Edison’s Lab: Inventing the Light Bulb
Learning Target: Identify how resistance in wires can be used to generate light energy.
We will test nichrome and steel wire as possible filaments for a light bulb.
The notebook entry will include the following:
Drawing with captions
•Include information that describes the event (what happened) and the scientific explanation of how
resistance in wires results in heat and light (see pages 203-204 in text)
•Use colors to help clarify
Summary paragraph(s)
•This should be an overview of the data you collected while experimenting with different filaments. It
should be an attempt to sort out the information so you can make a good recommendation to Mr.
Edison of what the next step in your search for the ultimate light bulb should involve.
•This is a very involved topic and you may want to break it into two or more paragraphs.
•Convince Mr. Edison you know what you are talking about.
Learning Target: Identify how resistance in wires can be used to generate light energy.
We will test nichrome and steel wire as possible filaments for a light bulb.
The notebook entry will include the following:
Drawing with captions
•Include information that describes the event (what happened) and the scientific explanation of how
resistance in wires results in heat and light (see pages 203-204 in text)
•Use colors to help clarify
Summary paragraph(s)
•This should be an overview of the data you collected while experimenting with different filaments. It
should be an attempt to sort out the information so you can make a good recommendation to Mr.
Edison of what the next step in your search for the ultimate light bulb should involve.
•This is a very involved topic and you may want to break it into two or more paragraphs.
•Convince Mr. Edison you know what you are talking about.