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ID No.: 5501033
OBJECTIVE:
To gain an understanding of the circuit quantities, voltage, current and resistance, and
the application of ohms law using series and parallel circuits via a computer simulation.
WARNING: This activity should be saved in the following format:
series and parallel circuits worksheet_<family name+first name>
before emailing it to grethel_mende@hnu.edu.ph.
INSTRUCTIONS:
a. Visit the following URLs in your web browser:
http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/
http://www.article19.com/shockwave/oz.htm
Note: You must have Adobe Shockwave loaded on your computer for the simulation to
work. You will require a calculator as well to perform calculations.
b. Experiment with the Ohm Zone user interface. Read the introduction on the left-hand
side and experiment with each of the menus at the bottom.Move the components
around using your mouse on the right-hand side and experiment by building a basic
circuit.Press the clear button when you have finished experimenting, which will clear the
work area.
c.Click on the visualize button and the popups buttons on the bottom menu. Now
clickon the hand symbol on the lower menu and a new sub-menu appears.
d. You will now complete all of theactivities; however you will only answer questions on
a few of them. Follow the instruction sequence below.
BE AWARE: Due to the internal resistance of the simulation battery, measuredbattery
voltage values will be slightly lower than expected. Lets start the prac.
Exhibit 1. Building a simple circuit.
a. Read the introduction on the left, then connect the voltmeter (V) across the resistor
and measure the voltage across the resistor. Now measure the voltage across the
battery. Write your results below.
Vr = 9.99V
VBatt = 10V
When we measure voltage, we place the meter on the component.
b. Referring back to the video you watched previously, what is another name we use for
voltage?
c. Name the direction the current flows from the battery? Positive direction
Is this current flow electron or conventional current flow? conventional
d.Now place the ammeter (A) in the circuit and measure the current. Current is
measured 0.1A with the circuit.
Write the measured current here 0.1A
e. Fill out the missing sections in the table below by substituting the resistor values and
take the measurements by placing the voltmeter and ammeter in the correct places.
Resistance Value
Green - 10
Yellow - 20
Blue - 100
Purple 200
Voltage
9.998
9.99
9.9998
9.9999
Current
0.998
0.5
0.1
0.05
From your observations above, in this circuit the voltage remains the same no matter
what the value of resistance is and as the current increases in value, the Resistance
decreases in value.
Exhibit 2. Building a series circuit.
a. Read the introduction and complete the activity.
Exhibit 3. Building a parallel circuit.
a. Read the introduction and complete the activity.
If you remove either light bulb, what happens to the remaining current?
It will still flow because the wires are connected independently with each other,
so with one connection out the current will still flow with the other one.
Exhibit 4. Building a combination circuit.
a. Read the introduction and complete the activity.
Why is it that if I remove the light bulb at A, the circuit ceases to work, yet if I remove
either B or C the circuit continues working?
If you will remove a the circuit will not work because it is in series with the other,
while removing B or C wont affect because they are connected in parallel.
c.Calculate the equivalent resistance of the circuit, then using ohms law, calculate the
circuit current. Place your results in the table below. Move your mouse over the battery
to discover the equivalent resistance of the circuit and measure the overall circuit
currentusing the ammeter as shown above.
Calculated Value
9.13V
Measured Value
9.125V
V200ohm
0.76V
0.7604V
V 20ohm
0.076V
0.0769V
V10ohm
0.038V
0.038V
e. Measure the voltage across all of the resistors in the circuit. Write your results in the
table above:
Does the addition of either the calculated or measured values equal the overall battery
voltage? yes
If not, why not?
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BONUS ACTIVITY:
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/mastascu/eLessonsHtml/Resist/Resist2.html