CIRCUITS
Rob the robot is going to tell you all about circuits. Before you click on Rob, think about the following questions:
1. What are circuits?
2. How do circuits power the world around me?
1. What are circuits?
2. How do circuits power the world around me?
Circuits form a complete, closed loop of energy. When the loop is open, no electricity can flow through.
Series circuits involve only one energy pathway to power many objects. This means these objects share the energy. Therefore, these objects all get a smaller fraction of the overall energy.
Parallel circuits provide energy pathways for all objects being powered. This means each object gets the full energy of the circuit.
Series circuits involve only one energy pathway to power many objects. This means these objects share the energy. Therefore, these objects all get a smaller fraction of the overall energy.
Parallel circuits provide energy pathways for all objects being powered. This means each object gets the full energy of the circuit.