Building a simple circuit
Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts: cells, wires, bulbs, switches, and buzzers
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Can your child build a working circuit with a battery, wires, and a light bulb, and name each part they're using?
Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts: cells, wires, bulbs, switches, and buzzers
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- Build a complete series circuit that lights a bulb or sounds a buzzer
- Name each component: cell (battery), wire, bulb, switch, buzzer
- Explain the role of each component in making the circuit work
“Can your child build a working circuit with a battery, wires, and a light bulb, and name each part they're using?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Energy
- Age range
- Ages 8–9
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