Name: ______________________

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Date:

Electricity Investigation
Purpose: To investigate the characteristics of electrical current
Materials:
2 bulbs (and holders)
4 wires (alligator clips)
2 dry cells (and holders)
Procedure:
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Using any of the materials listed, make one bulb light up.
Using the dry cell, one bulb, and one wire, make one light bulb light up.
Using any of the materials listed, make two bulbs light up.
Make two light bulbs light up so that when you unhook one bulb, the
other one goes out.
5. Make two light bulbs light up so that when you unhook one bulb, the
other one stays on.
Observations:
Take a picture of the circuit you have created for each of the above
investigations with your phone or an iPad.
Questions:
1. How does current electricity differ from static electricity? Use
diagrams to show your answers.

2. Define electrical current. What does current need to flow?

3. How do circuits work?

4. What is a load? What part of this experiment was the load?

Challenge
Can you light the bulbs up any other way?