1. Electricity Definitions
Define
Electricity:
Electrons:
Short Circuit:
Current:
Battery:
Voltage:

2. Electricity Definitions
Continuity:
Resistance:
Amperage:
Wattage:
Polarity:

3. Symbol Library Keep a list of each component/pic/and symbol below
9V Battery

4. Complete Experiment #1: The Light Bulb
Parts:
How does the circuit work?:
What happened when you reduced the resistance in the circuit?
What parts can be removed and the circuit still work?
This circuit could be used for

5. Multimeter
Measure the value of the following in the correct units of measurement. Identify
The “Test Result”, “Test”, and “meter setting”
Test Result Test Meter Setting
9V battery-
1K resistor-
3.3K resistor-
10K resistor-
Variable 50K-
three different positions 1. 2. 3.
Test the following and record what happened
Wire
Battery strap
LED
Switch

6. Define
Ohm’s Law:
Draw a sample resistor and how the color bands represent values.
In Experiment #2, when resistance goes up the brightness goes ________. When the resistance goes down the brightness goes_______________.

7. Resistors in Series Resistors in Parallel Define Series Resistors:
Formula for calculating resistance in series(use R1):
Write out the math used to calculate the resistance of Experiment #3
Resistors in Parallel
Define parallel Resistors:
Formula for calculating resistance in parallel:
Write out the math used to calculate the resistance of Experiment #4

8. Capacitors Define: Capacitors: A/C: D/C:
Capacitance is measured in ______________.
Formula for calculating capacitance in series(use C1):
Formula for calculating capacitance in parallel: