The Journey Inside SM : A Fascinating Look Inside the World of Computers
Circuits and Switches
Explore the Curriculum
Circuits and Switches
Lesson 1: What Is Electricity?
Lesson 2: Plumbed For Electricity
Lesson 3: Big Circuits
Lesson 4: The Flashlight
Lesson 5: Build a Lightbulb Circuit
Lesson 6: Will It or Won't It? (Solids)
Lesson 7: Resistance
Lesson 8: Will It or Won't It? (Liquids)
Lesson 9: Mechanical Switches
Lesson 10: Nonmechanical Switches

Electricity Is All Around Us
Think about all the things you use daily that require electricity: lights, radios, audio equipment, telephones, microwave ovens, hair dryers, furnaces, air conditioners. And what about the computer you are using right now?

Everywhere you turn, we humans are using electricity. Have you ever wondered exactly what electricity is and how it works?

Let's enter the world of Circuits and Switches. Click the Lesson 1 link to the left to start.

Electricity Is All Around Us



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