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Friday, March 22, 2013

Electic Circuit final projects

To end our electric circuits unit, pairs of students worked together to wire a "house" so that each room had a seperate working light and switch using parallel circuits. We then had a "parade of homes" for the school.










Thursday, March 14, 2013

Electric Circuits - Building Flashlights

The 5th graders have been learning about electric circuits for the past month. Yesterday, they used the knowledge they have about cirucits and switches to build a flashlight out of provided materials. Up next....wiring "houses"....stay tuned!