PASCO EM-8622 BASIC ELECTRICITY - Manual (Page 6)

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Basic Electricity 012-04367E
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Open the zip-lock bag containing the resistors and
other components. Distribute the following resistors
and wires to each of the boards, storing them in the
plastic holder at the top of the board:
(3) 5" Wire Leads (12.7 cm)
(4) 10" Wire Leads (25.4 cm)
(1) 100
Ω
Resistor (brown, black, brown, gold)
(3) 330
Ω
Resistors (orange, orange, brown, gold)
(1) 560
Ω
Resistor (green, blue, brown, gold)
(1) 1000
Ω
Resistor (brown, black, red, gold)
Store the remainder of the components in the zip-
lock bag until needed in future experiments.
➁ Students will need to use the same resistors, same bat-
teries, etc. from one experiment to another, particu-
larly during experiments 4 to 6. Labeling of the
boards and your meters will enable students to more
easily have continuity in their work. A pad has been
included on the board for purposes of labeling indi-
vidual boards. Use of a removable label or using a
permanent marker are two alternatives.
The experiments written up in this manual are develop-
mental, starting from an introduction to the Circuits
Experiment Board and complete circuits, through series
and parallel circuits, ultimately resulting in diode and
transistor characteristics. These experiments can be used
in combination with existing labs that the teacher em-
ploys, or may be used as a complete lab unit.
Experiment 1 Circuits Experiment Board
Experiment 2 Lights in Circuits
Experiment 3 Ohm’s Law
Experiment 4 Resistances in Circuits
Experiment 5 Voltages in Circuits
Experiment 6 Currents in Circuits
Experiment 7 Kirchhoff’s Rules
Experiment 8 Capacitors in Circuits
Experiment 9 Diode Characteristics
Experiment 10 Transistor Characteristics
Getting Started
The Experiments
Additional Equipment needed:
Experiments 3-10 Digital Multimeter, VOM or
VTVM (See discussion on page 3)
Experiments 8-10 The Meter needs at least 10 6 Ω
input impedance
Experiment 8 A timing device is needed,
0.1 second resolution.
Experiment 9 A.C. Power Supply and an
Oscilloscope (optional)