Learning module | What Do You Know About Circuits?

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This video shows staff facilitating the activity featured in the skill video.

Creating Circuits Using Dough Activity Overview

This is a video of a real afterschool program. These videos serve as discussion starters around a particular skill and are not examples of perfect practice.

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Download the Dough Circuits Activity

As you watch the skill video below, think about these questions:

What does staff do here to connect prior knowledge to the idea of an electrical circuit? (0:10 - 0:30)

What is staff doing here to engage youth in the activity? (0:58 - 1:05)

How do staff model strategies connecting youth to the science principles they are currently learning about? (1:15 -1:26)

What would you do differently to connect youth's prior knowledge about circuitry?

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What Do You Know About Circuits - CPK

This is a video of a real afterschool program. These videos serve as discussion starters around a particular skill and are not examples of perfect practice.

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Now that you've watched the video, reflect on what you saw and post your responses.

Why is it important for staff to engage in the activity alongside youth?

joseph bellina

Tue, 04/12/2016 - 04:47

This is not guided collaboration. Rather the staff is telling the students what they should know.

Were youth engaged in this activity? How could you tell?

Using the activity as a guide, how could you connect what youth are learning about electrical circuits to real world issues or concerns?

What Do You Know About Circuits?