MINI ELECTRICITY

(Grades 4 and up)

OBJECTIVES OF MINI ELECTRICITY

The child will:

• Explore the relationships among a battery, wires, light bulbs, and doorbell.
• Discover through trial and various ways to light the bulb and ring the bell.
• Discover that batteries will produce heat if a circuit is created through them and that the power of batteries degenerate after use.
• 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 passes by the light back to the source.
• Discover through trial and error the effect of a "short circuit" and be able to attach the name "short circuit" to the phenomena.
• Define in his or her own words, circuits in series and circuits in parallel.
• Create and test his or her own hypotheses using the materials both in the kit and found materials from the child's environment.

LIST OF MATERIALS FOR MINI ELECTRICITY

• Adult Guide
• Board with battery holder, bulb holder, and switch
• Battery, "D" cell
• Battery, 16 volt, lantern
• Cartoon, "Electron man"
• Children's guide: E-LIGHT-TR-Y-FINDING-RINGS
• Doorbell
• Screwdriver, small
• Wire cutters
• Wire, insulated, roll

KT1002 MINI ELECTRICITY $29.25

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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