Electrical+Adventures+in+STEAM

**Tech Level: Beginner** **Grade Level: Grade 1-6** **Presenter: Jim Tiffin Jr. (The Harley School)** A maker program isn't a maker program unless you make things light up and blink! This session will give you some hands-on time discovering the concepts associated with electricity and circuits. We'll use inquiry-based methods throughout our scientific explorations, build some creative masterpieces along the way, and have new appreciation for how constructivism can be used in the elementary classroom. Did I mention that we are going to make things light up?
 * Electrical Adventures in STEAM**


 * Session Materials and Resources: **

Arts in STEAM is used as a creative lens. You want to use all disciplines. MakerEd lots of materials now. The product is the teacher. If it works, it's right! Gives the student the answer. Gives students freedom to tinker. Not afraid to play and experiment, builds grit, inquiry, and resilience. 1st graders working on circuits. Dont stop when the right answer is said. Open up to other answers to promote thinking among more people.
 * Session Notes: **
 * Put students in charge of learning. "Why, ask why?"**

Given batteries and LED lights to notice the properties. Shared and compared with others. Not DYI it's Do It Together. Ask 3 before me if kids need help.

Let kids play before you want to do anything productive LED care about polarities

Making paper circuits.

Hi low tech at MIT.