Chapter 3. Components and Connections
Things you will learn in this chapter are as follows:
- Electricity
- Current
- Voltage
- Resistors
- Capacitors
- Series and parallel connections
- Sensors
- Physics behind sensors
- Common sensors to be used in the projects
- Making your own sensor
Exploring electricity
When was the last time you spotted lightning? Have you ever felt a jolt while getting out of your car, during winters? How do you think the lights go on immediately after you press the switch?
Note
Take a balloon, fill it up with air, and close the mouth of the balloon tightly. Now rub the balloon against your dry hair; do this for a few seconds, and take the balloon close to the wall. What happens when you do this? Write it down in your observation notebook.
From static electricity ...
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