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- Current is the rate of flow of electrons - To measure current, connect a ammeter in series with the component - Voltage is a measure of push - To measure volts, connect a voltmeter in parallel with the component - Resistance is anything that opposes the flow of electrons Aim: -To continue placing in electrical wires and components Stem Question: How do we measure voltage and current in a circuit? To measure the voltage, we first need to get a voltmeter. Connect one of the voltmeter's wires to one side of the component and the other wire to the other side of the component. The voltmeter will then display the voltage across the component. Remember: Always connect a voltmeter in parallel to the component. To measure amps, we first need to get a ammeter. Connect the two wires from the ammeter in series with the component. The ammeter will the display the amperage. Remember to always connect the ammeter in series to the component. Lesson Outline: This lesson we installed the ceiling fan into the living room. Lesson Summary:
- We put in the ceiling fan and the rest of the switches - Learnt how to measure voltage and current in a circuit Aim: - To start constructing our circuit onto our house. Today we looked through what we had been given and decided that we would put in the switches and the positive wires in this lesson. Lesson Summary:
- started placing the wires and switches into the house Aim: - To make our circuit for our house using school electrical kits Below you can see us planning out where the wires are going to go. Below you can see us constructing a practise circuit using the school electrical kits. Lesson Summary:
- Planned out our house circuit Aim: - To finish the floor plan - To make a circuit diagram and super-impose it onto floor plan Below you can see our circuit diagram. It has 5 switches, 4 LED lights, and 1 ceiling fan. In the image below I have placed the component symbols were they will be located and beige ovals represent the switches. Lesson Summary:
- Made a circuit diagram for our house. - Super-imposed it onto our floor plan. Aim: - To complete into-science activities from last week if unfinished - To start making a floor plan of our house Stem Question: What is Voltage and Current? Voltage is the potential difference in charge between two points in an electrical circuit. In other words, the voltage is the 'push' that makes the electrons move. Current is the rate of flow of electrical charges. In other words, if a few electrons are moving, the current will be low. If lots of electrons are moving, the current will be high. Lesson Outline: Because I had finished my Into-science activities last week, I decided to start creating a floor plan of our house. I first took a photo of our house and the using SmartDraw, I made a floor plan for it. In tomorrows lesson, I will create a circuit diagram and super-impose that over the top of the floor plan. Lesson Summary:
- Created a floor plan for our house - Learnt what voltage and current is |
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