The Nile
We have started learning about ancient Egypt. First we found out what the landscape was like and how important the River Nile was to life.
Next we learned about their rulers – the Pharaohs who were God-like kings. We made our own Tutankhamun masks.
We began by investigating static electricity. We were able to pick up small pieces of paper and even bend water using polystyrene rods. We even made our own ‘lightning’ – which was a shocking experience for the volunteers!
Next tried to figure out how to make the bulb light up using the equipment in our kits.
In our next experiment we found out about conductors and insulators and used this knowledge in our first challenge; to design working switches.
2. Our next challenge was to build an electronic quiz game.
We used our knowledge of conductors and insulators to connect 5 questions to 5 answers using strips of kitchen foil insulated with masking tape.
The questions and answers were arranged in a secret, random order.
The light bulb lit up when we chose the correct answer because the foil completed the circuit.
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