We went on to test different materials to discover whether they were conductors (materials through which electricity flows) or insulators (materials through which electricity does not flow.) We discovered how light bulbs work. We also found that a short circuit can cause wires to heat up, but fuses and circuit breakers can stop the flow of electricity and prevent fires. Did you know that appliances and cars have fuses for this reason?
We used our knowledge about conductors and insulators to create some original math games to play with the 2nd Grade students.
We had fun and the Second Graders did, too! They showed their knowledge of their math facts and we demonstrated our creativity and knowledge of electricity!
Did you know that there are only 2 kinds of circuits? They are parallel and series circuits. We learned about the difference between them and realized that we would not want to wire our houses in a series circuit. We used our knowledge of circuits when we worked with some Snap Circuit games to create circuits of our own.
However, we had the most fun when we had the opportunity to light up the dollhouse rooms that most of us had created for French class last year in the 3rd Grade. In preparation for this, we had to solder wires onto the switches that we would use. We learned how to do this in Technology Class.
After our switches were wired, we were ready to start work on our dollhouses!
We enjoyed working on this project and are so proud of our dollhouses!
