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Posted September 16, 2016
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Using Electric Circuits to Design a Desk Lamp

PostedTuesday, October 20, 2015 at 3:18 PM

Updated09/27/2017

This activity can be done by students in grades 3 to 12, although the 3rd graders may need assistance. It uses knowledge of electric circuits in a design challenge in which students design their own personal desk lamp. The design elements include the need for a switch and a mechanism to focus light. Students may also explore various colors of LEDs and create both series and parallel circuits as extension activities.

This activity can be done by students in grades 3 to 12, although the 3rd graders may need assistance. It uses knowledge of electric circuits in a design challenge in which students design their own personal desk lamp. The design elements include the need for a switch and a mechanism to focus light. Students may also explore various colors of LEDs and create both series and parallel circuits as extension activities.

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  • Kevin Anderson, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
    Science Education Consultant
    Posted Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 4:31 PM
    Making an electric lamp
    Looks like largely a cookbook run through on making a circuit, didn't see any sort of significant context or problem emphasized.
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