Will the circuit work? | ||
#1 | Circuit 1 | |
#2 | Circuit 2 | |
#3 | Circuit 3 | |
#4 | Circuit 4 | |
#5 | Circuit 5 |
Crazy Circuits | ||
#1 | What flows through the wires in a circuit? | Current |
#2 | What is the name for the power in a circuit? | Voltage |
#3 | If you made a human circuit, what would you use to represent current? | Walking speed |
#4 | What is the name for a device that absorbs power in a circuit? | Resistor |
#5 | Define circuit. | closed path capable of being followed by an electric current |
Magnificent Magnets/Electromagnets | ||
#1 | What makes a material magnetic? | iron |
#2 | How do we know if a magnet will be strong or weak? | |
#3 | When do magnets attract? When do they repel? | Opposites - attract, same - repel |
#4 | What do you call the two sides of a magnet? | Poles |
#5 | How do you make an electromagnet? | use an electric current |
Shocking Static Electricity | ||
#1 | What do you call an object that is attracted to static force? | Conductor |
#2 | What do you call an object that is repelled by static force? | Insulator |
#3 | Name three materials that can be picked up by a balloon. | paper, staples, aluminum foil, salt, pepper |
#4 | Name the three elementary particles and their charges. | Protons - positive, neutrons - neutral, electrons - negative |
#5 | Explain why our hair stands up straight when it is rubbed by a balloon. | balloon steals electrons from the hair, hair = positive, balloon - negative |
Science in the Real World | ||
#1 | What is an example of a resistor? | Light bulb |
#2 | What is an example of something that supplies voltage in a circuit? | Battery |
#3 | What household condiment could you pick up with a balloon? | Salt or pepper |
#4 | Name a toy that is also a conductor. | Play-Doh |
#5 | How could magnets be useful if you were lost? | Magnets can be used to build a compass. |
Final Question | |