TEACHER GUIDE

Prepared by the Educational Division of

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CONTENTS
Page #
Introduction & Important Information 1
Notes about the Snap Circuits Project Manuals
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2
Suggestions for Instructor Preparation/Organization 2
Student Guide Contents with Topics & Circuits for each chapter (SC-100R) 3
Student Guide Contents with Topics & Circuits for each chapter (SC-300R & SC-500R & SC-750R) 4-7
Questions for Quizzes 8-23
Answers for Quiz Questions 24-25
Creating Your Own Snap Circuits Drawings
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26
Add-on, Accessory, and Replacement Parts Ordering Information 27-30

INTRODUCTION & IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This educational version of the popular Snap Circuits® to build all the circuits referenced in chapters 1-11
product is a tool for opening the exciting world of of the Student Guide. This expands the student’s
electronics. Following the Learn by Doing® concept, electronics knowledge with topics like meters,
electronics will be easy for students to understand transformers, digital displays, and relays. Purchase
by using Snap Circuits® to build circuits as they learn the UC-80 Upgrade Kit to do Part III (see page 30).
about them. The Student Guide emphasizes the If the students have model SC-750R, then they also
practical applications of electronics, without bogging have a fourth project manual, a CI-73 Computer
down in mathematics. This course is as much about Interface manual, and the parts needed to build all
science as about electronics. the circuits referenced in the Student Guide. This
Why should students learn about electronics? expands the student’s knowledge with topics like
Electronics plays an important and increasing role in electromagnetism and solar cells. If a personal
their everyday lives, and so some basic knowledge of computer is available, it can be used to show what
it is good for all of them. Learning about it teaches electrical signals look like and learn about the tools
how to do scientific investigation, and the projects used to study them.
develop basic skills needed in today’s world. Much of the text in all chapters is color-coded so that
This product is intended for use at grades 4-12 in instructors can easily adapt the course based on the
elementary, middle, and high schools. The only skills and interests of the students. Blue shading
prerequisite is basic reading skills, however the is the basic lesson and green shading is basic
material in the later chapters may not be suitable for experiments. The orange-shaded boxes are more
or of interest to all students at the lower grade levels. advanced material while the brown-shaded boxes
This course may be easily broken into several parts. are considered additional/background material, either
Chapters 1-3 teach the basic electricity knowledge can generally be omitted without a significant impact
that everyone needs, this would be excellent for on the course. Chapter previews and summaries are
all students. Chapters 4-8 are an introduction to gray-shaded, and yellow shading introduces new
electronics covering topics like transistors, integrated parts.
circuits, and radio; this will stimulate a student’s It is estimated that each chapter will take an average
interest in this field. of four classroom sessions to complete, but this
If the students have model SC-100R then they have varies depending on the grade level of the students,
one project manual and the parts needed to build the setup of the classroom/lab, how many students
all the circuits referenced in the SC-100R Student are working together, how much teacher instruction
Guide. If the students have model SC-300R then is involved, whether any reading is done outside of
they have two project manuals and the parts needed class, and the length of the sessions. Some chapters
to build all the circuits referenced in chapters 1-8 of will take more or less time than others.
the Student Guide. Purchase the UC-50 or UC-70 The table of contents in the Student Guide is the
Upgrade Kit to do Parts II and III (see page 30). recommended curriculum to follow, it is reprinted in
If the students have model SC-500R, then they also this book along with the main topics of each chapter
have a third project manual and the parts needed and the circuit project #s associated with each section.

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THE SNAP CIRCUITS® PROJECT MANUALS
The Snap Circuits® project manuals include lots The project manuals summarize much of the lesson
of useful information in addition to the projects in the Student Guide while adding troubleshooting
themselves, as listed below. The Student Guide information. Model SC-100R contains one project
provide an orderly lesson in electronics, slowly manual, Model SC-300R contains two, Model
introducing new components and circuits of SC-500R contains three, and Model SC-750R
increasing complexity. contains four.

First Project Manual contains: Other Project Manuals contain:

1. Parts List (partial, continued in second manual) 1. Parts List (partial, continued from first manual)
2. How To Use It - brief description of how to 2. How To Use It - brief description of how to
make connections and understand the circuit make connections and understand the circuit
drawings. drawings.
3. About Your Snap Circuits® Parts - brief 3. About Your Snap Circuits® Parts - brief
description of what each component does description of what each component does
(partial, continued in second manual). (partial, continued from first manual).
4. DO’s and DON’Ts of Building Circuits - brief 4. DO’s and DON’Ts of Building Circuits - brief
but important guidelines for building circuits but important guidelines for building circuits.
(additional guidelines are in second manual).
5. Basic & Advanced Troubleshooting -
5. Basic & Advanced Troubleshooting - systematic testing procedure for identifying
systematic testing procedure for identifying damaged parts (continued from first manual).
damaged parts (continued in second manual).
6. Project Listing
6. Project Listing
7. Projects 102-305 (2nd manual), Projects 306-
7. Projects 1-101 511 (3rd manual), or Projects 512-692 (4th
manual)

INSTRUCTOR PREPARATION/ORGANIZATION
• Determine what the learning environment will be. • Dismantling the circuits and returning
Will the students be learning independently or in Snap Circuits® components to storage
small groups? How much teacher instruction will area.
there be for each section? Will the students be • Reassembling the class for review.
reading the lesson as homework and then have
limited teacher instruction before performing the • Make sure the students know their objectives
experiments? Decide when quizzes will be given for the day, how much time they will need for
and how they will be organized. cleanup, and where the materials are being
stored.
• Allocate time within the session as needed for:
• Students must understand that there are usually
• Teacher instruction about the topics being
many ways of making the same circuit, and that
covered during the session.
the instructor may not know all the answers.
• Getting the Snap Circuits® components They are doing scientific investigation, and many
into the workspace. circuit projects suggest variations to experiment
• Teacher instruction about the specific with.
projects to be performed during that
session. • Have students review the DO’s and DON’Ts
of Building Circuits on pages 4-5 of the project
• Building and testing the circuits.
manuals at the beginning of each session (this
• Performing experiments (and teacher is more comprehensive in the higher project
verification if desired). manuals).

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The following is the table of contents from the SC-100R Student Guide, with the main topics and circuit
projects associated with each section highlighted. This will help you plan your lessons.

TABLE OF CONTENTS for SC-100R STUDENT GUIDE

Preface
Chapter 1: Basic Components & Circuits - Introduces electricity with the components and circuit types listed here. By
building circuits using Snap Circuits®, students begin to understand the electrical world.
1-1 Electricity
1-2 Wires
1-3 Batteries
1-4 Switches
1-5 Lamps
1-6 Base Grid - project 1 is discussed
1-7 Series and Parallel circuits - two mini-circuits are discussed
1-8 Short Circuits
1-9 Solder
1-10 Schematics
Summary & quiz
Chapter 2: Motors & Electricity - Students learn how electricity and magnetism are used in motors and generators, about
the electricity that runs their homes, and about lightning.
2-1 Motors - project 2 is discussed
2-2 Motor circuits - projects 5, 6, 80, 11, 12, 13 are discussed
2-3 Fuses - project 14 is discussed
2-4 Your electric company - projects 55 and 56 are discussed
2-5 Static Electricity
2-6 Types of lamps
2-7 Types of switches
2-8 Electricians
Summary & quiz
Chapter 3: Resistance - Students learn how resistors are used to limit and control the flow of electricity. They also learn
the basic rules for understanding circuits, and receive an introduction to digital electronics.
3-1 Resistors
3-2 LEDs - projects 7 and 8 are discussed
3-3 The Photoresistor - one mini-circuit is discussed
3-4 Resistors in series and parallel - three mini-circuits are discussed
3-5 Resistance - project 9 is discussed
3-6 Resistance of water - projects 98 and 99 are discussed
3-7 Introduction to logic - projects 47, 48, 49, 50 are discussed
3-8 Digital electronics
Summary & quiz
Chapter 4: Capacitors - Students learn how electricity makes sound. They also learn about the integrated circuit
modules included in Snap Circuits® and what is inside them. They have the opportunity to use ICs in many types of
circuits.
4-1 Electronic Sound - three mini-circuits are discussed
4-2 Whistle Chip - one mini-circuit is discussed
4-3 The ICs in Snap Circuits®
4-4 Description of all projects using ICs
No projects are discussed in detail here but projects 38, 51, 58, 61, 81, and 83 are recommended.
Summary & quiz
Summary of Components
Glossary
For Further Reading
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The following is the table of contents from the SC-300R, SC-500R, & SC-750R Student Guide, with the main
topics and circuit projects associated with each section highlighted. This will help you plan your lessons. If
the students have Model SC-300R, then they have the parts needed to build all the circuits referenced in
Part I. If they have Model SC-500R, then they have the parts needed to build all the circuits referenced in
Parts I & II. If they have Model SC-750R, then they can build all circuits referenced.

TABLE OF CONTENTS for SC-300R, SC-500R, & SC-750R STUDENT GUIDE

Preface

PART I
Chapter 1: Basic Components & Circuits - Introduces electricity with the components and circuit types listed
here. By building circuits using Snap Circuits®, students begin to understand the electrical world.
1-1 Electricity
1-2 Wires
1-3 Batteries
1-4 Switches
1-5 Lamps
1-6 Base Grid - project 1 is discussed
1-7 Series and Parallel circuits - projects 152, 153 are discussed
1-8 Short Circuits
1-9 Solder
1-10 Schematics
Summary & quiz

Chapter 2: Motors & Electricity - Students learn how electricity and magnetism are used in motors and
generators, about the electricity that runs their homes, and about lightning.
2-1 Motors - project 2 is discussed
2-2 Motor circuits - projects 5, 6, 80, 262, 11, 12, 13 are discussed
2-3 Fuses - project 14 is discussed
2-4 Your electric company
2-5 Static Electricity
2-6 Types of lamps
2-7 Types of switches
2-8 Electricians
Summary & quiz

Chapter 3: Resistance - Students learn how resistors are used to limit and control the flow of electricity.
They also learn the basic rules for understanding circuits, and receive an introduction to digital electronics.
3-1 Resistors
3-2 LEDs - projects 7, 8, 102, 276 are discussed
3-3 Resistors in series and parallel - project 173 is discussed
3-4 Resistance - project 9 is discussed
3-5 Adjustable resistor - project 172 is discussed
3-6 Photoresistor - project 272 is discussed
3-7 Resistance of water - projects 166, 167 are discussed
3-8 Introduction to logic - projects 47, 48, 49, 50 are discussed
3-9 Digital electronics
Summary & quiz
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Chapter 4: Capacitors - Students learn about the different types of capacitors, how they store electric charge,
and how they are used in circuits.
4-1 Capacitors
4-2 Capacitor circuits - projects 203, 235 are discussed
4-3 Capacitors in series and parallel - projects 165, 164, 296 are discussed
Summary & quiz
Chapter 5: Transistors - Students learn how transistors have changed their lives, how they work, and how
they are used in many types of circuits.
5-1 More about LEDs
5-2 Transistors
5-3 Transistor basics - projects 215, 124, 125, 128, 129, 130, 131, 253 are discussed
5-4 More transistor circuits - projects 107, 261, 256, 252, 300, 302, 263, 225 are discussed
5-5 Human resistor - projects 246, 247 are discussed
5-6 Motor as generator - project 118 is discussed
5-7 Microphone - projects 273, 109 are discussed
Summary & quiz
Chapter 6: Oscillators and Electronic Sound - Students learn how electricity makes sound. They learn about
oscillator circuits, and build some.
6-1 Electronic sound
6-2 Oscillators - projects 259, 236 are discussed
6-3 Whistle chip - project 199 is discussed
6-4 Oscillator circuits - projects 197, 198, 228, 185, 294 are discussed
Summary & quiz
Chapter 7: Integrated circuits - Students learn about the integrated circuit modules included in Snap Circuits®
and what is inside them. They also have the opportunity to use them in many types of circuits.
7-1 The ICs in Snap Circuits®
7-2 Description of all projects using ICs
No projects are discussed in detail here but projects 38, 51, 58, 61, 81, 83, 119, 158, 178, 202,
237, 238, 242, 245, 250, 255, 272, 297 are recommended.
Summary & quiz
Chapter 8: Electromagnetism and Radio - Students learn how antennas are used to send radio signals
through the air, how modulation is used to encode the information being sent, and about transformers. They
build some radio circuits to demonstrate these concepts.
8-1 AC - projects 55, 56 are discussed
8-2 Transformers
8-3 Inductance and antennas
8-4 Radio - project 258 is discussed
8-5 Radio circuits - projects 242, 213 are discussed (and 198 in some manuals)
Summary & quiz

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Part II (Models SC-500R & SC-750R only)
Chapter 9: Meters, Transformers, & FM Radio - Students learn how meters are used to measure current and
voltage, about transformers and their magnetic properties, how transformers are used in oscillator circuits,
about FM radio receivers, and learn how wires act as components at high frequencies.
9-1 Meters
9-2 Meter Circuits - projects 323-327, 506, and 508 are discussed
9-3 More About Transformers - projects 340, 358, and 359 are discussed
9-4 Transformers in Oscillators - project 477 and five new circuits are discussed
9-5 More About FM Radio - project 307 is discussed
9-6 When Wires Are Not Wires
Summary & quiz
Chapter 10: Diodes & Applications - The chapter teaches about different types of diodes. Students are also
introduced to electronic memory and recording circuits.
10-1 More About Diodes - projects 360, 487, and three new circuits are discussed
10-2 Digital Displays - projects 329, 330, 396, and 488 are discussed
10-3 Recording IC - projects 384 and 428 are discussed
Summary & quiz
Chapter 11: Electronic Switches - Students learn about two types of electronic switches, relays and silicon
controlled rectifiers. The course conludes with some basic principles for analyzing circuits.
11-1 Relays - projects 341-346, 353, 354, and 431 are discussed
11-2 Silicon Controlled Rectifiers - project 328 and two new circuits are discussed
11-3 Voltage Dividers & Current Dividers
Summary & quiz

Part III (Model SC-750R only)

Chapter 12: Electromagnetism - Students learn about magnetic fields and how electricity can make a magnet.
They build circuits to show how electricity can use magnetism to move things, and control magnetic fields in
ways ordinary magnets can’t. They also learn more about motors and capacitors.
12-1 Magnetism
12-2 An Electronic Magnet
12-3 Magnetic Fields - projects 660-665 and a mini-circuit are discussed
12-4 Electromagnet Oscillators - projects 666, 669, 674, and 683 are discussed
12-5 The Anti-Capacitor - projects 531, 535, and 658 are discussed
12-6 More About Motors - projects 536 and 617 are discussed
Summary & quiz
Chapter 13: Sun Power - Students learn about solar energy, the benefits of it to our society, and how solar
cells work. Circuits demonstrate the applications for solar electricity and the limitations of it.
13-1 Born in the Space Program
13-2 How Your Solar Cell Works - projects 549 and 555 are discussed
13-3 More Solar Circuits - projects 548, 550, and 559-561 are discussed
13-4 Our Solar Future
Summary & quiz

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Chapter 14: More Circuits & New Ways to Look at Them - This chapter shows many of the diverse ways
electricity is used, while reviewing what the students have learned. It also gives an introduction to the Snap
Circuits® computer interface, which shows what electrical signals look like by simulating an oscilloscope and
spectrum analyzer. Students see the benefits and limitations of using a computer to store measurements.
14-1 Vibration Switch - projects 684, 689, and 692 are discussed
14-2 Other Applications - many circuits are summarized, and projects 542-547 are recommended
14-3 The Snap Circuits® Computer Interface - one new circuit is discussed
Summary & quiz
Summary of Components
Glossary

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QUESTIONS FOR QUIZZES
Chapter 1 1.6 Which of the following would all be connected
in series?
1.1 Which of the following statements is false?
A. A lamp and a switch on the wall controlling
A. Electricity is closely related to magnetism.
it.
B. Electricity is an attraction and repulsion
B. Two lamps in a room controlled by the
between small particles in a material.
same switch.
C. Electricity is stronger than gravity because
C. Two lamps in different rooms of a house.
its effects are never balanced out.
D. The air conditioner and microwave oven in
D. Electricity can be created by pressure,
your home.
chemistry, light, friction, and magnetism.
1.7 Which of the following would all be connected
1.2 Which of these products is electrical but not
in parallel?
electronic?
A. A lamp and a switch on the wall controlling
A. Something using transistors and capacitors.
it.
B. Drill
B. The streetlamps in your neighborhood.
C. Computer
C. A string of inexpensive Christmas lights that
D. Radio all go out if one bulb is loose.
D. None of the above.
1.3 Which of the following statements is false?
A. Wire length and size never matter. 1.8 It is better to connect lamps in a parallel circuit
B. Wires are made of metals like copper. configuration when . . .
C. Wires offer low resistance to the flow of A. the power source can supply enough current
electricity. but not enough voltage to light them all.
D. Most wires have a colored coating for B. if one bulb burns out, you want the others to
protection and identification. still light.
C. you are also adding switches to control
1.4 An electrical ground is . . . each lamp separately.
A. the bottom point on which circuits are D. All of the above.
constructed.
B. the 0V or “–” side of a battery or other 1.9 A short circuit is . . .
voltage source, sometimes connected to A. a special condition that improves circuit
lightning rods. performance in most cases.
C. a board used as a frame for building circuits. B. an accidental no-resistance path between
D. All of the above. different parts of a circuit.
C. the shortest wiring path between two points
1.5 Advantages of printed circuit boards include . . . in a circuit.
A. metal strips are “printed” on the surface to D. All of the above.
make interconnections.
B. they are a stable platform for mounting 1.10 Solder is . . .
components. A. glue that holds components in place, it
C. they allow circuits to be made smaller and resists the flow of electricity.
less expensive. B. always applied by hand.
D. All of the above. C. a metal that is melted to make solid electrical
connections.
D. a special metal made of copper and other
alloys that melts at a low temperature.
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1.11 Draw the schematic for a circuit using a 1.17 Will these circuits work the same?
battery set and slide switch to control three
2.5V lamps, if one of the bulbs burns out the
others must still work.
1.12 Draw the schematic for a circuit using two sets
of batteries to power two 6V lamps, each lamp
must have a separate slide switch controlling it.
1.13 Draw the schematic for a circuit using a battery
set and three slide switches to control a 2.5V
lamp, the lamp should be on if any switch is
on.
1.14 Draw the schematic for a circuit using a battery
set and three slide switches to control a 2.5V
lamp, the lamp should be off if any switch is
off.
1.15 Which of these circuits has the three lamps
connected in parallel?
2.5V

A. Top only
B. Bottom only 2.5V
A. Yes
2.5V
C. Both B. No
D. Neither C. Depends on which switches are closed.
D. Impossible to tell from these schematics.
2.5V 2.5V 2.5V

1.18 The two basic ways of arranging parts in a

circuit are in series and in parallel, all large
1.16 Which of these circuits is a short circuit? circuits are made up of combinations of these.
TRUE or FALSE?

1.19 At its most basic level, electricity is an attraction

and repulsion between sub-atomic particles
within a material.
TRUE or FALSE?

1.20 Voltage is a measure of how fast electricity is

flowing in a wire.
TRUE or FALSE?

A. Top only C. Both

B. Bottom only D. Neither
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Chapter 2 2.7 When clothes cling together due to static
electricity, they are . . .
2.1 What is the most important benefit of electricity?
A. storing a large electrical charge at a low
A. Energy can be easily transported.
voltage.
B. Radio communication.
B. storing a small electrical charge at a high
C. Television. voltage.
D. The Internet. C. storing a large electrical charge at a high
voltage.
2.2 How does a generator work?
D. storing a small electrical charge at a low
A. An electric current in a coil of wire creates a voltage.
current in another coil through magnetism.
B. The magnetic field from an electric current 2.8 Why do incandescent light bulbs have a glass
in a coil of wire spins a magnet. bulb?
C. Pressurized water or steam spins a magnet, A. To prevent the filament from reacting with
creating an electric current in a coil of wire oxygen and burning up.
around it. B. To protect people if the filament explodes.
D. Electricity creates mechanical motion. C. To protect the copper in the filament.
D. The glass looks nicer.
2.3 A circuit uses batteries to run a motor with fan.
How could you reduce the speed of the motor?
2.9 Which of the following would NOT cause a
A.
Using more batteries to increase the blackout?
voltage.
A. A problem in the electrical distribution
B. Place a lamp in series with the motor to network cuts off electricity to part of a city.
reduce the voltage to it.
B. All the lights in a city are turned off at night
C. Remove the fan from the motor. to confuse attacking bombers during a war.
D. None of the above. C. The power company reduces the voltage
it supplies when unable to supply enough
2.4 A circuit uses batteries to run a motor with fan. current.
How could you reverse the direction of airflow?
D. A storm damages the electrical distribution
A. Place a lamp in parallel with the motor. network in a city.
B. Place a switch in series with the motor.
C. Reverse the batteries. 2.10 Why do local governments have building codes
regulating the electrical wiring of buildings?
D. None of the above.
A. To make money for the government through
2.5 Which product would probably NOT have a fuse? building permit fees.
A. Hand-held radio or CD player. B. To ensure the building will be safe after
many years and different owners.
B. Electric saw.
C. To ensure local electricians will always
C. Tabletop stereo/radio/CD player.
have jobs.
D. Microwave oven.
D. To meet standards imposed by the local
power companies supplying the electricity.
2.6 What is the voltage at the electrical outlets in
your home?
A. 5V
B. 12V
C. 60V
D. 120V

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Chapter 3 3.6 Which of these statements about resistors is
wrong?
3.1 Which statement applies to LEDs?
A. Resistors get warm because they convert
A. They can be used with very high currents.
electrical energy into heat.
B. They have a turn-on threshold of about 5V
B. They are made from materials like tin and
that must be exceeded before current can
lead.
flow.
C. Resistance is friction between an electric
C. They block the flow of electricity in one
current and the material it is moving through.
direction.
D. Resistors control and limit the flow of
D. They appear brightest when viewed from
electricity.
the side.
3.7 Copper is a good _______ while paper is a
3.2 Placing resistors in _______ increases the
good _______.
total resistance while placing them in _______
decreases total resistance. A. resistor; conductor
A. parallel; series B. insulator; conductor
B. series; ohm C. conductor; insulator
C. watt; kirchhoff D. semiconductor; insulator
D. series; parallel
3.8 Nearly all electricity eventually becomes . . .
3.3 Which of these is Ohm’s Law? A. heat.
A. Current equals Power divided by Resistance. B. information.
B.
Current equals Voltage divided by C. garbage.
Resistance. D. chemical energy.
C.
Voltage equals Current divided by
Resistance. 3.9 Which has the least resistance?
D. All current flowing into a point must flow out A. Air.
of it. B. Distilled water.
C. Salt water.
3.4 Kirchhoff’s Laws are . . .
D. Drinking water.
A. a basic set of rules for analyzing circuits.
B. variations of Ohm’s Law. 3.10 Draw the schematic for a circuit using a
C. a method of calculating the total resistance battery set, an LED, and two 1KW resistors.
of resistors in series and in parallel. The total resistance in the circuit must be less
than 1KW, and the LED must light.
D. a method of marking resistors with colored
bands for easy identification.
3.11 Draw the schematic for a circuit using a
battery set, an LED, and three 1KW resistors.
3.5 Electrical power is . . .
The total resistance in the circuit must be
A. calculated by multiplying the voltage and greater than 2KW, and the LED must light.
current together.
B. a measure of how much energy is moving 3.12 Draw the schematic for a circuit using a
through a wire. battery set, an LED, a slide switch, a 100W
C. expressed in Watts. resistor, and a 1KW resistor. The LED must
always light and must never have less than
D. All of the above.
100W in series with it. The slide switch should
used to adjust the LED brightness, brighter if
the switch is on.

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3.13 What will this circuit do? 3.16 What type of logic circuit is this?

A. OR
B. AND
C. NAND
A. Light the LED.
D. NOR
B. Light the lamp.
C. Spin the motor. 3.17 What type of logic circuit is this?
D. Nothing.

A. OR
A B C D B. AND
C. NAND
3.14 Which LED will be brightest in a dark room? D. NOR
A. LED A
3.18 Digital electronics . . .
B. LED B
A.
uses computers to process electronic
C. LED C information.
D. LED D B. uses a series of numbers to represent an
electronic signal.
C. always gives better performance at lower
cost.
D. always has a display with at least one digit.

3.19 The accuracy of a digital representation of a

signal depends on . . .
A B C D
A. the speed of the microprocessor in the
3.15 In a bright room which LED will be brightest? computer.
A. LED A B. the voltages used in the measurement.
B. LED B C. how accurately and how often the original
C. LED C signal was measured.
D. LED D D. the complexity of the circuit.

3.20 Which of these is the name of a circuit that is

a basic building block in computers, made up
of transistors?
A. NEVER C. SOMETIMES
B. ALWAYS D. AND
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Chapter 4 (SC-100R ONLY) 4.8 The average American home has fewer than
five integrated circuits used throughout all the
4.1 How does a speaker create sound waves?
electronic products in it.
A. A changing signal through a coil makes a
TRUE or FALSE?
magnet vibrate, creating variations in air
pressure. 4.9 The integrated circuits in some modern
B. A changing signal through a coil creates computers have more than a million transistors
variations in air pressure. in them.
C. An unchanging signal through a coil makes TRUE or FALSE?
a magnet vibrate, creating variations in air 4.10 Integrated circuit manufacturing is so
pressure. specialized that particles of dust can ruin
D. A resistor is changed in value, creating parts.
sound waves. TRUE or FALSE?
4.2 Which has the lowest frequency?
A. Raindrops during a thunderstorm.
B. Planes taking off at a busy airport.
C. Christmas.
D. The seconds hand passing 12 on a clock.

4.3 The range of frequencies that can be heard by

the human ear are called the ________ range.
A. radio
B. audio
C. microwave
D. sub-sonic

4.4 Which of these are advantages of integrated

circuits?
A. Cost
B. Size
C. Reliability
D. All of the above.
4.5 Sound waves are variations in electric current
created by mechanical vibrations.
TRUE or FALSE?

4.6 If you are increasing the pitch of a sound, then

you must be decreasing its frequency.
TRUE or FALSE?

4.7 Frequency is measured in Hertz.

TRUE or FALSE?

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Chapter 4 (SC-300R, SC-500R, SC-750R ONLY) 4.7 How could you change this circuit so the LED
stays on longer after the switch is turned on?
4.1 Capacitors . . .
A. store electric charge.
B. can isolate parts of a circuit while letting
signals move between them.
C. have metal plates separated by dielectric
materials.
A. Place a second capacitor in series with the
D. All of the above.
first.
4.2 Capacitance is a measure of a capacitor’s . . . B. Place a second capacitor in parallel with the
first.
A. capacity for storing electric charge.
C. Decrease the resistor value.
B. ability to withstand electrical pressure.
D. Decrease the capacitor value.
C. electromagnetic induction.
D. quantity of metal-dielectric layers. 4.8 When the circuit is turned on, which LED will be
brightest in the first moment?
4.3 Why are batteries better at storing electricity
than capacitors?
A.
Batteries store magnetic energy while
capacitors store electrical energy.
B.
Batteries store chemical energy while
capacitors store electrical energy.
C. Batteries are always larger.
D.
Higher quality materials are used in
batteries, and batteries cost more.
A B C D
4.4 How do capacitors combine when placed in A. LED A C. LED C
series or in parallel?
B. LED B D. LED D
A.
When capacitors are in series, total
capacitance decreases. 4.9 In the circuit for problem 4.8, which LED will
B.
When capacitors are in parallel, total stay lit the longest?
capacitance increases.
C. Opposite to how resistors combine.
D. All of the above.

4.5 What determines how long it takes to charge or

discharge a capacitor?
A. The resistance and capacitance in the
charge/discharge paths.
B. The voltage that is charging the capacitor.
A B C D
C. The capacitance in the charge/discharge
paths.
D. The resistance in the charge/discharge A. LED A C. LED C
paths. B. LED B D. LED D

4.6 Draw the schematic for a circuit to charge up 4.10 Capacitance is measured in ________.
a 100mF capacitor to 3V, using as few parts as A. Farads C. Henrys
possible. B. Ohms D. Watts

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Chapter 5 5.7 Which component can be placed in the ? box
so the LED is bright?
5.1 What is the key advantage of semiconductors?
A. Their resistance can be decreased
depending on their operating conditions.
B. They can be miniaturized.
C. They are made from inexpensive materials.
D. They are used in computers.
5.2 How do transistors work?
A. They are like one-way low-current resistors. ?
B. They are resistance amplifiers.
C. They are voltage amplifiers. A. 0.02mF capacitor.
D. They use a small current to control a larger B. Jumper wire.
current. C. 100W resistor.
5.3 What happens when the turn-on voltage level is D. 1KW resistor.
exceeded on a semiconductor? 5.8 What does the 470mF capacitor do in this
A. The resistance becomes very low in all circuit?
directions.
B. The resistance becomes very low in one
direction.
C. The voltage increases across it.
D. The semiconductor is damaged.
5.4 In an NPN transistor a small ________ current
controls a larger ________ current. A. It has no effect.
A. Collector-emitter; base-emitter. B. It makes the lamp brighter.
B. Emitter-base; emitter collector. C. It turns on the lamp as soon as the switch is
C. Base-emitter; collector-emitter. pressed.
D. Base-collector; base-emitter. D. It keeps the lamp on for a few seconds after
the press switch is released.
5.5 The microphone acts like a _______ that
changes when exposed to sound waves. 5.9 What effect would blowing on the microphone
A. Capacitor have on this circuit?
B. Transistor
C. Speaker
D. Resistor
5.6 What will this circuit do?

A. Turn off the lamp for a few seconds.

B. Increase the brightness of the lamp.
C. Turn on the lamp for a few seconds.
D. Reduce the brightness of the lamp.
A. Light the LED and spin the motor. 5.10 What was the transistor originally developed to
B. Light the LED only. replace?
C. Light the LED and lamp. A. Diode C. Collector
D. Light the lamp and spin the motor. B. Vacuum Tube D. Silicon
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Chapter 6 6.6 Capacitors . . .
6.1 How does a speaker create sound waves? A. have lower resistance at lower frequencies
and higher resistance at higher frequencies.
A. A changing signal through a coil makes a
magnet vibrate, creating variations in air B. have lower resistance at higher frequencies
pressure. and higher resistance at lower frequencies.
B. A changing signal through a coil creates C. have high resistance at all frequencies.
variations in air pressure. D. should not be used in filtering circuits
C. An unchanging signal through a coil makes because of their ability to store electric
a magnet vibrate, creating variations in air charge.
pressure.
6.7 Which component should be placed in the ?
D. A resistor is changed in value, creating
box to make this circuit into an oscillator?
sound waves.

6.2 Which has the lowest frequency?

A. Raindrops during a thunderstorm.
B. Planes taking off at a busy airport.
C. Christmas.

?
D. The seconds hand passing 12 on a clock.

6.3 The range of frequencies that can be heard by

the human ear are called the ________ range.
A. radio
B. audio
C. microwave
D. sub-sonic A. 0.1mF capacitor
B. 6V lamp
6.4 Feedback is . . . C. 1KW resistor
A. the rate at which something repeats. D. LED
B. using the output of one system to control
the input of another. 6.8 Sound waves are variations in electric current
C. something you always want to avoid. created by mechanical vibrations.
D. using part of the output from a system to TRUE or FALSE?
control the input.
6.9 If you are increasing the pitch of a sound, then
6.5 The whistle chip acts like a . . . you must be decreasing its frequency.
A. resistor. TRUE or FALSE?
B. transistor. 6.10 Frequency is measured in Hertz.
C. capacitor. TRUE or FALSE?
D. microphone.

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Chapter 7 8.3 The following are advantages of transformers
except . . .
7.1 The following parts can be built into an integrated
circuit except . . . A. they can isolate circuits, since the connection
is magnetic and not electrical.
A. resistors
B. they can change the voltage in a circuit
B. LEDs
without wasting power.
C. transistors
C. they are equally useful in both AC and DC
D. capacitors circuits.
7.2 Which of these are advantages of integrated D. they allow one circuit to create a current in
circuits? another using magnetic fields.
A. Cost 8.4 How can you increase the inductance of a coil?
B. Size A. Place an iron bar inside the coil.
C. Reliability B. Use less loops of wire in the coil.
D. All of the above. C. Place a plastic bar inside the coil.
7.3 The average American home has fewer than D. Use thicker wire in the coil.
ten integrated circuits used throughout all the
8.5 Inductors are made to . . .
electronic products in it.
A. block high frequency signals.
TRUE or FALSE?
B. store electrical energy as magnetic energy.
7.4 The integrated circuits in some modern
C. pass low frequency signals.
computers have more than a million transistors
in them. D. all of the above.
TRUE or FALSE? 8.6 Frequency modulation . . .
7.5 Integrated circuit manufacturing is so specialized A. is less protected from interference than AM.
that particles of dust can ruin parts. B. uses one signal to change the frequency of
TRUE or FALSE? another.
C. uses 7kHz channel bands.
D. was the first system for radio broadcasts to
be widely used.

Chapter 8 8.7 The electricity supplied by a battery is an

example of AC power.
8.1 The electricity at the electrical outlets in your
home . . . TRUE or FALSE?
A. is 60V. 8.8 AM radio circuits are more complex than FM
B. is alternating current. radio circuits.
C. has a frequency of 120Hz. TRUE or FALSE?
D. is direct current. 8.9 The inductance of a coil is measured in Henrys.
8.2 Why do electric companies use high voltages TRUE or FALSE?
when transporting electricity over long 8.10 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
distances? regulates use of the radio frequency spectrum
A. Higher voltages and lower currents reduce in the United States.
power loss in the wires. TRUE or FALSE?
B. The equipment on the receiving end needs
a high voltage.
C. Low voltage circuits cannot transport energy
over long distances.
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PART II QUIZ QUESTIONS 9.6 Which is an advantage of using a transformer in
an oscillator circuit that uses a speaker?
Chapter 9
A. It makes the sound louder without drawing
9.1 By itself the meter can only measure voltages up as much power form the batteries.
to 0.3V; how can higher voltages be measured?
B. It isolates the speaker from the rest of the
A. By connecting a low value resistor in parallel circuit.
with the meter.
C. It provides less voltage but more current to
B. By connecting a high value resistor in series the speaker.
with the meter.
D. All of the above.
C. By connecting a capacitor in series with the
meter. 9.7 Why is the spacing between components more
important at FM radio frequencies than at audio
D. Higher voltages can never be measured
or AM radio frequencies?
with this meter.
A. The magnetic effects between components
9.2 If one side of a transformer has more current increase as their spacing increases.
and less voltage than the other side, then that
side must have . . . B. Longer wires have more resistance.
A. less loops of wire. C. At high frequencies long wires have enough
inductance to change the performance of a
B. more loops of wire. circuit.
C. less resistance. D. All of the above.
D. much more power.
9.8 Which value for resistor X will give the highest
9.3 If one coil has more loops of wire than a similar reading on the meter?
coil with less loops of wire, then the first coil will A. 100W.
have . . .
B. 1kW.
A. less inductance than the second coil.
C. 5.1kW.
B. more inductance than the second coil. X
D. 100kW.
C. the same inductance as the second coil.
9.9 Which component should be placed in the
D. no inductance.
? box to measure the highest current on the
9.4 Which of the following properties is most meter?
important in a coil of wire when there is a A. 0.02mF capacitor.
steady and unchanging DC voltage applied to

?
it? B. 10kW resistor.
A. The capacitance of the coil. C. 2.5V lamp.
B. The magnetic properties of the coil. D. Red LED.
C. The resistance of the wire in the coil. 9.10 Which circuit(s) will flash the LED?
D. All of the above are of equal importance. A. Circuit X only.
9.5 Transformers work with . . . B. Circuit Y only.
A. AC (changing) signals only. C. Both circuits.
B. DC (unchanging) signals only. D. Neither circuit.
C. both AC and DC signals.
D. neither AC nor DC signals. X

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Chapter 10 10.6 Which meter will indicate the highest current?
10.1 What is the turn-on voltage level for a standard
silicon diode?
A. 0.7V.
B. 1.5V.
C. 3.0V.
D. Any voltage turns it on.

10.2 Which statement best describes a rectifier A B C D

circuit?
A. Meter A.
A. It converts a DC voltage into an AC voltage.
B. Meter B.
B. It converts a fast-changing voltage into a
slow-changing voltage. C. Meter C.
C. It can be made with a diode and a resistor. D. Meter D.
D. They are often used in AM radio transmitters.
10.7 Most standard diodes are made from Gallium
Arsenide.
10.3 Electronic products use mostly __________
to filter out unwanted AC ripples in their DC TRUE or FALSE?
voltages.
10.8 Diodes are often used in rectifier circuits to
A. switches
convert DC voltages into AC voltages.
B. motors
TRUE or FALSE?
C. resistors
D. capacitors 10.9 LEDs are special diodes with a higher turn-
on voltage level and which emit light as the
10.4 The LEDs in the 7-segment LED display . . . current increases.
A. operate just like normal single LEDs, but TRUE or FALSE?
have their + sides connected together.
B. have a much higher turn-on voltage level of 10.10 Electronic recording circuits are too expensive
at least 3V. to be used in toys.
C. are different from normal LEDs because TRUE or FALSE?
they don’t have any turn-on voltage level.
D. cannot all be on at the same time.

10.5 Electronic memories that lose their information

when the power is turned off are usually made
with vast arrays of . . .
A. resistors.
B. transistors.
C. CDs.
D. diodes.

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Chapter 11 11.6 Which lamp will be on?
11.1 What does a relay do?
A
A. It uses magnetism to open or close a B C
mechanical switch.
B. It amplifies a small current into a large one.
C. It changes the ratio of current to voltage in
a circuit.
D. All of the above.
A. Lamp A. C. Lamp C.
11.2 Which of these are advantages of relays?
B. Lamp B. D. None of the lamps.
A. They allow a low-voltage circuit to control a
high-voltage circuit.
B. The controlling signal and the signal being
controlled do not affect each other.
C. They allow a low-voltage circuit to control a
high-current circuit.
A B C D
D. All of the above.
11.3 An SCR is like a controlled diode except
__________.
A. it allows current to flow in both directions.
B. it has a much higher turn-on voltage level. 11.7 Which point will have the highest voltage?
C. it needs a voltage at its gate to turn on and A. Point A. C. Point C.
then stays on until the voltage at its anode B. Point B. D. Point D.
drops below a threshold.
D. All of the above.
11.4 The voltage is the same across all the
resistances in __________ circuits.
A. parallel.
B. series.
C. both series and parallel. 11.8 Which resistor will have the highest current
D. neither series nor parallel. through it?
11.5 Which lamp will be on? A. 1kW. C. 10kW.
A B. 5.1kW. D. 100kW.
11.9 Which of these products usually operate with
120V?
B
A. Home appliances. C. Flashlights.
B. Flash cameras. D. Spacecraft.
D 11.10 SCRs are often made from . . .
A. copper. C. silicon.
C B. wood. D. carbon.

A. Lamp A. C. Lamp C
B. Lamp B. D. Lamp D

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PART III QUIZ QUESTIONS 12.6 Which would make the best electronic magnet?
Chapter 12 A. Capacitor
12.1 How many poles does a magnet have? B. Coil of wire
A. One C. Resistor
B. Two D. Diode
C. Three 12.7 If you want to be able to turn a magnetic
D. Four field on and off, you should use an electronic
magnet instead of an ordinary magnet.
12.2 Why does a compass needle always point
north? TRUE OR FALSE?
A. It is attracted by the earth’s magnetic field.
B. It always points toward Santa’s workshop.
12.8 Placing two coils in series in a circuit decreases
C. There is an enormous pile of iron sitting at the total inductance.
the North Pole.
D. It is attracted to all the ice there. TRUE OR FALSE?

12.3 Which is the best material for a magnet?

A. Copper 12.9 An electronic magnet stores energy in an
electrical field.
B. Rubber
C. Solder TRUE OR FALSE?
D. Iron

12.4 Placing an iron core inside a coil of wire 12.10 A coil of wire has the same effect on a circuit
________ the magnetic effects of a current at all frequencies.
flowing through the wire.
A. Decreases TRUE OR FALSE?
B. Increases
C. Does not change
D. Eliminates

12.5 What happens to the energy stored in an

electromagnet’s magnetic field when the
current is turned off?
A. It disappears instantly.
B. It is transformed into dust particles.
C. It is released back into the circuit.
D. It is converted to light.

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Chapter 13 13.6 What happens when a solar cell cannot supply
enough current to a circuit?
13.1 What are solar cells made from?
A. The voltage from the solar cell drops.
A. Silicon
B. The voltage from the solar cell increases.
B. Carbon
C. The solar cell gets hot.
C. Iron
D. The silicon crystals in it break down and the
D. Plastic
cell is permanently damaged.
13.2 How do you increase the voltage from a solar
13.7 What were solar cells first developed for?
cell?
A. As an alternative fuel for cars
A. Place several cells in parallel.
B. Undersea exploration
B. Place several cells in series.
C. The space program
C. You always have enough voltage from a
solar cell. D. Remote desert areas
D. Reduce the amount of light shining on it.
13.8 Which of these is NOT an advantage of solar
cells?
13.3 Which of these light sources will produce the
most electricity from a solar cell? A. Solar cells are quiet.
A. Dim sunlight, like on a cloudy day B. Solar cells won’t wear out because they
have no moving parts.
B. An incandescent light bulb
C. Solar cells are inexpensive.
C. A fluorescent light bulb
D. Solar energy is pollution-free.
D. Bright sunlight
13.9 Why are solar cells often used with
13.4 Approximately how much of the energy in
re-chargeable batteries?
sunlight can solar cells convert into electricity?
A. The sun isn’t always shining when you need
A. Less than 1%
electricity.
B. 15%
B. The batteries can store up electricity from
C. 50% the solar cells and then supply high currents
D. 95% during peak electricity use.
C. The batteries reduce the pollution from the
13.5 How do you increase the current from a solar solar cells.
cell?
D. Both A and B
A. Place several cells in parallel.
B. Place several cells in series. 13.10 Why are solar cells more efficient in space?
C. You always have enough current from a A. It is warmer in space.
solar cell. B. The sun’s brightness is reduced as it passes
D. Reduce the amount of light shining on it. through the earth’s atmosphere.
C. There isn’t as much electromagnetic
interference in space.
D. None of the above.

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Chapter 14 14.6 The vertical scale in spectrum analyzer mode
represents . . .
14.1 Which of these would be a good application for
a vibration switch? A. Frequency
A. As an on/off switch for an air conditioner. B. Time
B. As an on/off switch for a computer. C. Distance
C. To have a toy play a tune when you pick it D. Voltage
up.
14.7 When a computer measures an electrical
D. As an on/off switch for a VCR or DVD
signal, the accuracy of the data depends on
player.
the resolution of the measurement and how
often it takes a measurement.
14.2 If the 10KW resistor, motor with fan, 2.5V lamp,
and 0.1mF capacitor are all in parallel and
TRUE OR FALSE?
connected to a battery, which will have the
highest current through it?
A. 10KW resistor 14.8 Frequency is a measure of how often something
B. Motor with fan occurs.
C. 2.5V lamp
TRUE OR FALSE?
D. 0.1mF capacitor

14.3
Oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers
14.9 A tone sound from an inexpensive toy has all
__________.
its energy concentrated in a single frequency.
A. can be found in most homes.
B. are never used by electronics engineers. TRUE OR FALSE?
C.
are used to make performance
measurements on electronic signals.
14.10 When a current flows through a resistor,
D. are not very expensive. electrical energy is converted to heat.
14.4 Why do projects PC1-PC73 all connect TRUE OR FALSE?
Winscope to the circuit output?
A. This allows you to compare what you see in
the signal to what you hear or see from the
circuit.
B. It is the only place in the circuit that you can
connect to.
C. The signal would be too high in frequency
to view anywhere else in the circuit.
D. It doesn’t matter because the signal looks
the same everywhere in the circuit.

14.5 The horizontal scale in oscilloscope mode

represents . . .
A. Frequency
B. Time
C. Distance
D. Voltage

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ANSWERS TO QUIZ QUESTIONS
Chapter 1 3.13 D 3.14 C 3.15 A 3.16 B
1.1 C 1.2 B 1.3 A 1.4 B 3.17 D 3.18 B 3.19 C 3.20 D

Chapter 4 (SC-100R only)
1.5 D 1.6 A 1.7 B
4.1 A 4.2 C 4.3 B 4.4 D
1.8 D 1.9 B 1.10 C
4.5 False 4.6 False 4.7 True
1.11
4.8 False 4.9 True 4.10 True

Chapter 4 (SC-300R, SC-500R, SC-750R only)

4.1 D 4.2 A 4.3 B 4.4 D
1.12 4.5 A
4.6

4.7 B 4.8 C 4.9 B 4.10 A

1.13 Chapter 5
5.1 A 5.2 D 5.3 B 5.4 C
5.5 D 5.6 B 5.7 A
5.8 D 5.9 C 5.10 B

Chapter 6
1.14 6.1 A 6.2 C 6.3 B 6.4 D
6.5 C 6.6 B 6.7 A
6.8 False 6.9 False 6.10 True

Chapter 7
1.15 B 1.16 A 1.17 A 7.1 B 7.2 D 7.3 False
1.18 True 1.19 True 1.20 False 7.4 True 7.5 True

Chapter 8
Chapter 2 8.1 B 8.2 A 8.3 C 8.4 A
2.1 A 2.2 C 2.3 B 2.4 C 8.5 D 8.6 B 8.7 False
2.5 A 2.6 D 2.7 B 8.8 False 8.9 True 8.10 False
2.8 A 2.9 C 2.10 B

Chapter 3
3.1 C 3.2 D 3.3 B 3.4 A
3.5 D 3.6 B 3.7 C
3.8 A 3.9 C
3.10 3.11

3.12

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PART II QUIZ ANSWERS PART III QUIZ ANSWERS
Chapter 9 Chapter 12
9.1 B 9.2 A 9.3 B 9.4 C 12.1 B 12.2 A 12.3 D 12.4 B
9.5 A 9.6 D 9.7 C 9.8 D 12.5 C 12.6 B 12.7 True
12.8 False 12.9 False 12.10 False
9.9 C 9.10 A

Chapter 10 Chapter 13
10.1 A 10.2 B 10.3 D 10.4 A 13.1 A 13.2 B 13.3 D 13.4 B
10.5 B 10.6 B 10.7 False 13.5 A 13.6 A 13.7 C 13.8 C
13.9 D 13.10 B
10.8 False 10.9 True 10.10 False

Chapter 11 Chapter 14
11.1 A 11.2 D 11.3 C 11.4 A 14.1 C 14.2 B 14.3 C 14.4 A
11.5 B 11.6 A 11.7 C 11.8 A 14.5 B 14.6 D 14.7 True
14.8 True 14.9 False 14.10 True
11.9 A 11.10 C

NOTES

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 CREATING YOUR OWN SNAP CIRCUITS® DRAWINGS
ELENCO® provides the circuit designer show below so that Snap Circuits® users can make their own circuit
drawings. This is a Microsoft® Word document that can be downloaded from www.elenco.com/snap-circuits-
designer or through the www.elenco.com website. It includes the instructions shown below. Contact Elenco® if
you have any questions about it.

Copyright © 2019 ELENCO®

Document includes additional parts that are not shown here.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING YOUR OWN CIRCUIT DRAWINGS

(BASED ON MICROSOFT® WORD 2000)
ELENCO® provides the part symbols above so that our customers can make their own custom circuit drawings. Use
the drawing features available in Microsoft® Word 2000. If the drawing toolbar is not visible select <View> - <Toolbar> -
<Drawing>. If you have any questions about how to use Word, click on <Help> with left mouse button or press <Alt> + <H>.
You may not have all the parts shown above. Contact ELENCO® to purchase upgrade sets or individual parts.
1. While holding down the control key <Ctrl>, click and drag any part to the grid to make a copy of that part on the grid.
You may drag any number of parts to the grid as long as you hold down the control key and they will be duplicated on
the grid. The original part should still be on the page in its original position if needed again.
2. To rotate a part, select the part then click on <Draw> in the drawing menu. Move to <Rotate or Flip> and then click on
<Rotate Left> or <Rotate Right>.
3. To move parts from bottom to top click on the part you want to move with the left mouse button, and then click on
<Draw>. Next go to <Order> and select <Bring to Front>.
4. To print your drawing, use <Select Objects> to select all the parts on the grid, including the grid. After all parts have
been selected you can press <Ctrl> + <C> keys to place them on the clipboard. Then open a new drawing and paste
your clipboard in this new drawing with <Ctrl> + <V>. Print this document and save it as your drawing.
5. When closing the original drawing do not save changes and the master will remain ready for next drawing.

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6SCAF Air Fountain $14.95 $__.__ 6SCD8 Color LED $5.95 $__.__ 6SCJ3A Jumper Wire 8” (Orange) $0.85 $__.__
6SCAFB Ball for Air Fountain $0.50 $__.__ 6SCD9 Blue LED $4.95 $__.__ 6SCJ3B Jumper Wire 8” (Yellow) $0.85 $__.__
6SCAFS Spout for Air Fountain $0.50 $__.__ 6SCD10 Red/Yellow bicolor LED $4.95 $__.__ 6SCJ3C Jumper Wire 8” (Green) $0.85 $__.__
6SCB1 Battery Holder (2-AA) $2.75 $__.__ 6SCD11 Blink Red LED $4.95 $__.__ 6SCJ3D Jumper Wire 8” (Purple) $0.85 $__.__
6SCB2 Solar Cell 4.5V $24.95 $__.__ 6SCD12 Color2 LED $5.95 $__.__ 6SCJ3E Jumper Wire 8” (Gray) $0.85 $__.__

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6SCB3 Battery Holder 4.5V (3-AA) $3.75 $__.__ 6SCDISC Foam Disc $0.25 $__.__ 6SCJ3F Jumper Wire 8” (White) $0.85 $__.__
6SCB3B Battery Holder SCB-20 $4.95 $__.__ 6SCDM Disco Motor $19.95 $__.__ 6SCJ4 Jumper Wire 4” (Blue) $0.85 $__.__
6SCB4 Battery Rechargeable 3.6V $12.95 $__.__ 6SCDMCH Disco Cover, Hexagon $1.95 $__.__ 6SCJ5RED Red snap-to-pin wire $1.95 $__.__
6SCB6 Snap Module for AC Adapter $14.95 $__.__ 6SCDMCT Disco Cover, Triangle $1.95 $__.__ 6SCJA Audio Jack $4.95 $__.__
6SCB7 Solar Cell 7V $16.95 $__.__ 6SCDMSB Disco Cover Support Bar $0.50 $__.__ 6SCJWBJBLK Snap to Banana Plug, black $2.50 $__.__
6SCB9 9V Battery Holder & Switch $6.95 $__.__ 6SCEC Copper Electrode $0.60 $__.__ 6SCJWBJRED Snap to Banana Plug, red $2.50 $__.__
6SCBAND1 Rubber band $0.25 $__.__ 6SCECS Copper Electrode with Snap $1.10 $__.__ 6SCL1 2.5V Lamp (built-in bulb) $1.75 $__.__
6SCBAR1 “+” Shaped Bar $0.95 $__.__ 6SCEGG Egg LED Attachment $1.95 $__.__ 6SCL1B 2.5V / 3.2V Bulb $0.50 $__.__
6SCBE Battery Eliminator for FM2 $2.95 $__.__ 6SCEZ Zinc Electrode $0.60 $__.__ 6SCL2 6V Lamp (built-in bulb) $1.75 $__.__
6SCBG Base Grid (11” x 7.7”) $4.95 $__.__ 6SCEZS Zinc Electrode with Snap $1.10 $__.__ 6SCL2B 6V / 6.2V Bulb $0.50 $__.__
6SCBGM Mini Base Grid (7.7” x 5.5”) $3.50 $__.__ 6SCF1 0.5A Fuse $4.95 $__.__ 6SCL4 4.5V Lamp (built-in bulb) $1.75 $__.__
6SCBGM2 Base Grid Mini 2-Sided $11.95 $__.__ 6SCFC Fiber Optic Cable $4.95 $__.__ 6SCL4B 4.5V Bulb $0.50 $__.__
6SCBGSUP Base grid support $0.95 $__.__ 6SCFCHB Fiber Optic Cable Holder, Black $0.95 $__.__ 6SCLH Liquid Holder Green $7.95 $__.__
6SCBGMF (Discontinued) 6SCFCHC Fiber Optic Cable Holder, Clear $0.95 $__.__ 6SCLLENS Lined lens LED attachment $0­­.95 $__.__
6SCC1 0.02mF Capacitor $1.35 $__.__ 6SCFILM Prismatic Film $0.95 $__.__ 6SCLS Unmarked Lamp Socket $1.50 $__.__
6SCC2 0.1mF Capacitor $1.35 $__.__ 6SCFM FM Module $8.95 $__.__ 6SCM1 Motor $4.25 $__.__
6SCC3 10mF Capacitor $1.35 $__.__ 6SCFM2 FM Radio $9.95 $__.__ 6SCM1DH Disc Holder $2.95 $__.__
6SCC4 100mF Capacitor $1.35 $__.__ 6SCFM2B Earphone for 6SCFM2 $3.95 $__.__ 6SCM1DS Set of Disc Cutouts (6 pcs./set) $1.95 $__.__
6SCC4N 100mF Capacitor NP $1.95 $__.__ 6SCFMB Mounting Base (for Fiber Optic Tree) $1.95 $__.__ 6SCM1F Fan $0.50 $__.__
6SCC5 470mF Capacitor $1.75 $__.__ 6SCFRGB Red/Green/Blue Filters Set $1.95 $__.__ 6SCM1FG Glow Fan Blade $1.95 $__.__
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 Qty. Part # Description Price Total Qty. Part # Description Price Total Qty. Part # Description Price Total
6SCM1T Spare Motor Top $0.25 $__.__ 6SCQ3 SCR $2.50 $__.__ 6SCU1 Music IC $4.95 $__.__
6SCM2 Analog Meter $5.95 $__.__ 6SCQ4 Phototransistor $4.95 $__.__ 6SCU2 Alarm IC $4.95 $__.__
6SCM3 Electromagnet $9.95 $__.__ 6SCR1 100W Resistor $1.25 $__.__ 6SCU3 Space War IC $4.95 $__.__
6SCM3B Iron Core Rod, 36mm $0.75 $__.__ 6SCR2 1kW Resistor $1.25 $__.__ 6SCU4 Power Amplifier IC $4.95 $__.__
6SCM3C Iron Core Rod, 46mm $0.95 $__.__ 6SCR3 5.1kW Resistor $1.25 $__.__ 6SCU5 High Frequency IC $2.95 $__.__
6SCM4 Motor Low Speed $7.95 $__.__ 6SCR4 10kW Resistor $1.25 $__.__ 6SCU6 Recording IC $11.95 $__.__
6SCM4B Fan Green $0.75 $__.__ 6SCR5 100kW Resistor $1.25 $__.__ 6SCU7 Motion Detector IC (for SCP-03) $15.95 $__.__
6SCM4C Water Wheel $0.75 $__.__ 6SCRB Rover Body $29.95 $__.__ 6SCU8 Motor Control IC $19.95 $__.__
6SCM5 5V-1mA-1A Meter $7.95 $__.__ 6SCRP Photosensitive Resistor $2.25 $__.__ 6SCU9 Sound & Recording IC $24.95 $__.__
6SCM6 5V-0.5mA-50mA Meter $7.95 $__.__ ­6SCRUBRG Rubber ring, 0.375” dia. $0.25 $__.__ 6SCU15 CMOS Inverter Gate 4069 $9.95 $__.__
6SCM7 Light Motor $14.95 $__.__ 6SCRV Adjustable Resistor 50kW $3.25 $__.__ 6SCU16 CMOS AND Gate 4081 $9.95 $__.__
6SCM8 Programmable Fan $16.95 $__.__ 6SCRV2 Adjustable Resistor 10kW $3.95 $__.__ 6SCU17 CMOS OR Gate 4071 $9.95 $__.__
6SCM9 Orange Motor $9.95 $__.__ 6SCRV3 Adjustable Resistor 500kW $3.95 $__.__ 6SCU18 CMOS NAND Gate 4011 $9.95 $__.__
6SCM9B Gear Insert, for M9 $0.50 $__.__ 6SCRX1 R/C Receiver $16.95 $__.__ 6SCU19 CMOS NOR Gate 4001 $9.95 $__.__
6SCMAG Permanent Magnet $1.25 $__.__ 6SCRX2 Deluxe R/C Receiver $19.95 $__.__ 6SCU20 CMOS XOR Gate 4070 $9.95 $__.__
6SCMBASE Mirror mounting base $0.50 $__.__ 6SCS1 Slide Switch $1.35 $__.__ 6SCU21 U21 PICAXE® Micro IC in socket $18.95 $__.__
6SCMBASE2 Illusion Card Holder $0.95 $__.__ 6SCS2 Press Switch $1.35 $__.__ 6SCU21S U21 8-pin Socket w/ Micro Marking $7.95 $__.__
6SCMCAR Mini Car $9.95 $__.__ 6SCS3 Relay $9.95 $__.__ 6SCU22 Color Organ $19.95 $__.__
6SCMGRB Merry-go-round base $2.95 $__.__ 6SCS4 Vibration Switch $2.95 $__.__ 6SCU23 Strobe IC $9.95 $__.__

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6SCMGRD Disc Cutouts (4pcs. / set) $1.95 $__.__ 6SCS5 SPDT Switch $2.50 $__.__ 6SCU24 Infrared Receiver $9.95 $__.__
6SCMGRF Cardboard Figures (9pcs. / set) $2.95 $__.__ 6SCS6 Switcher S6 $5.95 $__.__ 6SCU26 Keyboard $29.95 $__.__
6SCMIRBAL Mirror Ball $4.95 $__.__ 6SCS7 Tilt switch $3.95 $__.__ 6SCU27 Voice Changer $19.95 $__.__
6SCMIRROR Mirror $0.95 $__.__ 6SCS8 Selector $4.95 $__.__ 6SCU28 Echo IC $24.95 $__.__
6SCMSPRG Springs for mirror mounting base $0.50 $__.__ 6SCS9 Reed Switch $2.95 $__.__ 6SCU29 LED Display & Microcontroller $29.95 $__.__
6SCNS Nut Snap $0.50 $__.__ 6SCSCREW1 Screw PAW 2.6mm x 6mm $0.25 $__.__ 6SCU30 Light Tunnel $24.95 $__.__
6SCPLANE Airplane Parts $9.95 $__.__ 6SCSCREW2 Screw PA 2.3mm x 8mm $0.25 $__.__ 6SCU31 Snapino module $39.95 $__.__
6SCPROJ Projector LED attachment $3.95 $__.__ 6SCSCREW3 Screw PM 3x8 mm $0.25 $__.__ 6SCU32 Melody IC $7.95 $__.__
6SCPSB Pivot Stand Base $3.95 $__.__ 6SCSEDCB Sound Energy Demo Base $2.95 $__.__ 6SCV1 Vertical snap wire 90° $2.50 $__.__
6SCPSP Pivot Post $0.50 $__.__ 6SCSEDCF Sound Energy Demo Sheet $0.50 $__.__ 6SCV2 Vertical Snap Wire 45° $3.50 $__.__
6SCPST Pivot Top $0.50 $__.__ 6SCSEDCT Sound Energy Demo Tube $1.95 $__.__ 6SCW1 Horn $3.50 $__.__
6SCPULL1 0.9” Pulley $0.95 $__.__ 6SCSP Speaker 8W $3.95 $__.__ 6SCWC Whistle Chip $1.75 $__.__
6SCPULL2 1.3” Pulley $1.25 $__.__ 6SCSP2 Speaker 32W $4.95 $__.__ 6SCWIRE1 Coil for BYO electromagnet $3.95 $__.__
6SCPULL3 2.1” Pulley $1.65 $__.__ 6SCSTAB Stabilizer $0.75 $__.__ 6SCX1 Microphone $2.95 $__.__
6SCPY1
or 6SC?1
Two-spring Socket ?1 $2.95 $__.__ 6SCT1 Transformer $3.50 $__.__ ­­­623047 Case for SCM-400 $19.95 $__.__
6SCPYQ
or 6SC?Q
Three-spring Socket ?Q $4.95 $__.__ 6SCT2 Clock $7.95 $__.__ 626100 Stand $1.25 $__.__
6SCPYU8
or 6SC?U8
Eight-pin IC Socket ?U8 $6.95 $__.__ 6SCTOWER Tower LED Attachment $1.95 $__.__ 662510 Rubber Grommet .125”ID-0.3”OD $0.25 $__.__
6SCQ1 PNP Transistor $2.50 $__.__ 6SCTX1 Remote Control Unit $17.95 $__.__ 753077 Arcade SCA-200 Manual $9.95 $__.__
6SCQ2 NPN Transistor $2.50 $__.__ 6SCTX1A R/C Antenna $0.60 $__.__ 753097 Beginner SCB-20 Manual $7.95 $__.__
Snap Circuits® Replacement Parts & Upgrade Kit Order Form (Page 2)
 $
Qty. Part # Description Price Total Qty. Part # Description Price Total
Upgrade Kit SCROV-10 to SCROV-
753098 Projects 102-305 Manual $9.95 $__.__ 9UC90 50
$45.95 $__.__

34.95
753102 Projects 1-101 Manual $9.95 $__.__ 9UC100 Upgrade Kit SC-300 to SCM-400 $45.95 $__.__
753104 Projects 306-511 Manual $9.95 $__.__ 9UCDL Disc Launcher Upgrade Kit $29.95 $__.__

Revised 12/03/18 !
753106 Snapino manual $7.95 $__.__ MWK01P5 Thin Metal Bar $0.25 $__.__
753120 SOUND Manual $9.95 $__.__ $__.__
753131 R/C Snap Rover® Manual $9.95 $__.__ $__.__
753134 Motion SCM-165 Manual $9.95 $__.__ $__.__
753135 SC-3DMEG manual $9.95 $__.__ $__.__
resistors, & more) and 200 projects!

753136 SC-STEM1 manual $9.95 $__.__ $__.__

753154 XPTM Manual $14.95 $__.__ $__.__
753285 LIGHT Manual $9.95 $__.__ $__.__
753286 Select SC-130 Manual $9.95 $__.__ $__.__
UC-30 Upgrade Kit

753292 Projects 512-692 Manual $9.95 $__.__ $__.__

753293 Projects PC1 - PC73 Manual $9.95 $__.__ $__.__
753294 Student Guide Junior $9.95 $__.__ $__.__
753303 Manual Snaptricity® $9.95 $__.__ $__.__
753305 Deluxe Snap Rover® Manual $9.95 $__.__ $__.__
Converts SC-100 Snap Circuits® Jr. into SC-300 Snap Circuits®

753307 Student Guide $24.95 $__.__

includes 29 new parts (AM radio components, transistors, ICs, capacitors,

$__.__
753316 Think Green Manual $9.95 $__.__

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$__.__
753317 Green Projects Manual $9.95 $__.__ $__.__
753318 3D Illumination Manual $9.95 $__.__
$__.__
9ACSNAP AC Power Supply $19.95 $__.__
$__.__
9ACSNAPUK AC Power Supply for UK $19.95 $__.__
$__.__
9CI73 Computer Interface 73 Experiments $19.95 $__.__
$__.__
9SCJW10 Snap-to-Pin Set, 10 pcs. $9.95 $__.__
$__.__
Upgrade Kits Available

9SCJW20 Snap-to-female Set, 10 pcs. $9.95 $__.__

$__.__
9SCM400 Snap-MicroTM I $119.95 $__.__
$__.__
9SNAPCASE7 Deluxe Case w/ Foam Inserts $69.95 $__.__
$__.__
9SNAPCASE8 Same as Above w/o Parts ID $69.95 $__.__ $__.__
9TLCI73 Computer Interface Cable $9.95 $__.__
$__.__
Get the additional parts and manuals to take your Snap Circuits® set to the next level!

9TLSCST Stereo Cable $5.95 $__.__

$__.__
UC-40 Upgrade Kit

9TLSCUSBAB USB cable, A-male to B-male $9.95 $__.__

$

$__.__
into SC-500 Snap Circuits® Pro

9UC30 Upgrade Kit SC-100 to SC-300 $34.95 $__.__ $__.__

Converts SC-100 Snap Circuits® Jr.

9UC40 Upgrade Kit SC-100 to SC-500 $69.95 $__.__ Shipping & Handling
Subtotal $_____.____
69.95

Charges:
9UC50 Upgrade Kit SC-300 to SC-500 $34.95 $__.__
Order Size USA Can. IL sales tax add 9.0% $_____.____
9UC60 Upgrade Kit SC-100 to SC-750 $109.95 $__.__ 0-$25 $6 $10 Shipping charges $_____.____
& more, and 400 projects!

9UC70 Upgrade Kit SC-300 to SC-750 $69.95 $__.__ $25-$75 $9 $15

FM radio, recorder, meter
includes 41 new parts, AM/

9UC80 Upgrade Kit SC-500 to SC-750 $39.95 $__.__ over $75 $12 $20
Snap Circuits® Replacement Parts & Upgrade Kit Order Form (Page 3)

Total $_____.____

Warning - CHOKING HAZARD - These products contain small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
 SNAP CIRCUITS GEAR & Upgrade Kits ®

­­­ UC-50 Upgrade Kit UC-60 Upgrade Kit Custom Storage Case
Heavy duty plastic case with 2 custom foam inserts for
Converts SC-300 Snap Circuits® into Converts SC-100 Snap Circuits® Jr. into housing your Snap Circuits® parts. Easy to identify missing
SC-500 Snap Circuits® Pro SC-750 Snap Circuits® Extreme components. Includes a case to hold the small loose parts.

includes 12 new parts (recording IC, transformer, includes 48 new parts, CI-73 computer interface, SNAPCASE7
(for use with SC-300, SC-500,
FM radio, meter, & more) and 200 projects! solar panel, and more than 650 projects! and SC-750)

SNAPCASE8
(Same as above, but without
$ 34. 95 $ 109. 95 parts ID printing on foam)

$ 69.95
UC-70 Upgrade Kit UC-80 Upgrade Kit Student Guides
Converts SC-300 Snap Circuits® into Converts SC-500 Snap Circuits® Pro Educational Series - Teaches about Basic
SC-750 Snap Circuits® Extreme into SC-750 Snap Circuits® Extreme Electricity & Electronics in the everyday world
includes 19 new parts, CI-73 computer interface, using our Learn By Doing® concept!
solar panel, and more than 450 projects!
includes 7 new parts, CI-73 computer
interface, solar panel, and more than 250 Student Guide Junior – 753294
48 full-color pages (for use with
projects.
SC-100 set) $ 9.95
Student Guide – 753307
140 full-color pages (for use with
$ 69.95 $ 39.95 SC-300/500/750 sets) for projects
1-692 [does not require Student
Guide Jr.]
$ 24.95
UC-90 Deluxe Snap Rover® Upgrade Kit 9SCJW10 Snap-to-Pin Set
9SCJW20 Snap-to-Female Set
Upgrade your Snap Rover® to a Deluxe Snap Rover®! Includes the Lets you connect Snap Circuits® to a breadboard. 10
wires with reinforced pins, 5 colors, 10” length, and
disc launcher, parts, and manual for over 40 new projects. unlimited possibilities!

$ 45.95
9.95
SCROV-10 with UC-90 $
upgrade shown.

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