Circuit Models
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Storyboard Description
Electric Circuit Models - Help students understand the electrical circuit by creating science models
Storyboard Text
- THE WATER HEATER MODEL
- The radiator represents the bulb in this circuit.
- The hot water pump represents the battery in this circuit.
- The pipes represent the wires.
- THE ROPE MODEL
- James is pulling the rope around in a circle. He is like the battery.
- Isabella is holding on to the rope and slowing it down. She is like the bulb.
- In this model, the water in the pipes represent the charge.
- The rope is like the wire in the circuit.
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