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    Name(s):_________________________________________________________________________ PhET Circuit

    Lab
    Go to google. Type: “PHET DC CIRCUIT”
    Select 

    Click on play 

    Select Lab

    1. Create a battery and wires as seen to the right

    What happens?

    Why do you think this happens?

    2. Un-attach the top wires and connect a light bulb as seen to right & below

    What happens?

    Examine inside the light bulb, what is happening?

    Which way are the electrons flowing?

    Click on Conventional Current 

    Which way does the current flow?

    Place Current setting back to electrons.


    3. Notice the brightness of the light.
    Take the ammeter from the right and PLACE THE SCOPE ANYWHERE ALONG THE CIRCUIT WIRE
    What does the AMMETER read?
    A

    Now place the ammeter scope on the BULB.


    What does the AMMETER read? A

    Now place the ammeter scope on the BATTERY.


    What does the AMMETER read? A
    What can you say about the current (ampere) of the circuit?

    Take the voltmeter from the right and PLACE THE RED PRONG on the POSITIVE SIDE OF BATTERY
    and PLACE THE BLACK PRONG on the NEGATIVE SIDE OF BATTERY

    What Does the VOLTMETER READ? V

    Take the voltmeter from the right and PLACE THE RED PRONG on the POSITIVE SIDE OF LIGHT BULB
    and PLACE THE BLACK PRONG on the NEGATIVE SIDE OF LIGHT BULB

    What Does the VOLTMETER READ? V

    Take the voltmeter from the right and PLACE THE RED PRONG anywhere along on the wire
    and PLACE THE BLACK PRONG anywhere along on the wire

    What Does the VOLTMETER READ? V

    Using Ohm’s Law, I=V/R and V= I·R and R=V/I


    Determine the light bulb resistance
    R=V/I R= _____/_____

    R=______Ω

    4. Add another bulb to the circuit as seen to the right. 

    What do you notice about the brightness of the light?

    Using your data from above, determine the current of the circuit now (The resistance will be doubled, The VT will be the same.)

    I=VT/RT I=______/________ I=__________A

    Now take your ammeter and aim scope anywhere along circuit,
    What does it read? ___________A

    Now take your voltmeter, determine the voltage drop across each bulb

    V V
    Bulb 1 Bulb 2
    Add the Voltage drops of bulb1 and bulb2. V

    Total Voltage dropped

    How does the total voltage dropped compare to the VT?

    5. Change the 2nd bulb to a bulb with a resistor (located further down the list)

    What do you notice about the brightness of the light?

    What do you notice about the movement of the electrons?

    Use your ammeter to determine the current of the circuit now.

    Use your voltmeter to determine the total voltage of the circuit now.

    Using Ohm’s Law, Determine the RT

    RT=VT/I RT=_____V_/ ______A


    Knowing the resistance of the regular light bulb, Determine the resistance of the bulb with

    A resistor

    RT – Rreg bulb = _________________Resistance of bulb with resistor


    6. Create Circuit as seen in the picture to the right: 2
    What kind of circuit is this?

    Click on the battery, change voltage of battery to 10V 1


    Using the voltmeter, determine the voltage of:
    The battery:_____________________

    Lightbulb 1:_____________________

    Lightbulb 2:_____________________
    What can you determine about the voltage on parallel circuits?

    Using the ammeter, determine the current through:

    The battery:_____________________

    Lightbulb 1:_____________________

    Lightbulb 2:_____________________

    What can you determine about the current on parallel circuits?

    CONCLUSION:

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