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WHAT MAKES A LIGHT BULB LIGHT?

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Students are able to use inquiry to answer the essential questions. They are able to predict and test configurations of a battery, bulb, and wire that make the complete circuit. Students craft a group and individual theory of a complete circuit using the configurations that work and those that do not work as evidence for theories.

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electric circuits, electricity, batteries, light bulbs

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battery, electrical circuit, light bulb, science
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Grade
6th - 8th
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Science
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For Teacher Use
Duration
4 days
Instructional Strategies
Inquiry-Based Learning
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