Description
These circuit modules are designed specifically for introductory circuits investigations. For students who have never wired a circuit, this modular system makes it easy for them to see their circuit physically laid-out exactly as it appears in their circuit diagram.
Each module connects mechanically to another by sliding the tabs into each other. It works on any tabletop. No special surface is required. To electrically connect two modules, students insert a jumper clip, which emphasizes that an electrical connection has been made. The large size of the modules (8 cm x 8 cm) enables all the students around the table to see and understand the completed circuit.
Two different Modular Circuits Kits are available.
This product, the Basic Modular Circuits Kit is a lower cost, introductory set with fewer components than the Essential Physics Modular Circuits Kit, and the Wireless Voltage Sensor and Wireless Current Module are not included. Perform two of the experiments listed below with just the Basic Modular Circuits Kit. Add the Wireless Voltage Sensor and Wireless Current Module to the kit to perform all five experiment listed below.
The Essential Physics Modular Circuits Kit includes more components, such as the Wireless Current Module and Wireless Voltage Sensor, and facilitates a wider range of activities and experiments.
Applications
- Kirchhoff’s Laws
- Batteries and Bulbs Circuits
- Switches/Open/Closed Circuits
Perform These Experiments
- Resistance and Ohm’s Law
- Series/Parallel Circuits
- Circuits and Electricity
- Voltage and Batteries
- Electric Power and Energy
Lab Activities & Experiments
Perform the following experiments and more with the Basic Modular Circuits Kit.
Visit PASCO’s Experiment Library to view more activities.
- Blockly Extension: Making a Battery Tester
- Electricity and Circuits
- Series and Parallel Resistances
- Ohm’s Law
- Capacitors and RC Circuits
- Electrical Power
- Resistor and Ohm’s Law
- Voltage and Batteries
- DC Circuits
What’s Included
- 4x Straight Module
- 2x Tee Module
- 4x Corner Module
- 30x Jumper Clips
- 2x Light Bulb Module (with bulb)
- 2x Battery Holder Module
- 2x AA-Cell Battery
- 1x SPST Switch Module
- 1x SPDT Switch Module
- 1x 0.33 F Capacitor Module
- 1x 33 Ω Resistor Module
- 1x 100 Ω Resistor Module
- 1x Spring Clip Module
- 2x 1000 Ω Resistor
- 2x 330 Ω Resistor
- 1x 100 μF Capacitor
- 1x 330 μF Capacitor
- 1x Diode
- 1x Gratnells Case
Required Accessories
| 2x AA Batteries |
Recommended Accessories
| Wireless Current Sensor Module | EM-3534 | |
| Wireless Voltage Sensor | PS-3211 |
Replacement Parts
| Replacement Bulbs for Modular Circuits | EM-3541 | |
| Replacement Jumper Clips | EM-3542 |
Also Available
| Modular Circuits Expansion Kit | EM-3540 | |
| Essential Physics Modular Circuits Kit | EM-3536 | |
| Rechargeable AA Batteries (Set of 4) | SE-3569 | |
| Battery Charger | SE-3568 | |
| Wireless AC/DC Module | EM-3533 |
