Paper Circuits – Making Energy Transfer Visible!

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In this lesson students will connect their knowledge of energy transfer and types of energy to the awesome experience of making their own paper circuits. Every student will have their own example of a circuit and a great physical representation of energy transfer. You will even see opportunities to create a scene with your paper circuit or make other fun cross curricular connections!

First Grade Mapping Skills

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This lesson would be the 2nd or 3rd lesson within a mapping unit: http://empolski.wordpress.com/maker-movement/

In this activity, I want my first grade students to be able to successfully orient symbols around their house using a key to represent 3-5 objects on their map. One of these symbols will be an LED light representing their house. Therefore they can illuminate the position of their house, using paper circuits.

Paper Circuits

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This is a lesson plan aimed at 4th graders.

Perfect for learning how-to process. Your students can choose a tech tool to learn about and then make a how-to presentation teaching others how to make their creation.

Make a life map

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This exercise in creating a life map from Acumen was originally geared toward those taking a social entrepreneurship class but has all kind of other uses in my mind.

"What is a life map? A life map helps you understand where you are by thinking about where you’ve been—geographically, culturally, socially, academically, professionally—and where you might want to go next. "