Day 01 - Explain Electricity
Get out a sheet of graph paper; write your name on it and define current, resistance, and voltage. Obtain a copy of the electronics textbook in our classroom and turn to pages 617 and 618. Use that reference to draw the symbols assignd to the following 14 electronic components:
- wires (not connected)
- wires (connected)
- voltmeter
- ammeter
- SPST (single-pole single-throw) switch
- capacitor (fixed)
- DC battery
- speaker
- resistor (fixed)
- motor
- generator
- AC power source
- inductor
- incandescent lamp
Once you have completed this task, go to the PhET circuit simulator to derive Ohm's law (which states the relationships between voltage, current, and resistance in circuits).
