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Leonardo Refresher Guide

This guide will provide you with:– Outline of Leonardo’s circuit curriculum– Outline of Magnetism content– Navigation instructions– Daily Agenda format– Implementation Guidelines– Trouble Shooting Tips

This is Leo. A pedagogical Padmate.

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Circuits and Magnetism Curriculum

• This curriculum complements the Full Option Science System® (FOSS) modular science kit:

• Both Electricity and Magnetism each have 6-7 Focus questions and some extension activities

• Each Focus Question lasts approximately 30-60 minutes.

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Circuits Curriculum• Focus Question 1:

– Simple circuit• Focus Question 2*:

– Simple Motor Circuit• Focus Question 3*:

– Switches***• Focus Question 4*:

– Conductors and insulators• Focus Question 5:

– Series circuit• Focus Question 6:

– Battery Arrangements***• Focus Question 7:

– Parallel circuit* Physical materials required*** Focus Questions that require less time

---The 3 extension units are not required

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Key Circuit Themes: Focus Question 1: What do I need to make a light bulb light?1. Simple Circuits consist of an energy source (e.g. battery) that is connected to an energy converter (e.g. light bulb) by conductors (e.g. wires)  Focus Question 2: What is needed to convert electric energy into motion energy?1. Motors are another converter that can be used in a simple circuit Focus Question 3: How does a switch control the electricity in a circuit?1. A switch controls the electricity in a circuit by closing or opening the switch. A closed circuit is complete and will work. An open circuit is incomplete and the energy will not be transferred to the converter. Focus Question 4: What is needed to make a complete pathway for electric energy to move in a circuit?1. Metals are good conductors because they are made up of small particles that move freely in response to electricity2. Insulators (e.g. wood, plastic) do not conductor electricity because they are made of small particles that do not move freely Focus Question 5: How can you get two light bulbs to light in a circuit?1. A series circuit has more than one type of component within the closed circuit.2. A series circuit may have two energy converters or two energy sources, but all the components are in one consecutive circuit. Focus Question 6: How can you make the two bulbs in a series circuit brighter?1. In order to increase the energy output in a series circuit, you can add more batteries.2. Batteries must be arranged with oppositely charged sides touching for the circuit to continue. Focus Question 7: How can you light two bulbs brightly with just one D-cell?1. Another way to increase the energy output is to decrease the resistance to an energy converter. You can do this by creating two simple but parallel circuits that share an energy source but are on separate simple circuits.

Magnetism Curriculum

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*Focus Question 1: What materials are attracted to (pulled towards) magnets?  Focus Question 2: What makes a magnet magnetic? *Focus Question 3: What happens to the particles in an object when it is turned into a temporary magnet? *Focus Question 4: What happens when two or more magnets interact? *Focus Question 5: Can magnets work through materials like paper, cardboard, and metal foil to make magnetic objects feel a push or pull?  

*Focus Question 6: What happens to the force of attraction of a magnet as the distance from it changes?* Indicates Physical Materials Needed

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Key Magnetism Themes:Focus Question 1: What materials are attracted to (pulled towards) magnets? 1. Some materials have particles that are affected by magnets. 2. Iron is the only common metal that sticks to magnets.  Focus Question 2: What makes a magnet magnetic? 1. The way iron particles are affected by magnets changes the properties of the larger material object. Those changes in the object cause it to be attracted to the magnet. Focus Question 3: What happens to the particles in an object when it is turned into a temporary magnet? 1. The particles in an iron object (the “mini magnets”) will change their orientation when exposed to a magnet/ magnetic field. 2. The way iron particles are affected by magnets changes the properties of the larger material object. Those changes in the object cause it to be attracted to the magnet. 3. An iron object can be made into temporary magnets by bringing the object into a magnetic field or by stroking the object with a magnet. Focus Question 4: What happens when two or more magnets interact? 1. Unlike poles attract, like poles repel. 2. The orientation of the N and S sides of the magnet matches the orientation of the mini magnets.  Focus Question 5: Can magnets work through materials like paper, cardboard, and metal foil to make magnetic objects feel a push or pull? 1. Magnetism can work at a distance and through objects (e.g. cardboard). Focus Question 6: What happens to the force of attraction of a magnet as the distance from it changes? 1. Magnetism works at a distance, and gets weaker as distance from a magnet increases. 2. It takes more force to attract more paperclips, less force to attract fewer paperclips.

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Leonardo Guide Links

– General outline of Leonardo’s circuit curriculum– Outline of Magnetism content– Navigation instructions– Daily Agenda format– Implementation Guidelines– Trouble Shooting Tips

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Instructions: Log in

Each student/teacher is assigned a username. This username is also the password.

Username/password = first name + last initial

(all lower case)

Example:Leonardo DaVinci = leonardod

For the next several slides, please follow along using your iPad/Web Version.

http://public.intellimedia.ncsu.edu/leonardo/CyberPad.html

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Instructions: NavigationThese buttons let you move forward and backward through the agenda for the day.

Tapping on the “Agenda” button lets you open and close the sidebar on the left. When the sidebar is open, you can click on any agenda item to skip there.

Sometimes Leo has a lot to say! If this arrow appears in the box, click on it to read all of his dialogue.

Tapping this icon let’s Leo know that he should use his “translator” to read his dialogue aloud to you.

The blue color indicates that this button is activated.

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Instructions: Leo’s Glossary

Touching Leo’s Lab coat opens a menu where you can access the Glossary or ask him to read a section in the text.

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Instructions: End of Class

Tapping the “Main Menu” button takes you back to the home screen so you can switch days or sign out.

Students should sign out at the completion of each class period in order to save their work.

Note the Daily Debrief is found on the last agenda item for each day, titled “Thanks!”

Students should be given 2 minutes at the end of each day to complete this survey, even if it means they skip ahead.

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Leonardo Guide Links

– General outline of Leonardo’s circuit curriculum– Outline of Magnetism content– Navigation instructions– Daily Agenda format– Implementation Guidelines– Trouble Shooting Tips

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Daily Agenda• The daily agenda varies slightly each day to accommodate differing

numbers of virtual labs, physical labs and content.

– Introduction to new concept– Focus Question– Prediction– Virtual / Physical Lab Exploration– Observations– Return to Focus Question– Review

• Other possible agenda items:– Vocabulary– Science Fact– Safety Alerts

Example shown: Circuits FQ 1 with the Introduction page selected.

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Leonardo Guide Links

– General outline of Leonardo’s circuit curriculum– Outline of Magnetism content– Navigation instructions– Daily Agenda format– Implementation Guidelines– Trouble Shooting Tips

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Implementation GuidelinesThis is a BRIEF overview to jog your memory. Before implementing, you should look at the separate Implementation Checklist word document that provides greater detail of each of the following steps:

1. Before Class: Confirm userids/passwords and acquire any necessary physical materials

2. Beginning of Class: Provide students with instructions, user id/pw combos, and overview of lesson

****(Start with Pretest—FIRST DAY ONLY)****3. During Class: Help students as needed with questions about Leo and the curriculum and provide physical materials as needed4. Two minutes before class ends: Have students take the daily debrief **** (End with Posttest---- LAST DAY ONLY)****5. End of class- Have students click “Main Menu” “Sign out” and then

close the app and any safari pages

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Important Notes• Before beginning the Leo content, ALL students should take the PRESURVEY• After the completion of the Leo curriculum, ALL students should take the POST

SURVEY• The presurvey and postsurvey provide the research team with a quantitative way

of assessing your student’s learning from the unit.– You will get scored copies of both for each student

• You should engage with the content before implementing so that you can help your students get the most out of the Leonardo project– This is part of your compensated PD time

• Extension activities should only be completed by the student if time allows on the scheduled day of the implementation. For example, they should not complete them if they are still working on Day 1 content when the class is scheduled for Day2.

• Please have students complete the daily debriefs, regardless of their progress, in the last two minutes of the class period. This is always found in the “Thanks” page in the agenda.

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Leonardo Guide Links

– General outline of Leonardo’s circuit curriculum– Outline of Magnetism content– Navigation instructions– Daily Agenda format– Implementation Guidelines– Trouble Shooting Tips

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Troubleshooting- Logging in

• If a student can't log in, check the spelling/capitalization and try again. If he or she still cannot log in, contact the development team.

• If you log in and get a message about the cloud, try two more times to sign in. If you are still having problems, shut down the app and log back in.

• If Leo gets stuck “loading” wait at least 60 seconds before performing a hard shut down of the CyperPad app (directions on General Troubleshooting slide).

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Troubleshooting- Circuit Labs

• If students can not see all their tools within the virtual lab, they should close the agenda.

• If students are struggling to draw the wires in the Virtual Lab:– Remind them to draw wires from one dot to the next closest dot– Wires cannot curve or run diagonally

• Light bulbs and batteries can change in their orientation, but if in turning they will be outside the dots of the lab, they will not turn. Delete the object and place another one in a place where there is room to reconfigure them.

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Troubleshooting- Magnetism Labs

• Students must tap on/ select the object they want in the drawing space, then they must tap the area they want to place the object (This is not a drag and drop)

• To change the location of the object, they should select it and then drag and drop

• To change the spatial orientation, students should select the object and then click on the arrows in a circle

• To delete the object, students should select the object and then they should click on the “x”

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General Troubleshooting1. Move away from the agenda page where you are experiencing

problems. (Go backwards a few pages in the agenda and work your way back to the problem page). If still experiencing problems go to #2 below.

2. Hit main menu, then sign out. Sign back in. If still experiencing problems go to #3 below.

3. Perform a hard shut down of the app.1. Hit the home key.2. Double click the home key3. Hold down the CyberPad app icon4. Tap the minus button5. Hit the home key6. Click on the CyberPad app7. Sign in8. If still experiencing problems, call the DEV team

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General Troubleshooting cont.

• If an answer box is stuck on the screen, click the blue “done” button above the keyboard. If the keyboard is not visible, click in the answer box again. Then the done button will reappear.

• If students can not hear Leo talking, make sure the volume is turned up via the buttons on the side of the iPad. Make sure they are clicking the button to activate his talking.

• If students are struggling with the scroll bar, sometimes tapping the orange bar and then holding it while dragging their finger makes it easier.

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Contact Emails for Help

Contact Name Email Specialty

Angi anshelto@ncsu.edu Curriculum

Courtney cdbehrle@ncsu.edu Curriculum

Lindsay llpatter@ncsu.edu Curriculum

Rob rgtaylor@ncsu.edu Dev/Tech

Andy pmsmith4@ncsu.edu Dev/Tech

Sam spleeman@ncsu.edu Dev/Tech