More than half 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.
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The donations to this project will help to improve my students' understanding of electrical circuits and conductivity. As well as expose them to different types of careers that may use electrical engineering. In this activity, like engineers, students create circuits and apply engineering technology to art and design. Sixth graders will be introduced to circuits by exploring conductive versus nonconductive materials. They will build circuits using a battery, wire or other conductive material, an LED, and everyday consumable items to also include the conductive play dough then find an application for their design such as an alarm circuit. Seventh and eighth graders will learn about the engineering application in art by designing textiles and creating drawings that contain LEDs.
In order to encourage students in STEM to design and create new technologies, students must explore their own creativity and the many other applications of physics, math, and technology. They are also exposed to a wide range of areas impacted by engineering design.
Most students are introduced to the concept of energy in their elementary science curriculum but I noticed a misconception among students where they connect all energy to only electrical energy. Students often fail to understand electricity is only one form of energy and my hope is that as they understand circuits and electrical current they are able to differentiate electrical energy from other forms and how it is converted or transferred.
This engineering activity meets Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Students create circuits with LEDs and compare conductive materials to create light-up displays on paper etc, gaining hands-on experience in using engineering technologies as well as custom product design and assembly.
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The donations to this project will help to improve my students' understanding of electrical circuits and conductivity. As well as expose them to different types of careers that may use electrical engineering. In this activity, like engineers, students create circuits and apply engineering technology to art and design. Sixth graders will be introduced to circuits by exploring conductive versus nonconductive materials. They will build circuits using a battery, wire or other conductive material, an LED, and everyday consumable items to also include the conductive play dough then find an application for their design such as an alarm circuit. Seventh and eighth graders will learn about the engineering application in art by designing textiles and creating drawings that contain LEDs.
In order to encourage students in STEM to design and create new technologies, students must explore their own creativity and the many other applications of physics, math, and technology. They are also exposed to a wide range of areas impacted by engineering design.
Most students are introduced to the concept of energy in their elementary science curriculum but I noticed a misconception among students where they connect all energy to only electrical energy. Students often fail to understand electricity is only one form of energy and my hope is that as they understand circuits and electrical current they are able to differentiate electrical energy from other forms and how it is converted or transferred.
This engineering activity meets Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Students create circuits with LEDs and compare conductive materials to create light-up displays on paper etc, gaining hands-on experience in using engineering technologies as well as custom product design and assembly.