English National Curriculum Science - Previous Lessons Science
Mission Objectives
Identify common electrical appliances
Construct a simple electrical circuit
Identify and name basic parts of a circuit
Words and meanings to learn
electric circuit
An unbroken path between the positive and negative terminals on the battery.
wire
A thin piece of metal which electric currents flow through, usually covered in plastic.
electrical appliance
Any tool which is powered by electricity and uses a plug or battery.
bulb
The glass housing that contains the filament of an electric lamp.
battery
Container made of cells in which chemical energy is converted into electricity for a source of power.
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Fruit Power Battery
Lemons (the bigger and juicier the better). Pennies / Copper Coins
Zinc-galvanised nails - these should be blunt and not too long (they must not be able to touch the penny on the other side of the lemon).
Sets of alligator clips
LED lights
Kitchen knife (responsible adult use)
Handout
*Most LEDs will work for this experiment. However for the best results use low voltage LEDs, anything between 1.5V to 2.25V should work.
Red LEDs will be more reliable than other colours are these require less overall power to run. The higher the voltage on the LEDs the more lemons you would need in order to power them.
Remember LEDs have a positive and negative terminal, so if they fail to light first check the orientation of the LED.
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