Rodich, E., & Besser, D., & Thomas, A. (2020, June), Circuits and Our Environment (Resource Exchange)  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line . 10.18260/1-2--34283

\bibitem{asee_peer_34283}
  Rodich, E., \& Besser, D., \& Thomas, A. (2020, June), \emph{Circuits and Our Environment (Resource Exchange)}
  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line .
  10.18260/1-2--34283

Elise Rodich, Deborah Besser P.E., and Annmarie Thomas.  "Circuits and Our Environment (Resource Exchange)".  2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2020.  https://peer.asee.org/34283 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_34283}
  Elise Rodich, Deborah Besser P.E., and Annmarie Thomas.
  "Circuits and Our Environment (Resource Exchange)".
  \emph{2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2020.
  https://peer.asee.org/34283 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Circuits and Our Environment is a STEAM lesson about how circuits function in the environment around them. The lesson is focused on teaching a basic understanding of circuitry and applying that knowledge using common household items. It also has a focus on making engineering concepts seem less abstract and more applicable. Students are taught about electricity and the requirements of a full circuit, as well as being taught how electricity functions in conductive materials and what makes them conductive. This is taught in two different ways, both through conductive dough circuits and “scrappy” circuits made with cardboard. The students are given a basic lesson on circuits and a recipe which they use to create their own conductive dough. This portion of the lesson focuses on the conductivity of basic materials. Another option for this lesson involves given cardboard, a cell battery, binder clips, and an LED. The students are then encouraged to create a circuit using the materials they were given and the properties that they already knew about those materials. That part of the lesson focuses on using what they know about conductivity to create a circuit that mimics circuits they might find in household appliances or other gadgets they would recognize from the world around them. This lesson works to make it easier for students to recognize applications of engineering in everyday surroundings, and also worked to increase student’s awareness of how electricity functions in the world and what electricity can do. By teaching basic circuitry, students are given a better understanding of electrical engineering, and experimenting and creating their own examples of circuits helps them understand and apply the basic problem-solving skills that engineering helps to build. The lesson is heavily influences by several faculty members, students, and partners using numerous source materials.
AU  - Elise Rodich
AU  - Deborah Besser P.E.
AU  - Annmarie Thomas
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