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Completing the Circuit
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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| Author | Thompson, Xochitl Zamora Duren, Sabre Friedrichsen, Joe Kotys-Schwartz, Daria Zarske, Malinda Schaefer Carlson, Denise W. Yowell, Janet |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | In this hands-on activity, students use batteries, wires, small light bulbs and light bulb holders to learn the difference between an open circuit and a closed circuit, and understand that electric current only occurs in a closed circuit. In the everyday electrical devices we use — calculators, remote controls and cell phones — a voltage source such as a battery is required to close the circuit and operate the device. In this hands-on activity, students use batteries, wires, small light bulbs and light bulb holders to learn the difference between an open circuit and a closed circuit, and understand that electric current only occurs in a closed circuit. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Algebra Physical Science Current Light Bulb Circuit Ohm's Law Electricity Battery Current Electricity Resistance Voltage |
| Content Type | Text Video |
| Time Required | PT15M |
| Education Level | Class III Class IV Class V |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity Lecture cum Demonstration |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Modern Physics |
