My First Discoveries · Drawing 39 of 40
Reading After Dark
Everyday Discoveries
An electric lamp can light a room after dark. Its light helps us read, play and move around.
Did you know?
Several inventors helped develop electric lighting.
Look together
Which clues show that it is night in this room?
An idea to try
Draw another place where a lamp would help.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Light occurs in nature. Electric lighting developed through successive inventions. Joseph Swan demonstrated an incandescent lamp in 1879; Thomas Edison and his team worked on lasting lamps and a practical lighting system. Many other inventors contributed. The picture shows a modern lamp, rather than a historical model from 1879.
With an adult, find three different lamps at home. What is each one used for?
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Illustrations simplify shapes and sizes. Models and enlargements help observation; choose your own colours.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Smithsonian - Joseph W. SwanLight occurs in nature. Electric lighting developed through successive inventions. Joseph Swan demonstrated an incandescent lamp in 1879; Thomas Edison and his team worked on lasting lamps and a practical lighting system. Many other inventors contributed. The picture shows a modern lamp, rather than a historical model from 1879.
Source review: 2026-10-03. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
