Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Capacitors and Kirchhoff: Crash Course Physics #31

Subject Area

Science

Grade(s)

9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

What happens when there are multiple batteries connected in parallel? What happens when we add capacitors into the mix with resistors in our DC circuits? In this video, we’ll encounter junctions, loops, and capacitors.

    Science (2015) Grade(s): 09-12 - Physics

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    Use the principles of Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s laws to design, construct, and analyze combination circuits using typical components (e.g., resistors, capacitors, diodes, sources of power).

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    Vocabulary

    • ammeter
    • voltmeter
    • series
    • parallel
    • model
    • Kirchhoff's laws
    • Ohm's law
    • resistance
    • current
    • electric potential
    • multimeter
    • positive
    • negative
    • electrical components
    • circuit
    • voltage source
    • conductors
    • resistor color code
    • circuit diagram
    • heat
    • charge
    • static electricity

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • The color code for the resistance of resistors.
    • The basic principles of static electricity.
    • How to construct electrical circuits.
    • Several different components can be used to build an electrical circuit.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Design and use models.
    • Develop an appropriate experimental procedure.
    • Create a data sheet.
    • Collect and organize experimental data.
    • Follow written and verbal instructions.
    • Make measurements using standard units.
    • Effectively manipulate laboratory equipment.
    • Work safely in collaborative lab groups.
    • Manipulate equations.
    • Interpret graphical data.
    • Solve mathematical equations.
    • Use a multimeter.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Circuits are complete pathways through which current will flow predictably and will provide energy to the connected component(s).
    • Circuits may be simple or complex.

    Scientific and Engineering Practices

    Analyzing and Interpreting Data

    Crosscutting Concepts

    Cause and Effect
    Link to Resource

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    Audio/Video

    Resource Provider

    PBS
    Accessibility

    Accessibility

    Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
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