Types of Circuits Series & Parallel. Objective Students will be able to compare series and parallel circuits in order to describe how energy is transferred.

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
Electricity By Lauryn Jackson. How lightning is formed. Lighting is formed by: a build up of charge Separating of the charges Then finally, the charges.
Advertisements

N:2-3 / Series and Parallel Circuits
Series and Parallel Circuits
Why does your home have a circuit breaker or fuse box?
Electricity refers to the presence of electric current in wires, motors, light bulbs, and other devices. Electricity carries power. Power (P)
Electricity 3 rd Grade Science Electricity Everything in the world is made up of atoms. Each atom has smaller parts in it. One of those parts is called.
Resistance: friction that impedes flow of current through the circuit (rocks in the river) How you should be thinking about electric circuits:
Series Circuits Circuits in which there is only one path for current to flow through All elements of the circuit (resistors, switches etc…) are in the.
Circuits.
Electrical Energy - Moving electrons in a path is electricity
S.MORRIS 2006 ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT CALCULATIONS More free powerpoints at
Chapter 16:Electricity Section 3 – Circuits.
ELECTRICITY REVIEW. Charges  There are two types of charges- what are they?  Positive and Negative  Where do positive charges come from?  Protons.
SARA PERSSON 11/30/10 PERIOD 2 Circuits, Resistance, Lightning, & Ground.
Is this a series circuit or a parallel circuit?
Test Review Magnetism Electricity. Format Mostly Fill in 10 multiple choice 4 Diagrams.
Electricity. Electrical Potential Every charged particle has the ability to do work. They can exert a push or a pull on each other or another object by.
Series and Parallel Circuits ~different ways of wiring multiple resistors.
Circuit Game Answers.
13.10 – How series and Parallel Circuits Differ. Loads in Series Current  A series circuit with one load will have a different total resistance than.
Electric Circuit. SERIES CIRCUIT +- RARA RBRB In this Circuit, electric current has one path to flow (1) The current is same everywhere in the circuit.
Series & Parallel Circuits Sage Project. Series Circuits The electrical components connected in line or in a single path. –If 1 component dies or breaks.
ICP/Physics 5/8/13 and 5/9/13 Making Circuits. Warmup Wednesday 1)What is the voltage of a circuit with a resistance of 5 ohms and a current of 6 amps?
Unit 8 - Circuits. Circuit Diagrams Circuits: made up of wires and parts such as ________, light bulbs, _______, or switches. When diagramming circuits,
Circuits with more than one resistor, then Watt happens? Series and Parallel are the 2 ways of connecting multiple resistors.
Welcome to Phase III Understanding & Calculating Parallel Circuits This phase should only be opened if you are finished with Phase II.
Chapter 20 Study Guide Wednesday, January 27, 2010.
Circuits. How a Blender Gets Power A Generator at a power plant produces a voltage difference across the outlet Causes charges to move when the circuit.
Lesson 2 How do electric circuits work?. Electric Circuits You know that electric circuits only work when the circuit is closed. OPEN.
Define static electricity and describe where the spark comes from.
Electricity Notes 7 Series and Parallel Circuits.
Electrical Circuits. In this activity you will: In this activity you will learn about two types of circuits. You will write a paragraph comparing and.
ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS. What is an electric current? Electric Current - a flow of electrons from the (+) terminal to the (-) terminal of a cell/battery through.
Circuits Series or Parallel.
Activity #1 Electric Energy. KWL We use electricity in different ways Electricity travels through circuits and always ends up in the ground. Electricity.
Series Circuits and Parallel Circuits.. Series and Parallel Circuits Series Circuits: only one end of each component is connected Example: Christmas tree.
Series and Parallel Circuits. Series Circuits ► Are the simplest type of circuits. ► Series circuits – all the components (lamps, cells, switches, etc.)
CELLS IN SERIES AND PARALLEL Lesson 9. Cells in Series  The electric potential given to a single electron by a dry cell has an average voltage of around.
Warm Up 02/04 Practice CRCT Question Which energy transformation is occurring in the photo? a. electrical energy to chemical energy b. electrical energy.
Comes from Latin word that means, “to go around.” A circuit is a path provided to allow electrons to flow. A circuit allows the energy from a power.
 Circuit = Complete path where electrons can flow  Circuit diagram symbols:  Wire/Conductor  Resistor (light bulbs, fans)  Battery  Switch.
Electrical Current & Circuits By Mr.yasser science.
Electrical Circuits Virginia Science Standard
Circuit Diagrams 13.1 An electric circuit can be represented using a diagram. Each part of the circuit is represented with a symbol. By reading a circuit.
WD Electric Energy Activity #1.
Basic Electrical Circuits
Current Electricity.
Open Circuit – An incomplete path where electricity can not flow
Electric Circuits.
Objective Students will be able to compare series and parallel circuits in order to describe how energy is transferred to produce light.
Circuits with more than one resistor, then Watt happens?
Parallel Circuits.
Electrical energy By; Kemi and Kim.
Objective Students will be able to compare series and parallel circuits in order to describe how energy is transferred to produce light.
Series and Parallel Circuits
ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS S.MORRIS 2006
Electric Circuits.
Electrons in Circuits. Electrons in Circuits Parts of a circuit Battery Closed switch (allows electrons to flow) Open switch (impedes flow) Wire Resistor.
Open Circuit – An incomplete path where electricity can not flow
Comparing Series and Parallel Circuits
Objective Students will be able to compare series and parallel circuits in order to describe how energy is transferred to produce light.
Circuits.
Basic Circuits.
Parallel Circuits.
Series and Parallel Circuit
Circuits.
Circuits _____________ ______________
Electric Circuits.
Warm up 2/18 Explain Power What formula do you use to calculate the power used in a circuit? How can you know how much current will flow or how much voltage.
Definitions Quiz (1-10) PLTW Terms PLTW Vocabulary Set #12.
Presentation transcript:

Types of Circuits Series & Parallel

Objective Students will be able to compare series and parallel circuits in order to describe how energy is transferred to produce light

Series Duracell

Series Duracell

Series Duracell

Series Duracell

Series Duracell

Series Duracell

Parallel

Duracell

Parallel Duracell

Parallel Duracell

Parallel Duracell

Parallel Duracell

Parallel Duracell

Comparison Series CircuitParallel Circuit Definition Resistance Examples Only one path for current to flow Multiple paths for current to flow Total resistance increases Total resistance stays same -Holiday lights-Household Current

Feedback: Privacy Policy Feedback
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
About project: SlidePlayer Terms of Service

© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc. All rights reserved.