Unit Question: How have circuits impacted our environments?
INVESTIGATE:
Define the following using this site: Webster's Dictionary Voltage:
Electric potential or potential difference expressed in volts
Current:
Its is the flow of electricity Resistance:
Circuit:
the complete path of an electric current including usually the source of electric energy. Transistors:
a solid-state electronic device that is used to control the flow of electricity in electronic equipment and usually consists of a small block of a semiconductor (as germanium) with at least three electrodes.
LEDs: Light emitting diodes form the numbers on digital clocks, send data from remote controls and light up traffic signals.
Capacitor:
a device giving capacitance and usually consisting of conducting plates or foils separated by thin layers of dielectric (as air or mica) with the plates on opposite sides of the dielectric layers oppositely charged by a source of voltage and the electrical energy of the charged system stored in the polarized dielectric.
Resistor:
a device that has electrical resistance and that is used in an electric circuit for protection, operation, or current control.
Switch:
a device for making, breaking, or changing the connections in an electrical circuit.
Digital Electronics: Digital electronics represent signals by discrete bands of analog levels, rather than by a continuous range.
*Integrated Circuit:
A complex set of electronic components that are on a tiny slice of semicoding material. *Binary Code:
its a language of computers with 0's and 1's
*Circuit Breaker:
a switch that automatically interrupts the current of an overloaded electric circuit
*Conductor:
a material or object that permits an electric current to flow easily — compare insulator, semiconductor
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: 9.00
b. Amps: .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: 4.5
b. Amps: .45
4. Use a capacitor with your circuit. (One battery, one bulb)
a. Volts:
b. Amps: Nothing goes down too fast around 0-9 volts
5. Use an inductor in your circuit. (One battery, one bulb)
a. Volts: 9.00
b. Amps: .90
6. Use an AC Voltage in your circuit. What happens to the current?
a. Volts:
b. Amps:There are no bolts. 7. Which items in the grab bag complete the circuit?
(One battery, one bulb)
a. Dollar BillDoes not complete the circuit.
b. Paper clipCompletes the circuit.9.00 Volts.90 Amps
c. PennyCompletes the circuit.9.00 Volts.90 Amps
d. EraserDoes not complete the circuit.
e. Pencil leadCompletes the circuit.29 Volts.03 Amps
f. HandDoes not complete the circuit.
g. Dog The dog does not complete the circuit. 8. Use a resistor in your circuit. (One battery, one bulb)
a. Volts: 4.50
b. Amps: .45
9. Add two batteries to light one light bulb.
a. Volts: 18.00 b. Amps: 1.80
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?
a. Volts: 117.98
b. Amps: 11.80The batteries go on fire. 11. Make your own circuit
a. Volts: 256.22
b. Amps: 86.66
c. Explain what happened with your circuit:The batteries went on fire and the light bulbs were bright.
d. Describe/draw your circuit below.Don't have a picture with the circuit.5 or more batteries put to 100 volts.4 light bulbs.
CREATE Now start your circuit project. Get the materials and instruction from Ms. Bradfield. EVALUATE
Answer the Following Questions After You Complete Your Circuit: 1. Did you like making the circuit?Yes. 2. What did you like the least about making the circuit?Making it. 3. What did you like the best about making the circuit?Seeing it work. 4. Using complete sentences, explain how circuits can be applied in the real world. (List three)It can be a circuit for helping blackouts.Be a person who smelts iron.Be a engineer, who fixes circuits.
5. Were you careful with the circuit, solder, and soldering iron?Yes, but I burned myself. 6. Were you respectful and nice to other students?Yes I was.
7. Did you take a picture of both your circuits and add them to this wiki page?I only put the circuit I made on the wiki page.
ATTITUDE 1. Did you have a good attitude answering the questions? Explain:Yes, I did give good and true answers to the questions.
2. Did you have a good attitude making the circuits? Explain:Yes, I did have a good attitude.
3. Were you a whiny baby during the circuit unit? Explain:No, I was not.
Area of Interaction: Environments
Significant Concepts: Basic circuits
Unit Question: How have circuits impacted our environments?
INVESTIGATE:
Define the following using this site: Webster's Dictionary
Voltage:
Electric potential or potential difference expressed in volts
Current:
Its is the flow of electricity
Resistance:
Circuit:
the complete path of an electric current including usually the source of electric energy.
Transistors:
a solid-state electronic device that is used to control the flow of electricity in electronic equipment and usually consists of a small block of a semiconductor (as germanium) with at least three electrodes.
LEDs:
Light emitting diodes form the numbers on digital clocks, send data from remote controls and light up traffic signals.
Capacitor:
a device giving capacitance and usually consisting of conducting plates or foils separated by thin layers of dielectric (as air or mica) with the plates on opposite sides of the dielectric layers oppositely charged by a source of voltage and the electrical energy of the charged system stored in the polarized dielectric.
Resistor:
a device that has electrical resistance and that is used in an electric circuit for protection, operation, or current control.
Switch:
a device for making, breaking, or changing the connections in an electrical circuit.
Digital Electronics:
Digital electronics represent signals by discrete bands of analog levels, rather than by a continuous range.
*Integrated Circuit:
A complex set of electronic components that are on a tiny slice of semicoding material.
*Binary Code:
its a language of computers with 0's and 1's
*Circuit Breaker:
a switch that automatically interrupts the current of an overloaded electric circuit
*Conductor:
a material or object that permits an electric current to flow
easily — compare insulator, semiconductor
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: 9.00
b. Amps: .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: 4.5
b. Amps: .45
4. Use a capacitor with your circuit. (One battery, one bulb)
a. Volts:
b. Amps:
Nothing goes down too fast around 0-9 volts
5. Use an inductor in your circuit. (One battery, one bulb)
a. Volts: 9.00
b. Amps: .90
6. Use an AC Voltage in your circuit. What happens to the current?
a. Volts:
b. Amps:There are no bolts.
7. Which items in the grab bag complete the circuit?
(One battery, one bulb)
a. Dollar BillDoes not complete the circuit.
b. Paper clipCompletes the circuit.9.00 Volts.90 Amps
c. PennyCompletes the circuit.9.00 Volts.90 Amps
d. EraserDoes not complete the circuit.
e. Pencil leadCompletes the circuit.29 Volts.03 Amps
f. HandDoes not complete the circuit.
g. Dog
The dog does not complete the circuit.
8. Use a resistor in your circuit. (One battery, one bulb)
a. Volts: 4.50
b. Amps: .45
9. Add two batteries to light one light bulb.
a. Volts: 18.00 b. Amps: 1.80
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?
a. Volts: 117.98
b. Amps: 11.80The batteries go on fire.
11. Make your own circuit
a. Volts: 256.22
b. Amps: 86.66
c. Explain what happened with your circuit:The batteries went on fire and the light bulbs were bright.
d. Describe/draw your circuit below.Don't have a picture with the circuit.5 or more batteries put to 100 volts.4 light bulbs.
CREATE
Now start your circuit project. Get the materials and instruction from Ms. Bradfield.
EVALUATE
Answer the Following Questions After You Complete Your Circuit:
1. Did you like making the circuit?Yes.
2. What did you like the least about making the circuit?Making it.
3. What did you like the best about making the circuit?Seeing it work.
4. Using complete sentences, explain how circuits can be applied in the real world. (List three)It can be a circuit for helping blackouts.Be a person who smelts iron.Be a engineer, who fixes circuits.
5. Were you careful with the circuit, solder, and soldering iron?Yes, but I burned myself.
6. Were you respectful and nice to other students?Yes I was.
7. Did you take a picture of both your circuits and add them to this wiki page?I only put the circuit I made on the wiki page.
ATTITUDE
1. Did you have a good attitude answering the questions? Explain:Yes, I did give good and true answers to the questions.
2. Did you have a good attitude making the circuits? Explain:Yes, I did have a good attitude.
3. Were you a whiny baby during the circuit unit? Explain:No, I was not.