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Circuits
Exploring the components of a circuit
Today’s Focus
Electric Circuit
Components of Electric Circuit
What happens in a circuit?
Conductors and Insulators
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Circuit or Circus? Which of these circuits would work?
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Circuit or Circus? Which of these circuits would work?
Answer
Key
A plastic toothbrush A metal screw is a
A plastic comb is not a is not a conductor of conductor of electricity,
conductor of electricity. electricity, and a power but the power source
source is missing. is missing.
By the end of the lesson,
you’ll be able to...
Describe what an electric Name at least three (3)
circuit is. components of a circuit.
Explain what happens in an Differentiate conductors
electric circuit. from insulators.
What is an electric circuit?
Direction of electric
It is a complete path current
through which electric
current flows.
It should be
constructed in an
unbroken loop.
What makes an electric A simple circuit consists of a battery
(or other source), a light bulb (or other
circuit complete? load) and conducting wires.
Component
Symbol
Other Circuit Shown below are other circuit
components and their corresponding
Components electrical symbols:
battery closed switch open switch
resistor motor fuse
What happens A dry cell provides the ‘push’ needed
in a circuit? for electrons to flow in the loop.
These electrons are already present
in the wires.
When these electrons pass through
a load or a receiver, electrical energy
can change into other forms, such as
light, heat and sound.
Completing the Circuit
Given a bulb, a wire and a cell,
can you suggest:
1 way to connect them to
get the bulb to light up?
1 way to connect them such
that the bulb does not light
up?
Use the electrical symbols when drawing
the circuits.
Completing
the Circuit
Sample Answer
Bulb lights up Bulb does not light up
Completing the
Circuit
Extension Activity
With the help of your teacher or
carer, With
testthewhether yourorsuggestions
help of your teacher carer,
and diagrams will
actual batteries, make
a small theandbulb
lightbulb, wires. light
test whether your suggestions and drawings will make the bulb light
using
using actual batteries, a small
lightbulb and wires.
Conductors vs Insulators
Conductors Insulators
These materials allow These materials resist the
charges to flow freely. free movement of charges.
rubber diamond
balloon
copper wire
rubber tire
silver
spoon
Think
About It!
With the help of your teacher or carer,
test whether your suggestions and drawings will
make the bulb light using actual batteries, a small
lightbulb, and wires.
Can you name other
conducting materials
aside from copper wire
and silver spoon?
What can electric Electric circuits play a crucial role
in our daily lives.
circuits do?
It allows specific It allows It helps trains It enables the
devices to light bulbs move and makes cooling system of
produce heat to light up. travelling to work a refrigerator to
and sound. or school easier. work.
Review
What is an electric circuit?
Some of its A complete circuit
It is a complete path
components include features an
through which
wires, a bulb and a unbroken loop
electric current
power source (cell where charges
flows.
or battery). can flow.
Turning Lemons
into Electricity
Find out how a lemon-powered
clock works.
Research and share what
you’ve found.
