LEARNING ACTIVITY 3: CIRCUITS WEBQUEST
Watch the following videos:
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICITY |
ELECTRICITY AND CIRCUITS |
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Go to the following LINK:
In the right margin there are links that will take you to various sections to learn about electricity. You’ll find the following sections helpful in completing this webquest:
Conductors and Insulators Series and Parallel Circuits
Circuit Diagrams Series Circuit
Parallel Circuit Series/Parallel Circuit
DC Current
Use the information from the videos and website to learn the language of electricity. Place your answers in your Learning Journal.
1. What is the difference between a conductor and insulator, in terms of electrons?
2. a) State 4 metallic conductors
b) Silver is one of the best metallic conductors, but most of our wires are made of copper. Why do you think we use
copper wires instead of silver wires?
c) Name 5 common materials that are insulators.
3. Below is a circuit diagram. List what each part of the diagram represents
Other useful symbols…
4. In the section “Series Circuit”, build the series circuit. Then, use your own words to describe:
a) a series circuit
b) load
5. In the section “Parallel Circuit”, build the parallel circuits. Then use your own words to describe:
a) parallel circuit
b) how an ammeter should always be placed into a circuit
c) how a voltmeter should always be placed into a circuit
6. a) In the section “Series/Parallel Circuit”, build the circuit.
b) In the circuit you just built list the components which are connected in series.
c) In the circuit you just built list the components which are connected in parallel.
7. a) What does “DC” stand for?
b) List four sources of DC.
c) AC stands for alternating current. Without looking at the website, predict how you think DC is different from AC.
d) Look at the website now and see if you were correct.
Circuits Webquest adapted from http://teacherweb.com/TN/CoalfieldSchool/mikesmith/Electricity_Web_Ques_Web.pdf
a) a series circuit
b) load
5. In the section “Parallel Circuit”, build the parallel circuits. Then use your own words to describe:
a) parallel circuit
b) how an ammeter should always be placed into a circuit
c) how a voltmeter should always be placed into a circuit
6. a) In the section “Series/Parallel Circuit”, build the circuit.
b) In the circuit you just built list the components which are connected in series.
c) In the circuit you just built list the components which are connected in parallel.
7. a) What does “DC” stand for?
b) List four sources of DC.
c) AC stands for alternating current. Without looking at the website, predict how you think DC is different from AC.
d) Look at the website now and see if you were correct.
Circuits Webquest adapted from http://teacherweb.com/TN/CoalfieldSchool/mikesmith/Electricity_Web_Ques_Web.pdf