One of the aims of Waipā Networks was to provide enough material for every student to have a hands-on learning experience. Do you feel this was achieved? No

How did the activities encourage students to think creatively while applying STEM concepts? Yes

What’s a sentence you heard in your classroom when students were building their circuits that would help us understand the type of learning that was taking place? “It works! We fixed it! No breaks this time!”

How did this resource help students recognise and explain the function of circuit components (e.g., battery, switch, conductor, output device)? The copper tape broke easily, which became a benefit is the students could fault-find and fix the circuit themselves. Through this exploration they learned the importance of a closed circuit.

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Learning how circuits work and how energy flows through a circuit is a good way to help young people understand that electricity can be dangerous Agree

Did you students enjoy seeing stories that related to landmarks in their local Waipā area? Yes

How did the activity help students make connections between circuit theory and real-world applications? The best connection was with the use of switches.

“This kit is a fabulous and easy to use resource for my year 7/8 classroom. It enabled my students enjoy success with their hands-on learning in order to make the most of this science module. Well done School Kits, we loved this kit!”

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One of the aims of Waipā Networks was to provide enough material for every student to have a hands-on learning experience. Do you feel this was achieved? Yes

How did the activities encourage students to think creatively while applying STEM concepts? Provided clear diagrams for the students to follow with step by step instructions to show how to achieve this.

What’s a sentence you heard in your classroom when students were building their circuits that would help us understand the type of learning that was taking place? Parallel circuits were harder to make than series.

How did this resource help students recognise and explain the function of circuit components (e.g., battery, switch, conductor, output device)? Students were able to identify the key components of simple and series circuits and what was needed for parallel circuits too.

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Learning how circuits work and how energy flows through a circuit is a good way to help young people understand that electricity can be dangerous Agree

Did you students enjoy seeing stories that related to landmarks in their local Waipā area? Yes

How did the activity help students make connections between circuit theory and real-world applications? They were able to watch how other classrooms made their own light projects to inspire them in future.

“Fantastic resource for middle and senior school, hands on for a range of learners. Easy step by step directions with plenty of surpass materials to use if need be. A great way to begin the journey to understanding how to build circuits and understand the interconnectedness of electricity and the world today.”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

One of the aims of Waipā Networks was to provide enough material for every student to have a hands-on learning experience. Do you feel this was achieved? Yes

How did the activities encourage students to think creatively while applying STEM concepts? They could design different ways to make the lights work and tried with different batteries and things.

What’s a sentence you heard in your classroom when students were building their circuits that would help us understand the type of learning that was taking place? Can we try more batteries?

How did this resource help students recognise and explain the function of circuit components (e.g., battery, switch, conductor, output device)? They could see the materials hands on.

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Learning how circuits work and how energy flows through a circuit is a good way to help young people understand that electricity can be dangerous Agree

Did you students enjoy seeing stories that related to landmarks in their local Waipā area? Yes

How did the activity help students make connections between circuit theory and real-world applications? They could see it in front of them

“Kids were so engaged with it and really loved the practical parts of the box.”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

One of the aims of Waipā Networks was to provide enough material for every student to have a hands-on learning experience. Do you feel this was achieved? Yes

How did the activities encourage students to think creatively while applying STEM concepts? Applied the concepts of a circuit to their prior learning.

What’s a sentence you heard in your classroom when students were building their circuits that would help us understand the type of learning that was taking place? The power can't get through cos the copper tape isn't connected.

How did this resource help students recognise and explain the function of circuit components (e.g., battery, switch, conductor, output device)? They learn best by physically doing. Going through each step and adding components to make a bulb glow enabled them to explain their ideas more easily.

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Learning how circuits work and how energy flows through a circuit is a good way to help young people understand that electricity can be dangerous Agree

Did you students enjoy seeing stories that related to landmarks in their local Waipā area? Yes

How did the activity help students make connections between circuit theory and real-world applications? We had talked about electricity versus solar so the 2 kits helped them apply it to the power source in their own homes.

“Our science focus was on forces and energy sources . We learned about these different types of energy - elastic, air pressure, c02 batteries, solar energy and so it was wonderful to be able to access all the components of an electrical circuit unit for each child. Some of them found the corners of the copper tape tricky. It reinforced the solar car construction effectively too.”

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Posted 1 month ago

One of the aims of Waipā Networks was to provide enough material for every student to have a hands-on learning experience. Do you feel this was achieved? Yes

How did the activities encourage students to think creatively while applying STEM concepts? They were able to think outside the square in some situations to rectify their mistakes.

What’s a sentence you heard in your classroom when students were building their circuits that would help us understand the type of learning that was taking place? Why won't this work?

How did this resource help students recognise and explain the function of circuit components (e.g., battery, switch, conductor, output device)? It made a circuit very easy to build, not fiddly with wires etc. Easy to add a switch component or battery etc. Too easy!

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Learning how circuits work and how energy flows through a circuit is a good way to help young people understand that electricity can be dangerous Agree

Did you students enjoy seeing stories that related to landmarks in their local Waipā area? Yes

How did the activity help students make connections between circuit theory and real-world applications? It exposed them a lot to real-life applications, something they wouldn't have a chance to do at home. Not only did they learn about circuit theory, we did a lot of measuring of copper tape!

“The kit was well-stocked with everything needed to facilitate the unit. The guide was great and the kids loved every challenge. I loved the fact the booklet is geared towards the local area (e.g. Cambridge Clock Tower).”

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One of the aims of Waipā Networks was to provide enough material for every student to have a hands-on learning experience. Do you feel this was achieved? Yes

How did the activities encourage students to think creatively while applying STEM concepts? The students went on to design their own lights!

What’s a sentence you heard in your classroom when students were building their circuits that would help us understand the type of learning that was taking place? Oh wow! Now I know how the lights in here work! It’s all going on in the walls!

How did this resource help students recognise and explain the function of circuit components (e.g., battery, switch, conductor, output device)? Building knowledge of these components and using the correct language was adopted really quickly!

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Learning how circuits work and how energy flows through a circuit is a good way to help young people understand that electricity can be dangerous Agree

Did you students enjoy seeing stories that related to landmarks in their local Waipā area? Yes

How did the activity help students make connections between circuit theory and real-world applications? Seeing and using local landmarks and features was a great way to introduce the topic!

“This resource pack is incredible! So much learning and so many opportunities for investigation into electrical circuits! We haven’t really stopped using it or referring to it all term!”

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One of the aims of Waipā Networks was to provide enough material for every student to have a hands-on learning experience. Do you feel this was achieved? Yes

How did the activities encourage students to think creatively while applying STEM concepts? There was enough equipment for the to experiment once they have finished their booklet.

What’s a sentence you heard in your classroom when students were building their circuits that would help us understand the type of learning that was taking place? The students were able to help each other and troubleshoot when things went wrong.

How did this resource help students recognise and explain the function of circuit components (e.g., battery, switch, conductor, output device)? They experimented with conductors, and the copper wire, especially keeping the circuit going.

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Learning how circuits work and how energy flows through a circuit is a good way to help young people understand that electricity can be dangerous Agree

Did you students enjoy seeing stories that related to landmarks in their local Waipā area? Yes

“The Power It Up kit was amazing. The students really enjoyed learning about and creating their own circuits. There was more than enough equipment, and it was easy to understand as a teacher. There was also scope for the students to create and experiment with their own circuits, which they loved.”

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One of the aims of Waipā Networks was to provide enough material for every student to have a hands-on learning experience. Do you feel this was achieved? Yes

How did the activities encourage students to think creatively while applying STEM concepts? They had to think about the building side of it aswell.

What’s a sentence you heard in your classroom when students were building their circuits that would help us understand the type of learning that was taking place? "The sun will shine here and the wheels should turn".

How did this resource help students recognise and explain the function of circuit components (e.g., battery, switch, conductor, output device)? It allowed hands on making of it so they could physically see how it works.

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Learning how circuits work and how energy flows through a circuit is a good way to help young people understand that electricity can be dangerous Agree

Did you students enjoy seeing stories that related to landmarks in their local Waipā area? Yes

“Very engaging. My students loved the making and racing of them.”

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