Monday, March 16, 2015

AP PHYSICS CIRCUITS INTRO



Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only)










Click to Run

This Week END


 PHUN VIDEO


  •  Getting Started with Electronics
  • In your notebook label a new page as circuits and the following days
  • Day1 
    • Objectives 

      • After studying the material of this chapter, the student should be able to:

      1. Explain how a simple battery can produce an electrical current.
      2. Define current, ampere, emf, voltage, resistance, resistivity, and temperature coefficient of resistance.
      3. Write the symbols used for electromotive force, electric current, resistance, resistivity, temperature coefficient of resistance and power and state the unit associated with each quantity. 
  •  Use the simulator above:(must be done on a real computer not Phone)
    • Build a circuit to  make a bulb light with the fewest # of components (make observations)
    • Sketch this in your notebook
      • Sketch the circuit using both visual and schematic representations.
      • What is current?
      • What is resistance?
      • What is voltage?
    • Remove the light bulb and repeat the experiment.
      • What  is different?  Why?
    • Substitute a wire for the original light bulb
      • What is different? Why?
    • Sketch in your notebook & Complete the analogy below with electricity terms describe the purpose of each.


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21 comments:

  1. My computer won't let me run the simulator.

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  2. im having the same issue
    - Rachel

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  3. First: Click and follow the instructions below

    https://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp

    Try this link: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/circuit-construction-kit-dc
    it also has instructions about java...
    Make sure you are using firefox...

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  4. I don't have firefox on my computer...when I try to open it on google chrome it keeps saying the file may harm my computer

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    1. this was in a post of minimum requirement from the beginning of the year and this needed to be done then to avoid this problem.

      Check the table of contents for the appropriate chapter. Maybe try Circuits?

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  5. I'm having the same issue as Jenny
    -Emily F

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  6. Also what chapter in the textbook are we supposed to read?

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  7. See above. Sorry for the delay. I have the flu along with both my kids.

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  8. I still cannot open the link even on firefox

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  9. Even on firefox, this is saying that this may harm my computer

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  10. outline the chapter and answer the questions not the problems in the circuits chapter as an alternative.
    This is an alternate assignment...
    Yes thier are 300billion devices that run Java and if you read it it says this may harm your computer. Turning it on may harm your computer.
    Don't have your book use your wileyplus to access the chapter.

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  11. for the study packet link, do we need to do every single page by Monday or is this something that should be done over time for preparation for the ap test??

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  12. Sorry updated the post on Friday with some better instructions and links to power points and it didn't post... So much for staying till 4 on a Friday....
    The later but the listed circuits pages asap. I believe pages 88-92
    Everything else schedule 45 min of daily physics time to work on new stuff if the new stuff us clear work on old stuff...

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  13. can we not come in at 730 the day after break please

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  14. You don't have to do anything you don't want to do.👍

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  15. I cannot figure out how to print the conceptual physics pages

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  16. Where can I find the study packet pages 87-94 to print and complete?

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  17. Click the link then download the file...

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  18. Try Internet Explorer. I know some of the other thingys don't let you download it.

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  19. You are a savior Brooke Mullin!!!

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