Reinventing Edison Build Your Own Lightbulb Kit

Create Your Own Unique Light Bulb

Retrace the steps of Edison and other inventors as you build a working light bulb using the filament materials of your choice. Learn about electricity, light, properties of matter, energy, and the scientific method. A great project for a science fair, you can test the effects of vacuum on the life of your bulb.

. Concepts Taught by this Science Kit

    -Electricity and Circuits (uses and effects)
    -Light (light intensity, spectral emissions)
    -Properties of Matter (change)
    -Energy (electricity to light and heat)
    -Air Pressure (how a pump works)
    -The scientific method
    -History of the Light Bulb and Edison (and Swan!)
    -Invention and the Inventive Process

Included in this kit:

    Safety vacuum chamber, hand vacuum pump,
    filament materials including tungsten and carbon,
    test leads, 28 page instruction manual.