PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The class used wires, lightbulbs, and batteries to begin learning about electricity and circuits. Once we were familiar with them, we moved on to using smaller wires and resistors on a breadboard. After that, each group used an Arduino set to learn about coding. We used the set to create "a piece of art".
The class used wires, lightbulbs, and batteries to begin learning about electricity and circuits. Once we were familiar with them, we moved on to using smaller wires and resistors on a breadboard. After that, each group used an Arduino set to learn about coding. We used the set to create "a piece of art".
The image on the left is the circuit diagram for the image on the left. We had to write a code to upload to the breadboard in order for it to do what we wanted. The code we wrote made a buzzer play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and display the words on an LCD screen. We had combined two codes from the packet and then edited it to play and show what we wanted. The code can be found below.
CONTENT
Circuit- a complete loop of conducting material from the positive side of a power source to the negative side
Current- the flow of electricity through a circuit that remains the same throughout an entire series but splits between parallel strands (measured in Amps)
Voltage- the potential energy difference across a power source or resistor, it is the push of electricity through a resistor and gets split between resistors in a series but remains the same in parallel (measured in Volts, can be calculated with Voltage=Current*Resistance)
Resistance- a measure of how much the current is slowed down by obstacles in the circuit (measured in Ohms, calculated with Resistance=Voltage/Current)
Series- R=R1+R2
Parallel- 1/R= 1/R1+1/R2
Circuit- a complete loop of conducting material from the positive side of a power source to the negative side
Current- the flow of electricity through a circuit that remains the same throughout an entire series but splits between parallel strands (measured in Amps)
Voltage- the potential energy difference across a power source or resistor, it is the push of electricity through a resistor and gets split between resistors in a series but remains the same in parallel (measured in Volts, can be calculated with Voltage=Current*Resistance)
Resistance- a measure of how much the current is slowed down by obstacles in the circuit (measured in Ohms, calculated with Resistance=Voltage/Current)
Series- R=R1+R2
Parallel- 1/R= 1/R1+1/R2
REFLECTION
My group was somewhat distracted most of the time and we were always a few sections behind our classmates. We rushed through the second packet and had to go back to make sure we understood things. We were too excited about about moving on and didn't fully comprehend the material the first time around. Looking back, we probably could have finished the first packet more quickly and took our time on the second one. We took turns setting up each of the circuits and did pretty well when we focused.
I worked on this project with Brittany Fung and Alexis Bishop.
My group was somewhat distracted most of the time and we were always a few sections behind our classmates. We rushed through the second packet and had to go back to make sure we understood things. We were too excited about about moving on and didn't fully comprehend the material the first time around. Looking back, we probably could have finished the first packet more quickly and took our time on the second one. We took turns setting up each of the circuits and did pretty well when we focused.
I worked on this project with Brittany Fung and Alexis Bishop.