Area of Interaction: Environments Significant Concepts: Basic circuits Unit Question: How have circuits impacted our environments?Go to the following site and run the circuit construction kit. The site is:
1. Using one battery, make the light bulb work. a. Volts: 9 b. Amps: 0.9
2. Light two light bulbs with one battery. a. Volts: -4.5 b. Amps: .45
3. Using a switch to light one light bulb. a. Volts: -9 b. Amps: .9
4. Use a capacitor with your circuit. (One battery, one bulb) a. Volts: 0 b. Amps: 0
5. Use an inductor in your circuit. (One battery, one bulb) a. Volts: 0-9 b. Amps 0-.9
6. Use an AC Voltage in your circuit. What happens to the current? It strobes, goes out then comes back. a. Volts: - 0- -19 b. Amps: 0-1.9
7. Which items in the grab bag complete the circuit? (One battery, one bulb) a. Dollar Bill 0 Volts, 0 Amps b. Paper clip -9 Volts and .9 Amps c. Penny -9 Volts and .9 Amps d. Eraser 0 Volts and 0 Amps e. Pencil lead 0 Volts and 0 Amps f. Hand 0 Volts and 0 Amps g. Dog 0 Volts and 0 Amps
8. Use a resistor in your circuit. (One battery, one bulb) a. Volts: 0 b. Amps: 0
9. Add two batteries to light one light bulb. a. Volts: -18 b. Amps: 1.8
10. Add three batteries to the circuit. Right click on one of the batteries and change the voltage to 100%. What happens to your batteries? The batteries catch on fire. a. Volts: -118 b. Amps: 11.8
11. Make your own circuit a. Volts: 1099.75 b. Amps: 109.98
c. Explain what happened with your circuit: It caught on fire. d. Describe/draw your circuit below (or take a screen shot):
Significant Concepts: Basic circuits
Unit Question: How have circuits impacted our environments?Go to the following site and run the circuit construction kit. The site is:
Circuit Link
Using this site, answer the following questions:
1. Using one battery, make the light bulb work.
a. Volts: 9
b. Amps: 0.9
2. Light two light bulbs with one battery.
a. Volts: -4.5
b. Amps: .45
3. Using a switch to light one light bulb.
a. Volts: -9
b. Amps: .9
4. Use a capacitor with your circuit. (One battery, one bulb)
a. Volts: 0
b. Amps: 0
5. Use an inductor in your circuit. (One battery, one bulb)
a. Volts: 0-9
b. Amps 0-.9
6. Use an AC Voltage in your circuit. What happens to the current?
It strobes, goes out then comes back.
a. Volts: - 0- -19
b. Amps: 0-1.9
7. Which items in the grab bag complete the circuit?
(One battery, one bulb)
a. Dollar Bill 0 Volts, 0 Amps
b. Paper clip -9 Volts and .9 Amps
c. Penny -9 Volts and .9 Amps
d. Eraser 0 Volts and 0 Amps
e. Pencil lead 0 Volts and 0 Amps
f. Hand 0 Volts and 0 Amps
g. Dog 0 Volts and 0 Amps
8. Use a resistor in your circuit. (One battery, one bulb)
a. Volts: 0
b. Amps: 0
9. Add two batteries to light one light bulb.
a. Volts: -18
b. Amps: 1.8
10. Add three batteries to the circuit. Right click on one of the batteries
and change the voltage to 100%. What happens to your batteries?
The batteries catch on fire.
a. Volts: -118
b. Amps: 11.8
11. Make your own circuit
a. Volts: 1099.75
b. Amps: 109.98
c. Explain what happened with your circuit: It caught on fire.
d. Describe/draw your circuit below (or take a screen shot):