Making a quiz using electric circuits and technology - Fifth and Sixth Class

There were two parts to this experiment: the first was to design a quiz using electricity and circuits, and the second was to use technology to replicate the same quiz.

Electricity:
Step 1: we brainstormed possible quiz questions. The idea was to have two sets of five banks, and word from the first bank would match up with a word from the second bank.

Step 2: using an A5 sheet of card, we wrote the two sets down each side of the page.

Step 3: we put a paper clip onto the card next to each answer, and on the back of the card we joined up each pair of words using wire, by wrapping the end of the wire around the relevant paper clip, so that the correct answers were connected.

Step 4: we constructed a circuit by attaching a wire to one side of a light bulb holder, and then another from the other side of the holder to one side of the battery. A third wire was attached to the other side of the battery.

Testing: in order for the quiz to work, the loose end of the first and the loose end of the third wire have to be put onto the paper clips which correspond to the correct answers. If the answer is not correct ie they do not match, then the lightbulb will not light up. If the answers are correct the lightbulb should light up.

Problem solving: sometimes even when the correct answer was chosen, the bulb did not light up. We discovered that this could have been due to a faulty bulb, or one of our connections not being properly attached.

Technology:
Using a software programme called GetKahoot, we transferred the information from our quiz into an interactive quiz. Each quiz was given a name, and then a question was composed, and four possible answers given, only one of which was correct. The person taking the quiz then has to choose the correct answer from four.