Constructing a Dimmer Switch: by Sarah Morris and Delaney Davis, 5th Hour

Constructing a Dimmer Switch: by Sarah Morris and Delaney Davis, 5th Hour
Davis Science Class, 2013, November 20th, 21st, 5th Hour Awesomes!

Procedure 1:
Worked with the smaller wire.

Lead results:
Farthest;59
Middle;61
Closest;62

Copper results:
Farthest;61
Middle;62
Closest;63

Rubber Tube results:
No results whatsoever, due to the fact that rubber is an insulator


Procedure 2:
Worked with an aluminum wire, significantly longer and surrounded with insulator

Copper results:
Farthest;61
Middle;62
Closest;63

Aluminum Wire results:
Farthest; 61
Middle;62
Closest; 62


Just for the fun of it, we discovered that the alligator clips can also cause a circuit to flow, which came in at a brightness of around 63.

Hope these notes were helpful! We know they were for us.
Note-taking by Sarah Morris, iPad #6, November 21st, 2013

*To Ms. Davis, as an idea for future labs.


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