It's All in the Circuitry

     Here you see our last science lab in physics:  Parallel circuits.  The tiny bulbs shine more brightly when they're wired parallel.  Widlyne and I usually let the kids do their own setups in little groups, but this day we wanted to use a 9 volt battery and see how many flashlight bulbs they could light up.  We pictured a whole bunch of burned out flashlight bulbs if we let them work individually, so we did one group project.  It was like Christmas, but 90 degrees out.  They lit 12 bulbs, and we had to quit because time ran out.

     This was a wonderful series of labs that were donated by Jeff Remington, my course advisor at Lebanon Valley College.  The students don't get to do many experiments in Haitian schools, and they got a lot out of the experience.  It was a pleasure to see them get involved in their learning.