When you use switches, you are really turning the flow of electrons on and off. When the two wires are touching, they complete the circuit and the LED glows. The LED goes out when the wires apart. Some different switch designs are lever, push button, knife, toggle. Make one diode red, one yellow and one green.
Students can use the switch to decide which LED is glowing.
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