Survey+Questions

1) Grade level and favorite food (as an identifier) 2) Name the objects I hold up [battery, bulb, wire]. What can you tell me about each one? What is it for and how does it function in a flashlight? 3) Describe how you would arrange the bulb, batter and wire to make the bulb light up. Draw a picture if that helps. Explain why you think this will work. 4) Try out the configuration you drew. IF it doesn't work, why not? What do you think needs to be done differently? 5) Allow a few minutes of exploration. 6) Describe what you know about how plug-in electricity works. What happens in the instant between flipping on a switch and when the light comes on?

Have interviewees draw out the configuration they think will work and write down some of their answers for collection.

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