Circuits

Circuit Assignment Area of Interaction: Environments

===  Significant Concepts: Basic circuits  ===

===  Unit Question: How have circuits impacted our environments? ===

Define the following: 1. Voltage: The measurement of electricity 2. Current: Flow of electricity 3. Resistance: The amount of voltage lost 4. Circuit: Parts on a silicon plate that does something 5. Transistors: Amplify electrical current 6. LEDs: LIght emmitting diode 7. Capacitor: Used to store energy 8. Resistor: Decrease the voltage <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">9. Switch: Turn a circuit on or off <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">10. Digital Electronics: Re-programmable circuits, circuits that can be changed <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">11. Integrated Circuit: A hard circuit, can't be changed <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">12. Binary Code: Basic language of computers

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Spend two day creating snap circuits. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">13. How many circuits did you make? (You need to make at least 6 circuits) <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">I made about 7 circuits <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">14. What was your favorite circuit? <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">My favorite circuit was the one that combined light, sound, and the fan together <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">15. Did you like the snap circuits? Explain why: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">I didn't really care for the snap circuits because they were ridiculously simple.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Spend 4 days making your bug circuit. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">16. Did your circuit work? <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">It half worked... One of the legs was dysfunctional so it just went in circles. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">17. Did you like making the bug circuit? Explain why: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Yes, I have never soldered before so it was a new and interesting experience for me.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">18. How have circuits impacted our environment? <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Circuits allow us to create newer technology to help the environment or harm it.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">How you will be graded: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Answering Questions: +25 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Snap Circuits: +30 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Bug Circuit: +30 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Total: 85