C.A.S.T.L.E.
Capacitor-Aided System for Teaching and Learning Electricity
No retakes are available for CASTLE Multiple Choice Quizzes!
Take turns doing the 'hands on' activities in each section. Rotate the group member actually performing the activity. However, if you are not the person actually performing the activity you should provide your input and participate in formulating and writing the answers.
Resistor Calculators
LED Calculator
CASTLE
*Skip Section 1.9 on page 7. We will not use dissected lightbulbs.
*Use the ROUND bulbs, not the LONG bulbs for Section 1.
*Be sure to keep the orientation of the compass the same (i.e. top of the compass toward the positive battery terminal) as you move it to different parts of the circuit.
*The positive terminal of the battery has a bump; the negative terminal is more or less flat.
*Use the ROUND bulbs, not the LONG bulbs for Section 1.
*Be sure to keep the orientation of the compass the same (i.e. top of the compass toward the positive battery terminal) as you move it to different parts of the circuit.
*The positive terminal of the battery has a bump; the negative terminal is more or less flat.
Section 2 Materials:
All circuit components from section 1, battery pack, connecting wires, three round bulbs with red disks, one long bulb, 2 resistors (10 ohms), microscopes with round and long bulbs, masking tape, one paper towel roll section, four coffee straws sections, four regular straws sections
All circuit components from section 1, battery pack, connecting wires, three round bulbs with red disks, one long bulb, 2 resistors (10 ohms), microscopes with round and long bulbs, masking tape, one paper towel roll section, four coffee straws sections, four regular straws sections
Borrow the large coil of wire from Mr. Barker to complete Section 2.8
*Skip lab sections 3.7, 3.8 & 3.14 . Skip question #10 on the the summary exercises and skip any homework questions about 'internal resistance'.
Section 3 Materials:
All circuit components from section 2, 1 additional round bulb, 2 capacitors, an air capacitor
All circuit components from section 2, 1 additional round bulb, 2 capacitors, an air capacitor
*Skip 4.1 to 4.5. Start with 4.6 and the AIR Capacitor.
Materials: All materials from section 3, Colored Pencils, Straw for 4.11