Introduction to CircuitsRemote Lab(This lesson is designed for a student working remotely .)This lab uses the Circuit Construction Kit DC simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations atUniversity of Colorado Boulder, under the CC-BY 4.0 license. https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/circuit-construction-kit-dc/latest/circuit-construction-kit-dc_en.htmlLearning Goalsi. Explore basic electricity re
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Introduction to Circuits
Remote Lab
(This lesson is designed for a student working remotely .)
This lab uses the Circuit Construction Kit DC simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations at
University of Colorado Boulder, under the CC-BY 4.0 license.
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/circuit-construction-kit-dc/latest/circuit-construction-kit-dc_en.html
Learning Goals
i. Explore basic electricity relationships.
ii. Explain basic electricity relationships in series and parallel circuits.
iii. Use an ammeter and voltmeter to take readings in circuits.
iv. Provide reasoning to explain the measurements and relationships in circuits.
Prediction Questions
Consider the pictures of each of these circuits, then answer the questions below.
Series Circuit Parallel Circuit Complex Circuit
1. From the circuits above, predict which bulb (or bulbs) will be the brightest. Why do you think
that?
The parallel circuit will have the brightest lights, and light bulb number 7. This is because
they have a high voltage with no resistor in front of it.
2. Current is the flow of charge (measured in coulombs/sec = amps) in a circuit. Describe how you
think current will flow in the different types of circuits above.
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