Question: Denise made a circuit to light a bulb or run a motor. She used a special switch. Below is the schematic diagram of her circuit. The switch is inside the dotted box. Can she run both the light and the motor at the same time? Why or why not?
Reference answer: No. Only one circuit can be complete at a time.

Student answer: Yes because there is enough power for it to work but it will be bright and it is a parallel circuit.

Student answer: No she cannot. Why is because she only has one switch and she has to have 2 for both to work.

Student answer: No. She cannot because the switch has to be in front of the negative sign.

Student answer: No, because the switch can only complete one circuit at a time.

Student answer: Yes. Because it is a parallel circuit and they can both run well.

Student answer: No. The switch can only be hooked on one side at one time, unless you scooted the wires to the middle and hooked them up together.

Student answer: No, It is not a complete circuit.

Student answer: No because she need a wire and a switch.

Student answer: No, she cannot because the switch can only go one way and make a complete circuit.

Student answer: No! The switch cannot be left and right at the same time.

Student answer: No she cannot. She would have to turn the switch like this sideways Because there is a gap if you turn it left or right.

Student answer: No because the negative on the side for the bulb might have to have the energy from the motor going in and it will go back and forth.

Student answer: No because the light bulb will flicker and the motor will keep going until she turns the switch off.

Student answer: No because it cannot make a complete circuit going each way.

Student answer: Yes because the motor is sending the energy back to the light bulb and back.

Student answer: Yes. She could put 2 wires on the switch to the other wires.

Student answer: Yes because the battery has enough power to run both unless the switch is on.

Student answer: No because the switch cannot go 2 ways at once.

Student answer: Yes. But all will have to be together.

Student answer: No she cannot because she only has one switch.

Student answer: Yes because all she has to do is put the motor and the light bulb on the same wire and put the switch in the middle.

Student answer: She can do it but it would have to be a parallel circuit.

Student answer: Yes, we all tried it in class and it worked.

Student answer: Yes, because the wires are connected to both items.

Student answer: Yes she can because the flow will go all the way to the source.

Student answer: Well she could try the light would not work as strong as the motor.

Student answer: No she would need 2 switches.

Student answer: No, she would have to have 2 switches.

Student answer: Yes, because the flow of electricity will go to the light and then to the motor.

Student answer: No because she can only turn the switch to the light bulb or the motor.

Student answer: No, because there is not going to be a closed circuit on both sides.

Student answer: No Because she can turn one on at a time.

Student answer: No because the D-cell in the middle.

Student answer: Yes.

Student answer: Yes she can. Because that is how you have to do it.

Student answer: She can run both at the same time because, if it is going to the negative and to the positive and all the components are set up correctly in the right way it will work.