Building circuits
Starter
1. What is the kinetic energy of a car moving at 15 m/s? The mass of
the car is 1200 kg
2. What is the kinetic energy of a proton moving at the speed of light?
Mass of proton = kg, speed of light = m/s
3. A car drives down from the top of a hill. The hill has 100 m height.
The drives lets the car coming down without pushing the breaks.
What is the car’s speed when it reaches the bottom of the hill?
Building circuits
Circuit symbols quiz
Finish potential difference (voltage)
explanations
Across a component (in volts)
Using the equation, can you define 1 volt?
1 volt is the potential difference across a component when work of 1
joule is needed for charge of 1 coulomb to flow through the component.
Potential difference
Potential difference
Building circuits
Use of white boards
Copy the circuit diagram on
your white board and connect the
circuit.
The ammeter is in series with the
light bulb.
Now add the voltmeter in parallel to
the light bulb (or, across the light
bulb)
Building circuits
Use of white boards
Copy the circuit diagram on
your white board and connect the
circuit.
The ammeter is in series with the
light bulb.
Now add the voltmeter in parallel to
the light bulb (or, across the light
bulb)
Write down the current and the
potential difference. Don’t forget the
units!!
Building circuits
Copy the circuit on your white
board.
Build the circuit and record
current and potential
difference.
As you have only one
voltmeter, connect it across
one of the light bulbs, record
the potential difference and
then move it across the other
light bulb.
It is important that you use the
same cell/cells as before.
Compare with the previous
measurements.
Building circuits
Copy the circuit on your white
board.
Build the circuit and record
current and potential difference.
As you have only one
voltmeter, connect it across one
of the light bulbs, record the
potential difference and then
move it across the middle light
bulb and finally the third light
bulb..
It is important that you use the
same cell/cells as before.
Compare with the previous
measurements.
Draw the first circuit
and build it. Write
down the current and
the potential
difference.
Add a light bulb in parallel.
Record the new current and
the potential difference
across each light bulb.
Compare and conclude.
Add a third light bulb in
parallel.
Record the new current and
the potential difference
across each light bulb.
Compare and conclude
