Yes, you can build your own lightbulb! This is what you’ll need: Eight D-sized batteries, mason jar or other clear glass, electrical tape, pie pan, scissors, toilet paper tube, mechanical pencil refills, small alligator clips and adult supervision. Now watch the video above. There are additional details here at Steve Spangler Science.
Related watching: more videos from Steve Spangler’s Sick Science video series.
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