Burglar Alarm: A Simple Circuit Hands-On Experiment

Bayram Akarsu

Bayram Akarsu Erciyes University

Abstract

Hands-on activities are one of the most popular instructional tools that enhance student understandings of the science concepts and enable them to get involved in science practices as well. However, most of science educators underestimate its effectiveness in the classrooms. In order to illustrate how these activities could be utilized for science teachers, this study was constructed to present a sample hands-on activity for classroom purposes.

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