Will the bulb light up?
Science · Energy · conceptual
Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery
What mastery looks like
- Predict whether a lamp will light by tracing the circuit for a complete loop
- Explain that a gap anywhere in the circuit breaks the loop and the bulb won't light
- Identify the fault in a non-working circuit (e.g. loose wire, missing connection)
Check your understanding
If Will the bulb light up? looks at a circuit diagram, can they tell you whether the bulb will light up or not, based on whether there's a complete loop?
Prerequisites
Required first