Building Electrical Circuits
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Objective
I can build a simple electrical circuit.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
Electricity flows from a battery to a light bulb along a path called a circuit.
- 2
A circuit needs to be complete, meaning there can't be any spaces in the path, for electricity to flow.
- 3
A switch can be used to break a circuit, creating a space that stops the flow of electricity and turns off the light.
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Practice
3 questions
What three things are needed to make a simple electrical circuit?
Why does a light bulb turn off when a switch is flipped to the 'off' position?
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Exit ticket
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“Draw a picture of a simple circuit. Label the battery, wire, and light bulb. Show with arrows which way the electricity flows.”
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