As a class we have been studying electricity. This past week students were given the chance to demonstrate their ability to use their knowledge of electrical circuits. Students were placed into groups, given simple materials and directed to make a flashlight with a workable switch. Below are some pictures and the questions students had to answer after complete the project. Student responses can be found in the comments section below. Enjoy!
Students: please add a comment below by clicking on the comment link. Please include your first name and answers.
- What steps did your group need to complete in order to make your flashlight?
- What prior knowledge did you and your group use while making your flashlight?
- What was the most difficult part of the building process? Why?
- Do you think this project would have been easier or more difficult to complete by yourself? Why or why not?
Teyssy
ReplyDelete1. Conect the wires to the battery and conect the wires to the light bulb holder.
2. Trying to figure out how to do the swich.
3. Trying to decide which wires go in the right place of the battery.
4. It would be more difficult by myself because you would need more opinions from other people in order to get it right.
Hailey
ReplyDelete1. We used all the items that our teacher gave us,but we needed some duck tape.
2. We all worked together and made our plan and it worked out just fine.
3.The most difficult thing was putting the batteri in the tube.Putting the wires where the needed to be was difficult also.
4.It would have been more difficult without parttners becuase it was a little hard doing stuff all together.
Coltrane
ReplyDelete1. Put the battery in the tolit paper roll.Then tape the battery holder
2. The most diffacult part was putting the wires in the tube
3. I thought about where to put the wires and where to connect things.
4. No, other people's help makes me consentrate and helps me.
DOUGLAS
ReplyDelete1.WE GOT OUR MATERALS.WE PUT THE BATTERY IN.WE PUT THE LIGHT BULB HOULDER ON THE TOP.WE CONNECTED THE WIRES TO THE BATTERY.WE CONNECTED THE PENS TO THETO THE BATTERY.
2.THE SKILL I USED IS WHAT I NKOW ABOUT ELECTRICITY.
3.THE MOST DIFFACULT PART IS WHEN WE HAD TO PUT THE BATTERY IN BUT IT KEPT GETTING STUCK.
4.NO BECAUSE WE HAD TO DO ALOT OF THINGS AND BECAUSEWE HAD TO CONNECT ALOT OF THINGS.
michael
ReplyDelete1. First we put the lightbulb in the lightbulb holder. Then we put the batery in the batery holder.
2.We used what a flashlight looks like. We quesed what part goes where.
3. Putting it together. We didint know what to use as a switch.
4. More dificult becuse I wouldent know where the parts go.
Nivedita
ReplyDelete1. We taped the load on a toilet paper roll. Then we fastened brass pins on the roll.On one of trthe brass pins we put on a paper clip which served as a switch. We put the battery inside the roll. We connected 2 wires from the power source to the load. The we connected the switch to the load with a wire.
2. We knew that the ires had to touch the metal. We also knew that the wires had to be connected to the power source.
3. The most difficult part of the building process was connecting the wires.It was difficult because we had to put the wires through holes in the load.Also the difficult part was to make the switch work.
4. It would been more difficult to do the project by myself. It would be more difficult to the project by myself because, I would get tired doing all the work by myself. Also, it is fun when you work in partners.
KEVIN
ReplyDelete1. PUT THE BATTERES INTO THE THING AND ONCE IT STARTS TO WORK MAKE THE SWICH AND THEN MAKE THE FLASHLIGHT.
2.IT WAS TEAMWORK TO MAKE THE FLASHLIGHT TO TURN ON AND OFF.
3.IT WAS THE SWICHS FUALT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT WORK SO THAT IS IT.
4.NO IT WOULD
NOT BE EASY IF I HAD TO DO BY MYSELF.
Maryfer
ReplyDelete1. We taped the load to the toilet paper lead .we put the battery inside the roll .we put the brascpinson the roll we connen the wire to the battery from the load .we put the switch one in .we conned the wire to the switch
2. The most difficult was the switch
3. The switch was most difficult part
4. I think it will be difficult doing by my self
melina
ReplyDelete1.We taped the load on to the toielt paper roll. We put the battery inside the roll. We put brass pins on the roll.We connected the wire to the battery from the load.We put the switch on one pin. We connected the wire to the switch.
2.I made these flashlights last year and i helped them a little and we also worked as a team.
3.Making the flashlight go on and off because our group had no idea how to do that.
4.Difficult because i'm not that good in science and becuase it has to much materials to work with.
Ian
ReplyDelete1. Put the batore into the batore holder in place and we had to put the wiers to the metle.
2. We had to put the wiers in place were the metle is.
3. Putting the switch into place was the hardest thing.
4. No it would de more difficut by your self because you haffto put a hole bunch of stuff to gether.
Edgar
ReplyDelete1. First we had to put the light bulb in the light bulb holder. Then we put wires to the light bulb holder we put that to the battery. then we made the switch.
2.How to make a circuit.
3. Turning on the light bulb and making the switch
4. Dificult because you have to think of evry thing.
Eric
ReplyDelete1. First, we screwed the light bulb in the bulb holder. Next, we taped the bulb holder to the body of the toilet paper holder. Then, we put the the paperclip in the body of the toilet paper holder. After that we put the battery in the toiletpaper holder.
2.We needed to know about conductors and insulators. Also we needed to know how toturn on and off the flash light and circuts and we used a series circuit.
3.The switch because we had to find out how to turn it on and off.
4.I think it would be harder by your self because it's just your knowledge. If your in a group it's everyone's knowledge together so it's easier.
diana
ReplyDelete1.We needed to get 4 wires,2 paper clips,a battery holder,a battery,a toilet paper roll,and we used 2 brades,a light bulb holder.First we used the battery holder and the battery we put them in side the toilet paper roll.
2.What we needed to know was how to put it together.we also needed to know how to do it .We did it when we got our metarials.
3.The most difficult part was when we needed to turn it off and on.It was realy hard trying to put the clip on.We tryed to connect everything to the flash light.The battery was hard to take out and put in.
4.I think it would of been difficult by doing it by myself because putting all the stuff together could of been hard.If we did it by ourselfs we wouldn't know were to put the tape.
Romario 1.First we put light bulb. Next we taped the light bulb to body of the flashlight. Then we put the paperclip in to the body of the flashlight.After that we put the battery in the body of the flashlight.
ReplyDelete2.We needed to know how to turn on and off the flshlight and we needed to know about circuit and open circuit and we use a seres circuit.
3. the switch was hard
lorenzo
ReplyDelete1. First-we screwed in the light bulb into the light bulb holder. Next-we taped the light bulb holder to the body of the flashlight. Then- we put the paper clip into the body of the flashlight
2.We needed to know how to turn on and off the flashlight also we needed to know about cir ciruits and conductors we used a series circuit.
3.The switch because we had to find out how to turn it off and on. And putting the battery in the body of the flashlight.
4.It would be hard to be on my own.Because it would one person thinking if i'm in a group we have a better chance of figuring it out.
malik 1it took team work and it took a battery holder. 2.it to are mmides to do thejob and are hands.
ReplyDelete2.the difflucuit part was putting the wirer together.
4.it will have beeneashyer becaues they allways don,t sheir.
Jose
ReplyDelete1.First we put thelight bulb in the bulb holder.Next we taped the bulb holder to the toilet paper roll.Then we put the switch in the toilet paper roll.After that we taped the wires to the sides of the battery.Then we put the battery into the toilet paper roll and taped the side of the toilet paper roll.
2.We needed to know what conductors and insulators are.We also needed to know how to turn on and off the flashlight.We also needed to know
Edaurdo
ReplyDelete1. First, my group and I first use toliet paper roll. Next, we connected the golden clip in to the wire. We put the battery holder inside the toliet paper roll. Last, we taped the switch and turned and the light bulb was glowing.
2. we needed to have time and finishing the final draft.
3. The difficult part was when we put in the wires and taped it on the battery holder and toliet paper roll.
4. It would be difficult by myself because it would give me difficult part to make a flashlight.
diego
ReplyDelete1.put the batterie in the plastic thing and the wires to the flashlight.then turn it off and on
2.it was teamork because everybody was helping
3.the part when you turn it off and on because you have too have a clip as a switch
4.no,because everybody wants too do it at the same time.then we don' get too finish
3.The switch was the hardest becuas we had to find out how to turn itoff and one and putting the battery in the body of the flashlight.
ReplyDelete4. iht will be hard by my self becuas I will have to fine out all the stuff and fine were the switch gose and try to turn it off and on
Jose Part2
ReplyDeleteabout different kinds of circuits.
3.The most difficult part of the building process was the switch because it was hard to figure out how it was suppose to turn off and on the flashlight.
4.It would have been more difficult because without the other people in your group giving you ideas,you might fail.
And that you cant put meadle to plastic. 3 The hardes thing for me was doing the switch.It was hard for me because there is a sertin way to put it.You cant just put it any way you want or it wont work for you.And also sometimes you will get confused like me. 4 I think the project would have been more difficult.because I wouldnt have all the help our team would need and I wouldnt have had the fun I had.Also there wouldnt be all the material we would need to do the project. that is what I think.
ReplyDeleteryan
ReplyDelete1. we had to put the battery in side the toilet paper tube then i need to put the wires in to the battery.It was very hard to make but we got threw it all together.
2. It was hard making the switch to the power light.
3. When we had to put the the battery inside the paper tube.
4. No because it was very hard.
2.We needed to know what cunducters are and insalaters are.Also we needed to no how to turn the flash light on and of.And even cuircets.
ReplyDelete3.The switch.Becuse you had to fined out how to turn the flash light on and of.And puting the battery in the body of the flash light. 4.It would be more difucult doing it by my self.Becuse I diden`t know every thing about the flash light.I jest knew parts and other poeple in my group did to.So when you put the parts to gether you get a flash light.
Dear Malik,
ReplyDeleteI disagree with you answers for questions 1, 2, and 4..Also, you need to spell words correctly and give spaces between the words because people who read your answers will not understand what you are trying to type.
I disagree with your answer because it is too short and it takes more steps to finish the flashlight. I disagree with number 2 because I don't understand what you are trying to say.I disagree with number 4 because if you cooperate with others they will share. Also, I disagree that you should work by yourself. Because if you work together you will have more fun.
From,
Nivedita
hailey could you wright a little better on number 4 because your writing is all over the place.
ReplyDeletefrom Gage
Dear diana I think your ansers are right mostly the first commet. I think you put them in the right order,spelled words right and used a good amount of adj.For the second you did the same. the lats was good I agree with all your commets
ReplyDeleteFrom Coltrane
Gage could you spell battery right and also wire and metal.I couldn't understand what you wrote becuase the mispelled words.Also when you had to write the steps of how you did the flashlight it was short it had to be more than one sentence.
ReplyDeletefrom melina
Jose you forgot too put a space between the flashlight.
ReplyDeletefrom diego
Dear Teyssy,
ReplyDeleteI agree with your answers.They were great answers.Question 1 was diffuclt for me becuase the battery kept getting stuck in the tube.The swtich was not the diffuclt thing for me it was getting the wires where they needed to be in the battery holder.Question 3 that part was difficult for me becuase,trying to find the right places for the wires to go in.I agree with you on question 4 becuase it was hard doing some things on my own for working by myself.
From,Hailey
Dear Malik,
ReplyDeleteI don't agree with your answers.They didn't make sense because for number one you put you need team work but what materials did you need.For number two what steps did you do to make the flashlight you put your minds.For number three you put the wires were hard but why.For number four I think doing it with a group is easier.
Dear Malik
ReplyDelete1 I disagre with u beacause I could hardly understand a word u said.2 I disagre with u because u dont have to put the wires together.3 I disagre with u because there was no number 3.4 Beacuse that was only that group there is many diffrent groups.
Sincerly Bethany
Kayla
ReplyDelete1.Talking about circuits in order to make our flashlight.We had to make a series circuit because it's really easy to make a series circuit the other circiuts are harder to build.
2.We were trying to make a circuit that was easy to make, and talking about insalaters that helped my group finish faster.I remenber that a series circuit has possive and negative and that the negative go to the possives.The circuit that we used was a series cricuit I know that because the light was dim in our flashlight.
3.The most difficult part in the building process is trying to turn the flashlight on and off with a switch beacause our flashlight had no switch.
4.It would be more difficult to complete by myself because I wouldn't have finished it on time because it would be really hard to finish.
HI DOUGLAS YOU SPELL BECAUSEWE LIKE THAT I NO HOW TO SPELL BECAUSE LIKE THAT YOU GOT IT RIGHT BUT YOU PUT WE IN IT BY MARY
ReplyDeleteDear Ryan,
ReplyDeleteShouldn't you be more specific with your answers.
Your friend, Jose
dear,kevin
ReplyDeleteI didn't understand number 1 because.It did not make sense if you read it out loud. I bet it won't make sense to you ethire.So i disagree with you.
sicerly,lorenzo
Dear,Eddy your first sentence dose not sound good but the rest of it is good and it is perfect.You need to be more specific
ReplyDeletesincerly, your buddy diana
dear lorenzo i agrea with your therie on how you made a seris circit to make a switch to turn on and of your flashlight. i agrea with how you screwd the lightbulb into the holder and then taped in to the flashlights body to use it a a switch. if my group thought of the ways you did it it would have been easer for us. fron michael c coutu
ReplyDeleteDear,Douglas
ReplyDeleteon question number 1 could you make it more understandibul . On question number 2 could you make it better and longer and when you spelled NKOW it is spelled KNOW . On question number 4 you need to name the specific things that you did and what you have to connect and you need a space inbeetween because and we
Dear ryon I do not agree with your ansers on 3 and 4 becuse you did not anser them right .And you do not half to put the baterry in the flashlight .
ReplyDeleteDear,diana
ReplyDeleteI Agree with you and you did much better on your rough draft. All your correct spelling and grammar are correctly spelled.
Dear.Eric
ReplyDeleteYou forgot to put a space in toturn. It's suppose to be to turn.
from:Edgar
dear teyssy you are right on everything by ryan
ReplyDeleteDear Rayn in number one you didn't explain the sentence correctly and it didn't make any sense.One number 4 you should wright more next time but the rest was good From Teyssy
ReplyDeletedear,malik
ReplyDeleteyour steps didn't make sense and you spelled words wrong
your friend,lolo
Dear Kayla,
ReplyDeleteon number 1 I didn't really understand what you said.Also,the first sentence was not complete. Number 1 asked you to the steps not if it was hard or not.
From Raneem
Dear hailey I like want you put for number 1 and I think your work is all right i like want you putt for number.2 and number 3 butt i realy like every on. malik
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