BASIC CIRCUIT SYMBOLS

COPY THESE SYMBOLS INTO YOUR COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK!!!!

Light bulb

Would this circuit work? Why or why not?

Draw the circuit the way it would need to be drawn for the circuit to work in your composition notebook.

Circuits: Will they light up? Say yes or no for each, and explain why!!!

A B

C D

EXIT SLIP:

Draw a circuit with one light bulb and two batteries.

Draw a circuit with one light bulb, one battery and an open switch.

STOP AND THINK Page 2481. How do electrochemical cells function within a

battery?2. What is the importance of the positive terminal

of a battery? What about the negative?3. How do alternating current and direct current

differ?4. Where in your house might you find alternating

current?5. Where in your house might you find direct

current?

STOP AND THINK PAGE 252

1. How do turbines in power plants work?2. How do transformers and circuit breakers

affect the electricity you use in your house?

3. What causes a blackout of power?

LINKS COUNT 2nd QUARTER

Block Number of Links

1 1083 1084 625 62

WINNERS: 1st and 3rd Block get a movie and snack day!!!!!!!YOU BRING YOUR OWN SNACK!!!!!!

DATE? TO BE ANNOUNCED.