Electric House Project Circuit Specifications
In order to build your circuits, you will first construct your circuits using bulbs, alligator clips, and batteries. USE YOUR DIAGRAMS TO HELP YOU! Once you have a successful circuit, you will use the red and white wires and your bulbs to create a more permanent circuit that will be placed in your house.
- Your team will design and construct an electric house with separate series, parallel, and complex circuits. (HINT: white, blue, and green bulbs work well together; red and yellow work well together!)
- The house will consist of one or two stories. Each house will contain at least the following areas: one bedroom, one bathroom or garage, a kitchen, a front door, and a living room/dining room area.
- Each individual room will be illuminated by its own light.
- Switches can be made from brads and paper clips. (Click here for video)
- Your house will be powered by AA, D, or 9V batteries so make an obvious two leads to attach your battery to during testing if you do not supply your own batteries. You will need to use the AAs, Ds, and 9V in at least one circuit of your house. (You may not use the same battery for every circuit in your house.)
- Each circuit must be able to work independently from the other.
- Insulated wire and lights will be provided.
- You will have access to scissors, wire cutters and wire strippers.
- You may use additional bulbs in your circuits if you wish, but any excess materials should be returned!
- If your circuit is not working, you will need to troubleshoot. Some ideas include, switching batteries, adding batteries, switching bulbs, making sure bulbs are the same color, switching wires, making sure your bulb is properly set up with wire going into the positive side and out of the negative side, etc. Just because it doesn't work the first time, DON'T GIVE UP! Chances are you just need to try something else!