Students will discuss what they know about electric circuits. Students will identify the parts of a bulb and trace the path of electricity through a bulb. Students will predict, test, and assess different ways to connect a battery, wire, and a bulb to connect a circuit. Students will add to folder of observations and recordings. Students brainstorm and record as a class and as individuals what they know about electrical circuits.
Students create a drawing of a lightbulb before and after examining a real bulb.
Students experiment with materials, alone or with a partner, to complete a circuit that will light a bulb. Students will draw and label circuits that work and circuits that don't. Students will use a prepared sheet of possible connections to predict and materials to test closed circuits. Students will discuss results and record what they learned on the class and individual KWL charts. Students may wire a shoebox house using simple materials at home.