First, mom checks out three books on electricity out of the library, then the kids make models of light bulbs, read a biography of Thomas Edison and do a skit based on his life.
Next, everyone studies the history of lighting methods and goes on a field trip to the Alabama Power Water Course in Clanton.
Next, everyone takes a trip to the store where they compare types of light bulbs, wattage, and pricing.
Before you check out, you must figure the sales tax on $1.99 and how much change will you receive if you pay with a $5 bill.
On the way home, a discussion develops over the history of money, the history of sales tax and also Abraham Lincoln, as his picture is on the $5 bill.
Finally, after building a homemade ladder out of branches dragged from the woods, the light bulb is installed.
And there is light.
The theme of the ceremony was 
