My students come from all over the globe to learn in a small and aging school. Our neighborhood is in a huge city with diverse ethnicity. Our class models the reality of our society, and I love seeing it work in real time!
These 5th grade scientists need Squishy Circuits to explore the basics of electricity and electrical circuits.
Despite experiencing Hurricane Harvey last August, they have persisted in excelling academically and creatively with many outlets. Our school is focusing on problem based inquiry lessons. Using conductive and insulating dough, students will create sculptures with embedded lights, motors and buzzers!
If provided intriguing, hands-on, inquiry based projects, these students have opportunities for future careers in STEM careers.
My Project
Student scientists will use conductive and insulating dough to create projects with embedded LED lights. All students will explore in this hands-on science lab.
The activity is designed so that the dough is used to connect components, showing the complete and incomplete electrical circuit.
The concept of squishy circuits was developed by Dr. AnnMarie Thomas while at the University of St. Thomas. It is a safe way to explore how electrical circuits work with a familiar object: play dough.
Students will be excited to use LED lights, battery packs with wires, and both conductive and insulating dough to learn about electricity.
More than a third of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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