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Worksheet

Building a Circuit

Make it light up

Electricity flows in a complete loop. Build a working circuit, then show how the parts work together and where the energy changes form.

Q1. Build a circuit that lights a globe, then add a switch. Draw your circuit using the correct symbols for the cell, globe and switch.

Q2. Name each circuit component and its job.

ComponentIts job
Cell
Wires
Switch
Globe

Q3. What happens when you open the switch? Why?

Q4. In the globe, electrical energy changes into two other forms. Name them and describe this energy transformation.