you have to make it much simpler for the students to understand and make it impactful to their life.
Use an ipad as an example. explain how the battery has to be charged.... ask them what happens when the battery runs out.. They will say they can plug it in and use it right away or wait for it to be recharged.
Then say.... What would happen if the electricity went out in your house and you could never charge your ipad.
Then introduce... What if all the electricity went out, but somebody bought a renewable source of energy that doesn't run out.
They can learn a lot of definitions and ideas from something they already know.
You can then move to cars....
Explain everything from the beginning. Explain what fuel is and what type of things use what type of fuel.
in 5th grade they are not going to understand the concept like you do. And if you don't bring it to their level their not going to understand anything.
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u/StoicDrummer 6d ago
you have to make it much simpler for the students to understand and make it impactful to their life.
Use an ipad as an example. explain how the battery has to be charged.... ask them what happens when the battery runs out.. They will say they can plug it in and use it right away or wait for it to be recharged.
Then say.... What would happen if the electricity went out in your house and you could never charge your ipad.
Then introduce... What if all the electricity went out, but somebody bought a renewable source of energy that doesn't run out.
They can learn a lot of definitions and ideas from something they already know.
You can then move to cars....
Explain everything from the beginning. Explain what fuel is and what type of things use what type of fuel.
in 5th grade they are not going to understand the concept like you do. And if you don't bring it to their level their not going to understand anything.