What this lesson teaches
This activity helps students understand energy transformation through hands-on experience with circuits and light.
Can you finish energy transformation in about 25 min?
You will understand energy transformation through hands-on experience with circuits and light.
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This activity helps students understand energy transformation through hands-on experience with circuits and light.
Hands-on activities engage students and make abstract concepts tangible. By building a circuit, students can visually and practically observe how energy changes form.
1. Take one wire and connect it to the positive terminal of the battery. 2. Attach the other end of this wire to the light bulb holder. 3. Use the second wire to connect it to the negative terminal of the battery. 4. Connect the other end of this wire to the other terminal of the bulb holder. 5. If needed, secure your connections with tape. 6. Turn on the circuit and observe the light bulb — what did you notice about the brightness?