Success StorySnap Circuit fun



Snap Circuit fun

Author: Glenna Bentley

Planning Unit: Lewis County CES

Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum

Plan of Work: Unrelated to a specified County Plan of Work

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

The Lewis County 4-H program teamed up with the 4th grade science teacher at Central Elementary to help students learn about electricity.  The teacher teamed up with 4-H because she needed to teach youth about electricity and how it changes.  Her goal was to have students make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric current.  In the past she had not been able to satisfy this goal completely. The 4-H program provided 12 Junior Snap Circuit kits and worked with the teacher to help 4th graders learn and understand how electricity works.   There were 71 students that participated in the program with 6 hours of lecture and working through the snap circuit exercises.  At the end of the program the teacher reported back to the 4-H agent the results of the program.  100 % of the 4th grade students enjoyed exploring and creating the ideas listed in the snap circuit booklet.  Students found learning about electricity was fun and so all 71 participants were completely engaged. Students were able to correctly use the science terms and explain in detail how energy was converted in each activity.  In the past students were not able to complete hands-on activities with sound and motion.  By utilizing the Snap Circuits, students were able to design, build and have a realistic understanding of energy changes in electricity.  They challenged each other in small groups and even the groups in other classes.  One 3rd grade student heard about the kits and how fun they were and purchased a set to discover at home.  






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