SIMPLE CIRCUITS

(Grades four through six)

GOALS OF SIMPLE CIRCUITS:

• To observe that electricity follows a path from a power source (battery) through a bulb and back to the battery.
• To manipulate a switch and observe that it can function as a tool to complete or interrupt a circuit.

OBJECTIVES OF SIMPLE CIRCUITS:

The child will: 

• Explore relationships among a battery, two copper wire(s), a switch, and a bulb.
• Discover through trial and error which wire connections will light the bulb and which connection will not light the bulb.
• Define, in his or her own words, a circuit. The child should be able to put into words something to the effect that electricity travels in a circular fashion through wires from a source of some kind to a light or some other object and that it continues on its way after it has passed by the light back to the source.
• Discover through trial and error the effect of a "short circuit". After discovering the phenomena the child will furnished with the name "short circuit" for this event.

LIST OF MATERIALS

• Battery
• Circuit tray
• Battery
• Battery holder
• Bulbs (2)
• Bulb holder
• Cartoon Electron Man
• Clip leads (5)
• Instruction guide
• Parent Guide
• Switch/code key
• Wires (2)

KT1001 SIMPLE CIRCUITS $18.50

Ordering Information:

Include the kit number, title, and check in US Dollars (add 15% for shipping and handling) to:
Advanced Learning Associates
32 Godfrey Lane
Milford, MA 01757

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