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In science class we are studying electricity using a light bulb, paperclip, and a battery. We first figured out how to light the light bulb. It took awhile but I figured out how you put the light bulb on either end of the battery, because there is no top or bottom on a battery, just a positive and a negative. Then take the paperclip on the opposite side of the light bulb and stretch it to the screwy metal part of the bulb and touch it.

At first I touched the paperclip to both ends of the battery and then put the bulb on the paperclip but the paperclip just got really hot. Also an other way it didn't work was just putting the light bulb on the battery. That wasn't even close to working!

Me and my friend also figured out how to use two paperclips, a light bulb, and a battery. It's almost the same way, but the paperclips each touch one side and one of the paper clips touches the screwy part, and the other touches the bottom. It was a really fun project and I loved playing with electricity but it is dangerous to play with electricity.