In week 4, the students worked with the Blix Discover Electricity set.
This lesson focused on understanding and building a working circuit. Instead of just watching or listening, the children got right to work: connecting wires, installing switches, testing batteries, and running motors.
The students investigated step by step:
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what a circuit is and when it is interrupted
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how to add a switch to turn something on or off
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how electricity can be used to create movement or light
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how different connections lead to different results
Soon, the class started to come up with their own designs :
One group made a turntable that stops on a different color each time, another group built an overflow indicator that shows when the circuit is full.
The beauty was not only the technique itself, but especially the process:
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children helping each other connect
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testing together what works and what doesn't
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try again until it works
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and proudly show what they have built
"It works! Look, if we move this wire, it'll go faster!"
A student enthusiastically explains it to his classmates.
This lesson stimulated:
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curiosity & reasoning
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collaborate and consult
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seeing mistakes as part of learning
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self-confidence through successful experiences
At Blix we believe that learning starts with doing .
When children build and explore for themselves , they learn that they can have an impact, that they can make things — and that their ideas matter.
Our goal is not only to make technology accessible, but to give children the opportunity to shape their own future.