Conductors/Insulators
Is a golf tee a conductor or insulator?
Insulator
What should you do when your see a wire that is down that is still attached to pole?
Tell an adult and move away
What is the very bottom part of the bulb at the end of the metal base called?
Metal Tip
How many volts are in a one D cell battery?
1.5 volts
What is a series circuit?
There is only one way for electricity to flow
Is a plastic screen a conductor or insulator?
Insulator
What is the word used to find out what is wrong with a circuit?
Troubleshooting
What circles around the metal tip?
Ceramic insulator
How many volts does a standard light bulb run on?
120 volts
What is a parallel circuit?
There is more than one way for electricity to flow.
What is an insulator?
Materials through which electricity does not flow.
What voltage typical runs in a household outlet?
110 volts
What is the the dot on the metal base called?
Wire attachment point
What two places on a light bulb must be touching to turn on using a battery?`
What materials did we use to create a circuit?
Wires
Bulb
battery
What is a conductor?
Materials that allow electricity to pass through them.
True or false: When you see a down wire on the road, you should move it off the road.
FALSE!
What is the part of the light bulb that lights up called?
Filament
Volt
What is the difference between a series circuit and a parallel circuit?
List three items that are conductors and three items that are insulators.
Insulators: gold tee, plastic screen, soda straw, marble, string
Conductors: Paper clip, aluminum nail, brass screw, copper wire, water
What are the three things you must do to trouble shoot your circuit that is not working.
check battery/bulb
check wires
What is the outside protector of the bulb called?!
Glass Globe
Name three inventions Thomas Edison discovered
Waxed paper
light bulb
copy machine
1st movie
Which type of circuit is like a draw bridge?
Series Circuit