Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: How Do Light Bulbs Work?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A guided inquiry that involves observation of the parts of a light bulb in a lab.
Interactive
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Lighting a Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This website is part of a bigger exhibit exploring the history of invention. This looks at Edison's invention of the light bulb and many other electrical inventions from the following century.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Saltwater Circuit

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students build a saltwater circuit, which is an electrical circuit that uses saltwater as part of the circuit. Students investigate the conductivity of saltwater, and develop an understanding of how the amount of salt in a solution...