Learning Intention: Investigate what makes a electrical circuit work.

Learning Tasks

1. Do Now: Glue in the hand out that Ms Garlick provides (and any other loose pieces of paper that you have). Using the diagram above, predict which set ups will light up. ✔ = will light up. ✘ = will not light up.

2. Working in pairs, take one battery and write out of the box and  unscrew one bulb. Test the bulb, batter, and wire set ups in the diagram and record your observations to identify if your predictions were correct.

3. In your note books, identify which type of investigation did we use and explain your selection.

4. Have a look into the bulb holder to make observations. Then, screw the bulb back in. Now working in your table groups, tinker around with the batteries, the battery holders, wire and bulbs. Write down any observations you make onto the board and see if we can find the three requirements for building an electrical circuit. 

5. Copy down Ms Garlick's notes on circuit requirements.

This lesson was used on Tuesday, October 15th, 2024, Term 4 Week 1, which is when this page was late updated.