This week in tech we learned more about circuits and batteries through the use of a Gizmos simulation that was similar to a simulation we would do in science class.
You had a side tab where you could place batteries, wires and other things. He talked about the necessary components in a circuit then challenged us to created a circuit with three lightbulbs, one battery and three switches. I was able to solve it quickly by attaching all of the wires to the battery, and then to the lightbulb directly. I then added switch at the end of each battery.
While I was searching for the solutions, I discovered that you can turn up the voltage on the batteries and turn down the resistance on the lightbulbs. With this, it allows you to create extremely bright lights, with the issue of the battery popping.
Then he taught us about fuse boxes and how they function, so when there isn’t enough resistance on the thing that needs to be powered, the fuse box snaps or flicks off the power to keep the power source from being damaged or exploding.
Overall, this week in Tech was interesting, enjoyable, and all in all, great.