Light the Bulb
Today in class we did not do too much; we started off by trying to light a light bulb with a battery, a circuit wire with clips, and a miniature light bulb. Next we moved onto some notes and a little video and finally we finished off with a pre-quiz.
For the "Light the Bulb" activity each of us were given a bag, a battery, a miniature light bulb, and a circuit wire with clips. The object of the activity was to light the little light bulb using only the wire and the battery which was tough at first, but once we figured out how to light it up it was actually really easy and basic. To light the bulb up we had to hold the bottom of the bulb to bottom of the battery, I believe, and then after that we had to make sure the clips were touching the top of the battery and the coil looking metal part of the bulb. Finally, you get a cute little lighted light bulb! I seriously wonder when and where those are used though (aside from Christmas themed occasions and stuff, but they were pretty tiny!)
But here's the thing, why the flip floppity fish sticks did the light bulb light up? I think it lit up because of atoms interacting through out the system. Maybe some electrons and/or neutrons/protons from the battery caused some charges that flowed through the metal (possibly because of conduction?) of the clips and then through the wire to the next clip which lead the energy/charges from the particles to the coil of the bulb. Those charges could serve as energy that could light up the bulb. I have a feeling that atoms were behind it all (after all they do have energy in them), maybe the particles could have given up an electron or something - I am not 100% sure, but the concept must be cool!
As for electricity lighting it up, I think energy from the atoms (that could possibly be converted into another type of energy like light energy or maybe the atoms are actually photons) flow through the coil up to those little metallic things within the glass and the energy just flows in a cycle, maybe? Or possibly the atoms could be trading off charges or converting their energy into light energy where they emit light as a result of interaction or something? I don't know for sure, but that light had to have come from somewhere and "electricity" has "electr-" in it which might relate to electrons.
EDIT: Plus! I just realized that if light energy/heat energy can be created from atoms then it can flow through the metal of the bulb to light it up :3.
EDIT: Plus! I just realized that if light energy/heat energy can be created from atoms then it can flow through the metal of the bulb to light it up :3.
Any ways, these are my thoughts on it, I might be wrong off course, but hey I'll learn and t'is just be le educated guess.
And the joke of the day is...
"OMG ROFLCOPTER XD!!!"
