Circuits & Programming:
While we worked on the Cardboard chair project, my group (Jessica Walters, Max VonBlankenberg, and I) worked on completing different tasks creating circuits and programming. Each one was dealt with differently, so lets get started!
Circuits:
During this project, we followed the packet given to us to create different circuits on a breadboard. This taught us how circuits worked and what each electronic device did. On the left is a picture of my groups final circuit on a breadboard. The point of the circuit on the left is to make a red LED light light up.
Programming:
My group and I were assigned to work on www.codeacademy.com to learn "Python", which is one of the many programming languages. We learned many things, such as loops, functions, lists, and much more! It's like learning a different language, but you remember commands and quotes. Plus, incase your confused, this isn't a language we speak, but computers speak. Don't ask me why it just is. By the way, I know it's a lot of effort to type out CodeAcademy.com, but don't you worry! There is a button below that sends you right to the home page! Enjoy learning the word (or I guess in this case, "type") of Python!
Physics Concepts:
-Current: the "Flow" of electricity through a circuit, which is measured in amps
-Voltage: the "Potential Energy" of a circuit, which is measured in volts
-Series: when 2 resistors are in succession in a circuit, they are in series, which doesn't effect the current, but does effect the voltage at certain points in the circuit
-Parallel: when the circuit splits and there are 2 resistors in the circuit, but not in sequence, they are parallel, which means although voltage stays the same, however current is different.
-Voltage: the "Potential Energy" of a circuit, which is measured in volts
-Series: when 2 resistors are in succession in a circuit, they are in series, which doesn't effect the current, but does effect the voltage at certain points in the circuit
-Parallel: when the circuit splits and there are 2 resistors in the circuit, but not in sequence, they are parallel, which means although voltage stays the same, however current is different.