Hello, I am Smasher. I would like to introduce Sparky, Slippery, Shorty, and Smiley. We are going to be helping you to safely work with basic electrical components and label, draw, and wire a simple circuit. 1 Dr. Gary Stewardson, Raymond Boyles Smasher Sparky Slippery Shorty Smiley
Before we begin we would like you to discuss why electricity is so important. 2 Dr. Gary Stewardson, Raymond Boyles Smasher
Light a Light Bulb Given a light bulb, AA battery, and hook- up wire, light the light bulb using four different circuits (ways) and draw your solutions in the boxes provided using the symbols that you have just learned. Dr. Gary Stewardson, Raymond Boyles 3 Sketch 1Sketch 2 Sketch 3Sketch 4
Symbols Dr. Gary Stewardson, Raymond Boyles 4 Battery Light-Bulb Hook-Up Wire To complete this activity we need to be able to identify the symbols for the battery, light bulb, and hook-up wire. These symbols are shown below. Add light bulb sketch.
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