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Simple Electric Circuit

The Simple Electric Circuit will help you to learn

the basic concepts of electricity and electrical
circuits. You will experience and build a light
circuit powered by a battery and controlled by
a switch. You will also learn about electrical
conductors and insulators. You will receive all
the components and you must build the circuit
by cutting the wire and connecting the parts
according to the diagram in this page.

Connection of wires to the battery holder, switch and the lamp base are done using the screws or clips. You
can use household tools such as a pair of scissors to cut the wire and remove the insulation from the contact
points. You will also need a D size battery to power your circuit.

Electricity and Conductivity Science Kit includes several experiments in Electrical Circuits,
conductivity and properties of electricity. Some of the project ideas you may have using this kit
are:

1- Construct a Simple Electric Circuit (Grades 2 to 5)

2- Can electricity create heat? (Grades 4 to 6, You will need a thermometer to
show that the light bulb is getting hot.)
3- Construct a Continuity tester and test conductivity of objects around you.

The Simple Electric Circuit Kit includes:

Wooden base to mount the circuit

2 Light Bulbs
1 lamp holder
1 Battery holders
1 Simple Switch (Known as knife switch)
Screws used to mount the switch and the lamp holder
Insulated solid copper wire (Gage 22)

Opportunities for Science Projects

You may use your kit in relation to many different science projects. Construction of a simple
electric circuit by itself may be used as a science project for many different grades. You may
also use some color paper to make a nice lamp shade for it and use it as your night light.
Some other students may need to use their completed circuit to do further research for their
science project. Two common project ideas that use this kit are:

1. Can electricity create heat? To do this project you will also need a thermometer to show
that the light bulb is getting hot.
2. Identify conductors and insulators around you. It is important to know what materials
are conductive and what materials are not. The test is simple. Open the switch and place
the object between the poles of the switch. If the light comes on, then the object is
conductive. You may try this with metals (coins, paper clips, nails, etc.) and non-metals
(glass, plastic, stone, wood, etc.)

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