Electrical Circuits

Objectives: 

·        To recognize electronic components and symbols

·        To have a basic understanding of volts, current, and resistance

·        To distinguish between series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits

·        To develop appropriate use of technology with electrical circuits

Outcomes: 

·        To complete tutorials and quizzes

Warm-Up: 

For a lesson and quiz on series and parallel DC circuits, click here:  http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/dccircuits.htm

New Instruction: 

1.  For a worksheet on using the TI 83 Plus and Equation Solver to solve electrical circuit formulas, click here: http://www.billings.k12.mt.us/comm/TI83%20Equation%20Solver%20for%20Electrical%20Circuits.pdf.

 

2.  For lessons on electricity , click here:  http://www.wisc-online.com/members/objectdetails.asp?lvl2ID=81.  You will need to register (it is free).  Then login, click on View Learning Objects, then click on Technical, then click on DC Electronics. 

 

3.  For lessons and quizzes about electricity and circuits, click here:  http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/circuits/u9l3a.html . 

 

4.  For more lessons about electricity and circuits (do the first five units), click here:    http://people.sinclair.edu/nickreeder/eet114/mod01.htm .

 

5.  For a guide to circuit schematic symbols, click here:  http://www.faqs.org/docs/electric/Ref/REF_9.html .

 

6.  For instruction on series-parallel circuits, click here:  http://www.faqs.org/docs/electric/DC/DC_7.html .

 

7.  For useful formulas and conversions, click here:  http://www.faqs.org/docs/electric/Ref/REF_1.html.

Feedback and Review:

1.  For a Ohm’s Law Chart, click here:  http://www.the12volt.com/ohm/ohmslaw.asp .

 

2.  For a glossary of electrical terms, click here:  http://school.discovery.com/curriculumcenter/electricity/glossary.html .

 

3.  For more practice, complete all eight pages of the following.  Click here  http://www.schoolscience.co.uk/content/3/physics/circuits/index.html .

 

4.  For a flash presentation with information, practice, and quizzes, click here:    http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/ .

Transfer of Knowledge or Skills:

1.  For practice with resistance problems, click here:  http://www.darvill.clara.net/hotpots/ohms.htm .

 

2.  For an electrical circuit review, click here:  http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/chemphys/reviews/u13review/u13ans1.html.

 

3.  For a practice test, click here:  http://www.electronics.dit.ie/undergrads/quiz/dt287_electric_circuits_quiz.htm .

 

4.  To take an A-6 Electrical ASE Test Preparation, click here:  http://www.autoshop101.com/asetest/asetest1.html .