Electronic Circuits For Kids
My attempt to introduce concept of circuits to my 2nd grader. I initially thought of using bread board and wires. But later found this in Amazon: Snap Circuits by ELENCO.
The materials are of good quality and components are wrapped in strong plastic containers which make it durable.
I thought of giving a high level overview of circuits and how circuits work and go step by step. The first day went well.
Day 1: Tried to explain these concepts and get some hands on!
Circuit
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Circuit is a path for electric current to flow from one place to another. The flow is from a source to sink. An example of source is the positive end of the battery. And an example of sink is negative end of the battery.
Note: Current flows from ‘+’ to ‘-’. Electrons flow from ‘-’ to ‘+’
Connections between various components in a circuit are made using conducting materials. Like a wire made of copper or a gold metal plate!
Load
In an electronic circuit, we make the current to flow through a load. And get work done or control flow of current. Examples of load are an LED, a motor, a resistor.
A load is anything that consume energy!
Short Circuit — DANGER
When current flows from source to sink through a circuit without any load, you short a circuit. You burn a circuit!
A short circuit is a DANGER. Ensure that you don’t have a short before you power up the circuit!
