and enroll in the "Circuit Board Design" Class. Students should complete Lesson 2: Preparing a Schematic. 

5/27/2020: Students should start another Instructables class today. Please go to the "Websites for Students" section and enroll in the "Circuit Board Design" Class. Students should complete Lesson 3: Laying out the Board. 

5/28/2020: Students should start another Instructables class today. Please go to the "Websites for Students" section and enroll in the "Circuit Board Design" Class. Students should complete Lesson 4: Manufacturing. 

5/29/2020: Students should start another Instructables class today. Please go to the "Websites for Students" section and enroll in the "Circuit Board Design" Class. Students should complete Lesson 4: Assembling the Board.

6/1/2019: Your Assignment for Monday is to try and attend the Parade at Seaford High School with your Teachers if you can. Check your emails, or ask your parents for details but the event starts at 4:00pm at the High School. You can also message me through Remind if you have any questions about it! 

6/2/2020: Students should start another Instructables class today. Please go to the "Websites for Students" section and enroll in the "Circuit Board Design" Class. Students should complete Lesson 5: Manufacturing. 

6/3/2020: Tomorrow, Wednesday, is a live online learning session at 1pm. A link to the class will be shared through Remind. See you tomorrow! 

6/4/2020: Please use the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSlpDEK_W00 to watch the video that compares the science versus fiction behind the history of electricity as depicted in the movie "The Current War". Questions will be sent out through remind and you can respond directly to me through the Remind App. 

6/8/2020: Please look for the Remind message that will provide further questions to answer regarding the YouTube video: Science vs Fiction. They will be messaged to you, and responses to the questions can either be sent back through Remind or emailed to me at mdolan2@seaford.k12.ny.us

6/9/2020: All assignments for the th Quarter are due by the end of the day Wednesday. Please check Infinite Campus for any incomplete work. If you are unsure of work, please message Mr. Dolan through Remind. 

6/10/2020: Tomorrow is an Online Learning Day. Please look for the link through Remind to the Zoom meeting link. Class will be at 1pm. 

6/11/2020: Tomorrow (Thursday) is the last possible day to hand work in and have it graded. Please either send work through Remind or email. It would be extremely helpful to send me a message through Remind if you email me any work!