What is needed to make a circuit?
Select ONLY required items.
What is a circuit?
Open vs Closed Circuits
The path is complete.
The path is incomplete.
The lightbulb is on.
The lightbulb is off.
Closed Circuit
Open Circuit
Observe the circuits below to answer 5-8.
What is an open circuit?
What is an closed circuit?
Determine what happens to each circuit below if one lightbulb burns out.
All bulbs start on, then only one bulb goes out.
All bulbs start on, then all bulbs goes out.
All bulbs start off, then all turn on except one bulb.
All bulbs start off, then stay off.
Using your hand, apply a force to your desk.
Why is work being done in the second picture but not the first?
Identify all the variables that should be held constant in the question below.
How does position on a teeter-totter affect the force needed to move the other person?
Identify all the variables that should be held constant in the question below.
Does the mass of a ball affect how many times it bounces?
Identify all the variables that should be held constant in the question below.
How does the mass of a toy car affect how far it travels?
Which circuit below is a closed circuit?
A student builds a circuit with a battery, two lightbulbs, and a switch, as shown. If the switch remains in the same position, which lightbulb(s) would be on?
If all the switches were closed, which lightbulb would turn on?
Determine the conductivity of each item below as either a conductor or insulator.
Foam
Aluminum
Conductor
Insulator