All About Circuits Passage (PBL)

What is needed in order to make electricity work?

• an electrical outlet

• a light bulb

• a battery

• an electrical circuit

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Conductors

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(b) Insulators

• wood

• metal

• rubber

• iron

• copper

• fabric

• paper

• water

The word circuit means _________________.

An electric circuit is __________________.

• a set of paper wires

• pathway made up of wires

• pathway made up of batteries

• pathway made up of light bulbs

What are tiny particles that carry energy?

• neutrons

• protons

• electrons

• conductors

What happens when there is a gap in a circuit?

• The electrons can move freely through the circuit.

• The electrons cannot flow through the wires.

• The light bulb breaks.

• The battery runs out.

What is a paper circuit?

• a circuit only using pictures drawn on paper

• a working electrical circuit created on a a piece of paper

• a circuit made of pictures printed from the internet

• paper circuits do not exist

What is needed to power your circuit?

• a small light bulb

• a skinny wire

• a small battery

• nothing