Electrical Circuits Day 3

Electrical Circuits
Day 3

Draw

Write a photo caption for this picture.

Draw

What is the scientist who studies fossils called?

Bonus Point for Friday's lab if spell correctly!

Multiple Select

Which of the following are characteristics of a series circuit?

Choose 2.

• makes one circle

• makes three or more circles

• all loads on or all loads off

• some loads on and some loads of

Hotspot

What part is the load of the series circuit?

Hotspot

What part is the conductor of the series circuit?

Symbols for Drawings

Gather these materials

​In our last lesson we built a series circuit & modeled it.

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• Has one or more circles in the set up

• One load can go off and others stay on

• All have same strength - same amount of energy passing through all loads

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​Parallel Circuits

Advantages:
- parallel if one light dies the rest do not go out
- equal amount of light being given off

Disadvantage:
- if one light goes out in a series, they all go out
EX: Christmas lights​

Let's Compare:

Multiple Choice

What type of circuits do you think you would find the most in your house?

• series circuits

• parallel circuits

Let's Build a Parallel Circuit!

Draw

Draw a model of the parallel circuit.

Redesign your circuit to look like the picture to your right.

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​Build this Circuit

Draw

Draw a model of the diagram you just built.

​It should look similar to this.

​Create this parallel circuit!

Draw

Draw the parallel circuit you just built.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a possible pathway the electricity might follow?

• battery -> light -> switch -> battery

• battery -> switch -> switch -> battery

• battery -> light -> switch -> switch

• battery -> switch -> light-> switch

Multiple Choice

What happens if the top switch is closed, but the bottom switch remains disconnected?

• The light bulb will not light up.

• The light bulb will light up.

• The light bulb will flash on and off.

• The light bulb will light up but very dimly.

SEE YOU
TOMORROW!!!