Last week students were given a copper wire, battery, light bulb, and some duck tape and were told to make the light bulb light up. After several tries and frustrations, students finally persevered through and all had a light bulb came on, in more than one way. Afterwards we discussed what a complete circuit needs and how the electricity moves throughout the circuit. Finally, we explored a phet simulation at http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/circuit-construction-kit-dc.
Here are some student understandings so far in our study:
Zachary Pham
Sophia Roberts
Kettric Hill
