\nTo create a small illuminated artifact that represents a part of each student\u2019s identity\u2014a value, memory, interest, or personal symbol\u2014and to use circuits as a medium to bring that symbol to life.<\/p>\n
The Design Process<\/strong><\/p>\n Students moved through the same creative process engineers and artists use: This process wasn\u2019t always smooth\u2014and that was the best part. Students learned that friction is part of creativity: lights that didn\u2019t turn on right away, tape that wrinkled, designs that needed rethinking. These moments pushed them to think critically, problem-solve, and collaborate.<\/p>\n Identity Through Light<\/strong><\/p>\n Each student chose a symbols that reflected something meaningful to them. Some selected: The addition of light invited students to ask deeper questions: This combination of circuits + identity became a powerful entry point into multimodal expression. Students weren\u2019t simply \u201clearning circuits\u201d\u2014they were designing meaning.<\/p>\n Why This Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n This project brings together many threads of our learning this term: Through these lessons students are beginning to see themselves not only as learners\u2014but as designers, makers, and storytellers.<\/p>\n A Glimpse Into the Classroom<\/strong><\/p>\n The photo above captures the beautiful mix of technical skill and personal expression that filled our learning space today: careful hands laying down copper tape, sketches transforming into circuits, and identity artifacts slowly taking shape.<\/p>\n Every student\u2019s project tells a story.<\/p>\n Every glowing LED is a reminder that creativity, identity, and technology can come together in powerful ways.<\/p>\n We can\u2019t wait to share the finished artifacts with you as our work continues to evolve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Over the past few weeks, our class has been exploring a unique intersection of art, technology, and identity. Students have been learning the foundations of electrical circuits\u2014from understanding positive and negative pathways to experimenting with conductive tape, LEDs, and switches. But this wasn\u2019t just aRead More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8441,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4401"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8441"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4401"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4403,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4401\/revisions\/4403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Understanding context: Who am I? What story do I want to tell?
\n\u2022 Planning & sketching: Mapping out a circuit and deciding where light would add meaning.
\n\u2022 Building & testing: Laying down copper tape carefully, troubleshooting loose connections, and making adjustments when things didn\u2019t quite work the first time.
\n\u2022 Reflecting: What does this artifact represent? How does light change or highlight the message?<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 an initial representing their name or family,
\n\u2022 a favorite object or hobby,
\n\u2022 an abstract image reflecting emotion or personality,
\n\u2022 or a metaphor from their ongoing Designing for Justice work.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 What part of my story needs illumination?
\n\u2022 Where do I want others to look first?
\n\u2022 How does light change the way someone understands my design?<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Science\/ADST (Applied Design, Skills & Technologies): Learning circuits, iterating, prototyping, and testing designs.
\n\u2022 Arts Education: Using visual storytelling and symbolism to communicate an idea.
\n\u2022 Language Arts: Crafting a narrative through artifacts and reflective writing.
\nCore Competencies:
\n\u2022 Creative Thinking: generating ideas and trying new approaches.
\n\u2022 Critical Thinking: solving problems when circuits didn\u2019t work as expected.
\n\u2022 Communication: explaining identity through visual and technological choices.
\n\u2022 Personal & Social: reflecting on who they are and what matters to them.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/smithc\/files\/2025\/12\/IMG_6049.jpeg\")
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