Students begin by using batteries, wire, and a light bulb to build a circuit on their own.
Through discovery learning they make the contact points necessary for the bulb to light. They continue to study circuits, switches, motors, and fuses. A tour of The John Amos Power Plant, with its very tall smokestacks, is an exciting part of the study. Joe Haynes, a public relations director, demonstrates with models and diagrams how the plant generates electricity and delivers it to homes. Students ride the school bus around to tour the plant.