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Week 6 - 21st Century Topics and Tools

I chose electricity - mainly household circuits and safety as my topic because kids are able to construct simple circuits.  It is mainly the construction and engineering of a circuit that I think would really engage children and get them interested in science. 

Connecting everyday electrical uses to their learning really encourages students to encourage them to see science in a whole new light.  (sorry no pun intended!) 

Creating new circuits encourages students to solve problems and facilitates collaborative learning.  In all of the websites, basic understanding is repeated in child friendly communication; this creates a model for communication that students can imitate.  And, by using the computer to investigate electrical circuits will motivate students to conduct further investigations.  This encourages independent learning.

websites
http://kids.discovery.com/tell-me/curiosity-corner/science/how-do-electric-circuits-work
emonstrates electrical circuits

http://www.howtogeek.com/94291/squishy-circuits-provide-kid-friendly-electronics-exploration/
gives a great how-to project using playdough to create a circuit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE5iadS9cqc
has 6 episodes that introduces kids to electricity and it uses