5.6B Circuits Day 1

A closed electrical path that has all necessary components to allow the electrical charge to flow

• parallel Circuit

• series Circuit

• complete path/closed circuit

• insulator

materials that allow electricity or heat to travel through it. All METALS and Water are good examples of this.

• insulator

• conductor

• series circuit

• power source

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

A path for electric current.

• Battery

• Electric Circuit

• Switch

• Conductor

Materials that do not allow heat or electricity to flow. No Flow! Examples: rubber, plastic, wood, and cloth

• series circuit

• power source

• insulator

• conductor

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

provides the electrical energy for the circuit, the battery

• switch

• load

• power source

• wires

a device that opens or closes a gap in a circuit

• switch

• load

• power source

• battery

When a circuit is open, the circuit is _________?

• On

• Off

Philip needs to choose an item to use to complete a circuit he is making.

Which of the following items would be his BEST choice?

• metal coin

• glass bead

• plastic straw

• wooden toothpick

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

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