Electric Circuits Lesson

Match the following

• Insulator

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• Switch

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• power source

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• load

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• conductor

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NGSS.HS-PS2-5

NGSS.HS-PS3-3

Why is electrical wiring usually made from copper?

• Because copper is shiny

• Because copper conducts electricity

• Because copper is not magnetic

• Because copper insulates electricity

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Which of these best completes the circuit?

• rubber band
• metal nail
• leather shoelace
• wooden toothpick

Open the switch. What LEDs turn on?

• LED 5

• LED 2 and 5

• LED 3 only

• LEDS 1, 3 and 4

Open switch 2. Which light does not work?

• White

• Blue

• Yellow

• Red

Cut wire 6. What happens?

• Two lights turn off

• One light turns off

• All the lights work

• None of the lights work

Cut wire 2. What happens?

• All the lights turn off

• None of the lights turn off

• One light turns off

• Two lights turn off

If the electric circuit is OPEN, the switch is ____.

• ON

• OFF

Which circuit shown will produce light when the switch is closed?

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NGSS.4-PS3-2

A student wants to make a change to the circuit shown below so that when Switch 1 is open and Switch 2 is closed, only one light will be on in the circuit. Which diagram shows how the students should change the circuit?

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2