Making the Connections: Addressing Students’ Misconceptions of Circuits

by: Patrick Brown

Chapters 6–13 share grades 3–5 model lessons for putting the “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice. In this chapter, elementary students explore phenomena related to understanding the question “Why do the lights turn on when we flip the switch?” Electricity is an abstract phenomenon that students interact with every day. The activity box included is meant to provide a professional development experience and promote job-embedded learning. Teacher background information, safety notes, standards, and assessments are provided. This book selection also includes the Table of Contents, Foreword, Acknowledgments, About the Author, Preface, Introduction, References, and Index.

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 11/1/2019Pages 39Stock # PB438X2_9

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