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 carefully and remember how to lay the copper tape in order to get the circuit working.

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 circuit is open/closed now

How did this resource help students recognise and explain the function of circuit components (e.g., battery, switch, conductor, output device)? Helped them put what we had learnt about batteries, switches, conductors and output devices into 'hands on' practice.

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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

“We loved using the Waipā Power It Up kit in our classroom. The kids enjoyed building the cirucits as well as completing the other activities that were in the books.”

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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? Because the children were able to use the equipment but be creative in their ideas it helped the link the concepts of STEM together.

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? I understand how the pieces all go together, and how important each piece is to make it all work

How did this resource help students recognise and explain the function of circuit components (e.g., battery, switch, conductor, output device)? By having the necessary equipment all avaliable the children were able to see how the circuit worked, and the questions provided a good starting place

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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 Waipa Power it up unit and equipment was a great way to get an understanding of how things work for the students. It took a bit of planning to get the understanding correct for the group. Once they were able to put the right pieces together it all made sense.”

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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? Very much so

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, now I get it!

How did this resource help students recognise and explain the function of circuit components (e.g., battery, switch, conductor, output device)? Really well, as they could see the effects of the different components

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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

“Was a great practical kit with the lesson plans and equipment well presented and easy for the students to use and understand.”

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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 had to lots of bug finding - if their circuit did not work - what was the problem, and then finding a way to fix it maintaining conductivity.

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? You have to keep the circuit connected.

How did this resource help students recognise and explain the function of circuit components (e.g., battery, switch, conductor, output device)? they got a very good understanding of all of these components.

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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

“This was an incredible kit. It gave the opportunity for our students to really understand the way a series and parallel circuit works. We had some exciting new tools to teach this knowledge in a hands on way. We appreciated the amount of equipment that was provided and used this to deepen the knowledge of the children about electricity. Thanks Waiapa Power!”

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Posted 2 months 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? Aware of the length of the copper wire and how to make the folds using mathematical skills. Scientific explanations about how the components all work making links to prior and new knowledge.

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? I can help to fix that, I had a break in my circuit that stopped it being complete.

How did this resource help students recognise and explain the function of circuit components (e.g., battery, switch, conductor, output device)? The students were able to name and recognise the key components. They were able to explain the different uses and how they would be used in every day life.

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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

“Waipā Power It Up 25 is a fantastic way to support students in their understanding of electricity. They developed understanding about the key components of making a successful circuit. They worked to problem solve when the circuit would not work.”

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Posted 2 months 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? Working together, problem solving.

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? "How did you connect this together?"

How did this resource help students recognise and explain the function of circuit components (e.g., battery, switch, conductor, output device)? Gave opportunities to identify and then real scenarios in which they needed to use.

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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

“Students really liked being able to make different circuits in their books. There was also enough materials for every student to also make their own nightlight.”

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Posted 3 months 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? Solid understanding of circuitry was applied in the use of switches in our class.

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? “Close the circuit for the lights please”. Another student then turned on the class lights.

How did this resource help students recognise and explain the function of circuit components (e.g., battery, switch, conductor, output device)? We used copper tape as provided in the kit, but also explored using aluminium foil and graphite pencil for conductivity

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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

“Easy to follow tutorials, fun activities and enough for the whole class to use!”

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Posted 3 months 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? The students could try things safely and see what happens.

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? "This is co cool!"

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

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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 relate.

“Our class loved learning about circuits and loved the hands on learning.”

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Posted 4 months ago

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