circuit lab
DESCRIPTION
Circuit Lab for SDSUTRANSCRIPT
QUESTIONS
What are the effects of adding resistors in parallel to a circuit?
Trial Resistor number
Voltage (V) Current(A) Calculated R()
(powered)
1 2 9 .90 10.002 3 9 .90 10.003 4 9 .90 10.004 5 9 .90 9.92
Total VT reading AT reading RT=VT/IT
Trial 1: 2 Resistors Trial 2: 3 Resistor
Trial 3: 4 Resistors Trial 4: 5 Resistors
What are the effects of adding resistors in series to a circuit?
Trial Resistor number
Voltage (V) Current(A) Calculated R()
(powered)
1 1 9.00 .90 10.002 2 4.50 .45 10.003 3 3.00 .30 10.004 4 2.25 .22 10.23
Total VT reading AT reading RT=VT/IT
Trial 1: 1 Resistors Trial 2: 2 Resistor
Trial 4: 3 Resistors Trial 3: 4 Resistors
Guidance
Organize your experiments, keep detailed records of each construction, create tables based on your observations. Basically record everything you do. (Drawing diagrams or take screen shots is a great idea)
This is a student-generated lab, which means you are creating unique experiments. I will not provide you with prescribed circuits.
Your data must prove evidence of your generalizations. The final product should be reproducible through an equation.
This is a formal lab write-up.
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/circuit-construction-kit-dc