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Intro to Electricity
Electricity Definition:
Circuit Definition:
Three things for a circuit to work:
1.
2.
3.
Symbol Library
Find a picture and symbol of each component on google images and paste next
to the correct term. If you cannot find the symbol, draw it.
Picture
9V Battery
Resistor
LED
Switch
Variable 50K
Capacitor
Symbol
Experiment #1 Schematic
Draw the schematic from Experiment #1 below using the correct symbols. You may use the symbols from slide 2. Complete
the checklist to the side after drawing the schematic. Check off all that apply to your circuit with a Lightning Bolt.
Schematic
Checklist
Power source
included
Path makes a circuit
when switch is
closed.
Load included
The Breadboard
Place the Two Red Lines
indicating how the breadboard
conductors run behind the
surface. Describe in complete
sentences how the breadboard
on laid out below.
How is the Breadboard
laid out?
Complete Experiment #1: The Light Bulb
How does the circuit work?:
Parts:
What happened when you reduced the resistance in the circuit from 10k to
1k?
This circuit could be used for what specific situation
What parts can be removed
and the circuit still work?
Define
Ohm’s Law:
Resistance:
Draw a sample resistor and how the color bands represent specific values.
Show what the value is of each color bar. Use the rectangle tool with a
colored fill to draw the resistor.
Multimeter
Measure the value of the following in the correct units of measurement. Identify
The “Test Result”, “Test”, and “meter setting”
Test Result
Test
Meter Setting
9V battery1K resistor3.3K resistor10K resistorVariable 50Kthree different positions
1.
2.
3.
Test the following and record what happened
Wire
Battery strap
LED
Switch
Resistors in Series
Define Series Resistors:
Formula for calculating resistance in series(use R1):
Write out the math used to calculate the resistance of Experiment #3
Resistors in Parallel
Define parallel Resistors:
Formula for calculating resistance in parallel:
Write out the math used to calculate the resistance of Experiment #4
Capacitors
Define:
Capacitors:
A/C:
D/C:
Capacitance is measured in ______________.
Formula for calculating capacitance in series(use C1):
Formula for calculating capacitance in parallel:
Electricity Definitions
Define
Electricity:
Electrons:
Short Circuit:
Current:
Battery:
Voltage:
Electricity Definitions
Continuity:
Resistance:
Amperage:
Wattage:
Polarity: