GLOBAL JAYA SCHOOL

2018 / 2019
SCHOOL BASED EXAM SIMULATION
SCIENCE

Name: ________________
Class: 6 ___

Purpose: to create two circuits: (1 series and 1 parallel circuit) with provided materials and
analyze the properties of each circuit.
Guiding questions:
1 How can I build a parallel circuit?
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Hypothesis:(What do you think will happen?) What will the difference be between the
parallel circuit and the series circuit in terms of brightness of the bulb? What is the
correlation between one lamp and another in each circuit?
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Materials:

 Infra board
 Wire
 9-volt battery
 Light bulbs
 Tape
 Scissors
Directions
First circuit:
1. Prepare all the materials.
2. Cut the wire into several pieces
3. Take a look at the circuit below.
4. On your infra board, arrange the circuit.
5. Connect the lightbulb to the battery using the wires.
6. Attach one of the wires to the positive terminal of the battery and wind the other end
around the side of one of the lightbulbs.
7. Attach one of the wires to the negative terminal of the battery and wind the other
end around the side of one of the lightbulbs.
8. Connect the bulbs.

Second circuit:
1. Prepare all the materials.
2. Cut the wire into several pieces
3. Take a look at the circuit below.
4. On your infra board, arrange the circuit.
5. Connect the lightbulbs to the battery using the wires.
6. Attach one of the wires to the positive terminal of the battery and wind the other end
around the left side of one of the lightbulbs.
7. Attach one of the wires to the negative terminal of the battery and wind the other
end around the left side of one of the lightbulbs.

Answer these questions:

1. Which of the materials above could be considered variables and why? (10 points)
Variable: __________________ Why: ___________________________________
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2. Results: (what happened?) (15 points)

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3. Properties of the circuits: (20 points)

a) Which component acts as a power source?
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b) What kind of energy is stored in the battery?

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c) Which component is a conductor? _____________________________

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d) Which component is an insulator? _____________________________

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e) Which circuit is brighter? ___________________________________

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f) What happens if we disconnect lamp A in the series circuit?

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Why? ___________________________________________________

What happens if we disconnect lamp A in the parallel circuit?

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Explain why?
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4. Evaluation: – (3 points)
 Identify three differences between the series and parallel circuit the experiment!
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 How can these two types of circuits be applied in everyday life?

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 If a circuit is arranged like the picture below, predict what will happen if:

If lightbulb A were removed, what would happen to lightbulb B?

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If lightbulb D were removed, what would happen to lightbulb B?
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If lightbulb C were removed, what would happen to lightbulb D?
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If lightbulb B were removed, what would happen to lightbulb D?
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If lightbulb A were removed, what would happen to lightbulb D?
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 5 4 3 2 1
Observing •Chooses and •Properly uses •Improperly uses •Does not use •Does not record
properly uses necessary tools / necessary tools / necessary tools / observations
necessary tools / instruments (i.e., instruments when instruments when
instruments when hand lens) when tools are appropriate tools are appropriate
appropriate appropriate •States opinions or
•Does not state •Does not state uses
opinions opinions or use anthropomorphic
•Records anthropomorphic descriptions (give
observations through descriptions (give human qualities to
words or drawings human qualities to non-human
non-human objects/concepts)
objects/concepts) • record observations
•Records
observations through
words or drawings
Inferring/ •Complete thought •Complete thought •Incomplete thought •Blank, does not •Does not relate to
Making •Based on prior •Based on prior •Not based on prior verbalize or record problem/ question
hypothesis knowledge and/or knowledge and/or knowledge and/or prediction /
observation observation observation hypothesis
•Specifically related •Specifically related •Only somewhat •Not based on prior
to the problem or to the problem or related to problem or knowledge and/or
question question question observation
•Adds reason to
show thinking behind
prediction /
hypothesis
•Reasons should
 reflect scientific
thought with
appropriate
vocabulary
•Independent-
written by student
without teacher help
Experiment/ •Complete listing of •Lists most of the •Lists some of the •Lists some of the  Does not use
Measuring all steps to be steps to be followed steps to be followed steps to be followed proper/accurate
followed •Specifies most •Order of steps is measuring
•Specifies all measured amounts logical
measured amounts with numbers (5 •Lists experimental
with numbers (5 minutes, 1 cup water, variable, but does not
minutes, 1 cup water, etc.) list variables to be
etc.) •Order of steps is controlled.
•Order of steps is logical
logical •Identifies
•Anticipates steps experimental variable
that will be necessary and some variables
before performing to be controlled.
experiment.
•Identifies all
variables to be
controlled and
experimental
variable.