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Suggested grades 3 – 6  \nTarget standards-Grade 4  \nMaterials/Resources needed:  \n• SMUD downloadable circuit template  \n• SMUD downloadable “I Had a Bright Idea at SMUD”card and template  \n• Copper adhesive tape  \n• Button batteries 2032  \n• LED light stickers  \n• Small binder clips  \n• Large needle or sharp object to poke a hole  \n• Cardstock  \n• Assorted art supplies: markers, scotch tape, scissors, pencils, pens, rulers, construction paper  \n• Student Greeting Card worksheet (optional)  \nPrep time: 15 minutes  \nLesson time: 10 minutes  \nTeacher-guided templates: 1 hour per template  \nOutcome: Students follow a template to make a simple circuit with an LED. They apply what they learn to creating greeting cards which have LED light.  \nStandards:  \nIn appendix  \nVocabulary:  \nIn appendix  \nPowering forward. Together.  \nPrep  \n• Tray \\#1 (1 tray per group)  \no One Circuit Template (1 per student)  \no Pre-cut 5” copper adhesive strips (2 per student)  \no Button batteries (1 per student)  \no Small binder clip (1 per student)  \n• Tray \\#2 (1 tray per group)  \no One “I Had a Bright Idea at SMUD” card template (1 per student)  \no Pre-cut 7” copper adhesive strips (2 per student)  \no Button batteries (1 per student)  \no Small binder clip (1 per student)  \n• Make craft items available at a separate, common table.  \no Art supplies (markers, colored pencils, tape, etc.)  \no Card stock  \no Additional batteries  \no Pre-cut, adhesive copper tape  \no Copper tape band-aids  \n• Purchase sample greeting cards which have lights, sounds, music etc. when opened.  \nEngage   \n• Show students a fancy electronic greeting card “you just received in the mail.”  \n• Ask students if they would like to make their very own greeting card that lights up.  \nTeach/Build/Activity  \n• Ask students,“What stores electricity?”  \n• Write/draw the responses on the board (encourage students to notice objects which store energy in the room) . Have a ashlight handy.  \n• Draw and label battery on the board with lines extending from the positive and negative sides.  \n• Ask students to give examples of what the battery can power. List examples on the board.  \n• Draw in a light bulb and make a complete circuit.  \n• Write the word circuit on the board.  \n• Ask students,“How we can turn the light on and off?”  \n• Write the word “switch” on the board and draw a switch on the circuit.  \n• Tell students they will be making a circuit to power a LED light bulb.  \n• Have students draw and label the following terms on the circuit on the student worksheet.  \no Wire  \no Battery  \no Load /LED light bulb  \no Switch  \no Positive  \no Negative  \n• Using the materials which have already been set up on Tray \\#1, help students follow the steps to create a circuit on the Circuit Template.  \no Apply copper tape placing it directly over the template markings.  \no Some students may require help in peeling the backing from the tape.  \no If the tape tears, make any repairs with the copper band-aids.  \no Apply the LED sticker on the outline for the sticker.  \no Pointy end (negative –) should touch the negative copper tape.  \no Wide end (positive +) should touch the positive copper tape side.  \no Poke one hole (Step 4) on page 3, using a sharp object.  \no Place button battery on the designated template marking.  \no Ensure that the positive side is facing up.  \no Observe how the electricity will move from the positive side of the battery to the LED and then back to the negative side of the battery.  \no Close the circuit by closing page 3 over page 2.  \no This closes the circuit and the LED will glow on the back cover.  \no Secure the battery in place with a small of􀀞ce clip.  \n• Using the materials which have already been set up on Tray \\#2, help students follow the steps to create a circuit on the “I Had a Bright Idea at SMUD” greeting card.  \no Apply copper tape placing it directly over the template mark","cbCaiv88HrOZvNaS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiv88HrOZvNaS","pdf",1443092,6,"English","# Engage\n# Teach/Build/Activity\n## Circuit concepts and guided construction\n# Explore/Engineer\n# Assessment","[{\"question\":\"What grade levels and learning outcomes does the lesson target?\",\"answer\":\"The lesson is suggested for grades 3–6, targeting grade 4 standards. 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