circuits

CIRCUIT ASSIGNMENT === 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: potential difference expressed in volts

Current: Electrical flow

Resistance: Causing energy to transformed to heat

Circuit: An act of going around

Transistors: A semiconductor device that amplifies oscillates

LEDs: An electronic semiconductor device that emits light when an electric current passes through it

Capacitor: A device holding a charge

Resistor: A device desingned to introduce resistance into an electric circuit

Switch: A device turning off and on

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Digital Electronics: Digital electronics contrasts with __ [|analogue] __ electronics which represents continuously varying quantities like sound pressure using continuously varying voltages.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Integrated Circuit: a circuit of transistors, resistors, and capacitors constructed on asingle semiconductor wafer or chip

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Binary Code:
 * // computing // the representation of each one of a set of numbers, letters, etc, as a unique sequence of bits, as in ASCII ||

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;"> Circuit Breaker:

a device that under abnormal conditions, such as a short circuit, <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Conductor: a substance, body, or device that readily __ [|conducts] __ heat, electricity, __ [|sound] __,

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Go to the following site and run the circuit construction kit. The site is: [|Circuit Link]

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Using this site, answer the following questions:

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">1. Using one battery, make the light bulb work. a. Volts:9 b. Amps:0.90

2. Light two light bulbs with one battery. a. Volts:9 b. Amps:0.90

3. Using a switch to light one light bulb. a. Volts:9 b. Amps:0.90

4. Use a capacitor with your circuit. (One battery, one bulb) a. Volts: b. Amps:

5. Use an inductor in your circuit. (One battery, one bulb) a. Volts: b. Amps

6. Use an AC Voltage in your circuit. What happens to the current? a. Volts: b. Amps:

7. Which items in the grab bag complete the circuit? (One battery, one bulb) a. Dollar Bill b. Paper clip c. Penny d. Eraser e. Pencil lead f. Hand g. Dog

8. Use a resistor in your circuit. (One battery, one bulb) a. Volts: b. Amps:

9. Add two batteries to light one light bulb. a. Volts: b. Amps:

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: b. Amps:

11. Make your own circuit a. Volts: b. Amps: c. Explain what happened with your circuit: d. Describe/draw your circuit below:

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">CREATE <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Now start your circuit project. Get the materials and instruction from Ms. Bradfield.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">EVALUATE

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Answer the Following Questions After You Complete Your Circuit: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">1. Did you like making the circuit? Yes 2. What did you like the least about making the circuit? Nothing 3. What did you like the best about making the circuit? its was fun 4. Using complete sentences, explain how circuits can be applied in the real world. (List three)

5. Were you careful with the circuit, solder, and soldering iron? Yes 6. Were you respectful and nice to other students? Yes 7. Did you take a picture of both your circuits and add them to this wiki page?

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">ATTITUDE <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">1. Did you have a good attitude answering the questions? Explain: Yes i did i was answering every question 2. Did you have a good attitude making the circuits? Explain: Yes 3. Were you a whiny baby during the circuit unit? Explain: No