Bright Sparks 4 Kids

We are learning all about electricity.

We have got a new Bright Sparks 4 Kids kit in the school.

Today teacher showed us how to make circuits.

 Tomorrow we look forward to making them ourselves.

We made circuits that lit a bulb (using one and then two batteries).

We made circuits that made a buzzer sound or made a fan rotate (again using one and then two batteries).

We found that if we used two batteries instead of a single battery that the bulb lit brighter, that the motor turned faster and that the buzzer sounded higher.

We even inserted switches so we could turn the buzzer/light/motor on and off.

We are really good at figuring out how circuits work!

Working with electricity

We have been talking about electricity.

Yesterday we saw how to make a circuit.

Today we gave it a try for ourselves.

In groups of three, we were given a battery, a bulb and two wires and we had to get the bulb to light.

It was quite a challenge but when we worked together we could get the bulbs lighting.

Next teacher took away one wire and we had to light the bulb again, this time with just a bulb, a battery and only one wire.

We are good at this when we work together.

Tomorrow we will talk about electrical safety.