Our assignment was to show and create five different circuits--open, closed, short, series, and parallel circuits. I completed this through three different ways. The first way was searching a picture of the type of circuit from Google. The second way was by making the circuit with a battery pack, LED lights, and Play-doh. The third way was creating the circuit on Cleo.net and getting a schematic view of it. Below are the three images of each circuit:from left to right, the image from Google, the image of the circuit made with LED and Play-doh, and the image of the schematic view.
Open Circuit
These are three different pictures illustrating an open circuit. In an open circuit, the flow of electricity is not completed, so the light does not light up.
Closed Circuit
These are three different pictures illustrating a closed circuit. The flow of electricity is completed in a closed circuit, so the light glows.
Short Circuit
These are three different pictures illustrating a short circuit. In a short circuit, the flow is redirected from its initial path of going to the light, which causes the electricity to miss the light and go on a shorter path.
Series Circuit
These are three different pictures illustrating a series circuit. Electricity flows through a series of lights, with each light receiving the full voltage.
Parallel Circuit
These are three different pictures illustrating a parallel circuit. In a parallel circuit, the electricity is split into multiple flows in order to illuminate lights in a parallel series.