My students need electricity books and the electricity science tub from Lakeshore Learning which includes the supplies it takes to build a variety of electrical circuits.
"Ready to rock?"Teacher asks,"Ready to roll!" Students reply. My students look forward to exploring and discovering science through hands-on activities. My goal is to turn science into a time of exploration and discovery in order to excite students about the uses of science in everyday life.
My students are very active learners and learn best through movement and hands-on activities.
We have established a cooperative learning classroom where students are educated on how to work as a team. Many tasks are given to be completed in partners or groups of various sizes. I have incorporated 7 different ways to group my students, so they are able to have the opportunity to work with a variety of students and personalities throughout the year.
Working in cooperative groups is an effective way to teach science to students of all learning abilities. However, our school lacks the funds to give my students the resources needed to effectively learn how electricity works. Although we are considered a moderate poverty school, with the help of dedicated teachers, staff, and parents, our charter school has become accredited and is an official Core Knowledge Visitation Site. Our vision is for each child to become responsible citizens with a desire for lifelong learning.
My Project
This is a hands-on science investigation on electricity. Students learn through the discovery method how electricity works. The student's natural curiosity and sense of exploration will enable them to explore and learn on their own with little input from the teacher.
The purpose of this investigation is to introduce students to the concept of electricity and how it is used in everyday life. As a result of this activity, the students will:
1. Be able to draw and explain how an electrical circuit works.
2. Be able to define and use vocabulary associated with electricity
(circuits, electrons, force, conductors, switch, insulation).
3. Be able to construct a complete circuit and incomplete circuit.
4. Be able to create a pencil box alarm.
Our classroom will be given the necessary materials from the science kit tub including switches, wires, bulbs, batteries etc in order to build circuits. Our classroom will also receive books on electricity to supplement our learning on electricity.
Electricity is such an integrated part of our daily lives that we often take it for granted.
It is also one of the most difficult concepts for students to grasp. It is invisible and highly conceptual but at the same time all around them. By immersing students in a hands-on learning experience that allows them to grapple with a problem and gain higher-order thinking skills, this project-based learning activity gives students the ability to learn and connect within real world contexts.
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