SBA #6

DATE:16TH NOVEMBER,2020

TITLE: ELECTRICITY- CIRCUITS

AIM: TO ASSEMBLE COMPONENTS INTO A SERIES CIRCUIT AND A PARALLEL

CIRCUIT

APPARATUS AND MATERIALS: 2 SMALL BULBS (9 VOLTS OR LESS), CONNECTING

WIRES, BATTERIES

DIAGRAM:

METHOD: USE CONNECTING WIRES, BULB AND BATTERY TO ASSEMBLE A

SIMPLE CIRCUIT.

ADD ANOTHER BULB TO THE SIMPLE CIRCUIT IN SERIES.

REMOVE THE SECOND BULB AND ADD IT IN PARALLEL TO THE SIMPLE CIRCUIT.

MAKE SURE ALL BULBS ARE LIGHTED.

OBSERVE INTENSITY OF EACH BULB AND COMPARE THEM.

OBSERVATIONS:

DISCUSSION: IN ADDITION TO RESEARCH ON ELECTRICITY AND WHAT A CIRCUIT

IS…

1. DISTINGUISH BETWEEN SERIES AND PARALLEL CIRCUITS.

2. WAS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN THE INTENSITY OF THE BULBS WHEN IN SERIES?

WHY/WHY NOT?

3. WAS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN THE INTENSITY OF THE BULBS WHEN IN

PARALLEL? WHY/WHY NOT?

4. WHICH CIRCUIT IS MOST SUITABLE FOR WIRING HOMES? WHY?

5. WHAT WOULD RESULT IF HOMES WERE WIRED USING THE OTHER TYPE OF
CIRCUIT?

CONCLUSION:
SKILL ASSESSED AND MARK SCHEME

MEASUREMENT AND MANIPULATION MARKS ALLOTTED

COMPONENTS OF SIMPLE CIRCUIT 1
CONNECTED CORRECTLY
BULB 1 LIGHTED 1
COMPONENTS CONNECTED 2
CORRECTLY IN SERIES
BULBS 1 AND 2 LIGHTED 1
CORRECT OBSERVATION OF LIGHT 1
INTENSITY OF BULBS
COMPONENTS CONNECTED 2
CORRECTLY IN PARALLEL
BULBS 1 AND 2 LIGHTED 1
CORRECT OBSERVATION OF LIGHT 1
INTENSITY OF BULBS
TOTAL 10

ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION MARKS ALLOTTED

DIFFERENCE IN TYPES OF CIRCUITS 1
CORRECT OBSERVATION AND 3( 1 FOR OBSERVATION, 2 FOR
EXPLANATION FOR LIGHT INTENSITY EXPLANATIONS)
IN SERIES CIRCUITS
CORRECT OBSERVATION AND 3( 1 FOR OBSERVATION, 2 FOR
EXPLANATION FOR LIGHT INTENSITY EXPLANATIONS)
IN PARALLEL CIRCUITS
CORRECT TYPE OF CIRCUIT NAMED 2
AND EXPLANATION SUITABLE
EXPLANATION SUITABLE FOR WHY 1
THIS TYPE OF CIRCUIT ISN'S USED
TOTAL 10