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use a small battery, nine volt or six...make sure you have the proper bulb for the max. voltage. Split a common pencil to expose the grafite core. One wire taped to the exposed end of the pencil and to the battery. To the other post of the battery connect a second lead. By sliding the second lead back and forth on the surface of the pencil the bulb will grow brighter and dimmer based on proximity to the other lead (taped to the end of the pencil)...or replace the pencil with an old door spring. It will work in a similar fashion. Low voltage, no danger, good presentation of electrical resistance. Appropriate for middle school students to do.

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