{"id":4421,"date":"2025-05-19T11:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T11:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.jove.com\/?p=4421"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:46:34","slug":"hands-on-electrical-circuit-activities-for-middle-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schools.jove.com\/hands-on-electrical-circuit-activities-for-middle-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastering Electrical Circuits with JoVE\u2019s Visual Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4421\" class=\"elementor elementor-4421\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3dc91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef3dc91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-081d7dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"081d7dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mastering Electrical Circuits with JoVE\u2019s Visual Guides\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7090152 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7090152\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ee0c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ee0c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding electrical circuits is foundational in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/solutions\/middle-school\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">middle school<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> science\u2014and one of the most exciting topics for students to explore. From lighting up a bulb to testing voltage and resistance, electrical circuit activities offer hands-on engagement and strong <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.jove.com\/stem-education-meaning-and-importance\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STEM<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> connections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, many teachers find it challenging to explain invisible concepts like current flow or energy transformation. That\u2019s where JoVE\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/standards\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NGSS-aligned<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> circuit lessons come in. Through clear animations, real-world experiments, and science videos on electricity, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JoVE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> makes teaching electric circuits simple and effective.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e308475 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e308475\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d91503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d91503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Circuits Spark Student Interest\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8aa59f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f8aa59f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e1dcc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e1dcc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From spinning fans to snapping switches, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/science-education-library\/581576\/basics-of-electric-circuits\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">circuits<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> make abstract science visible. But for middle schoolers, textbook diagrams often fall short in helping them understand the relationship between current, voltage, and resistance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JoVE\u2019s visual learning tools change that. With step-by-step breakdowns, interactive demonstrations, and NGSS-aligned resources, JoVE empowers educators to confidently lead hands-on electric circuit experiments.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cff0c4e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cff0c4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9673be1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9673be1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Basics of Electrical Circuits \u2014 What Students Need to Know\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f94ac6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f94ac6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc6cc85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc6cc85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To support teaching electric circuits effectively, students should first grasp these core concepts:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/13743\/electrical-current\"><b>Current<\/b> <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the flow of electric charge.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/15064\/voltage\"><b>Voltage<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the energy pushing the current through a circuit.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/13747\/resistance\"><b>Resistance<\/b> <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is what slows the current down.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udca1JoVE\u2019s videos clearly demonstrate how<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/16092\/open-and-closed-loop-control-systems\"> <b>open and closed circuits<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/15090\/series-and-parallel-inductors\"><b>series vs. parallel circuits<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>batteries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> work together in simple, digestible visuals.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee70e7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee70e7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e597c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e597c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Electrical Circuit Activities for the Classroom\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e048aae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e048aae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-103b16b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"103b16b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Activity 1 \u2013 Build a Basic Series Circuit<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de4456 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3de4456\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94061c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94061c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Show how current flows through a single path.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>Materials:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Battery<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wires<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bulb<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Switch<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JoVE circuit basics video<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Steps:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch JoVE\u2019s science video on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/15066\/electric-circuit-elements\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">basic electrical circuits<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build a simple series circuit using the listed materials.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Break the circuit and observe how the bulb goes out.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reflect on how a complete loop is needed for electricity to flow.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udcda <\/span><b>NGSS Connection:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MS-PS2-3 \u2013 Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a8fb89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a8fb89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f2f9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28f2f9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Activity 2 \u2013 Parallel Circuits Challenge\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f9d1ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f9d1ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d3b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29d3b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Compare brightness and current flow in different circuit setups.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>Materials:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple bulbs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alligator clips<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multimeter (optional)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Instructions:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch JoVE\u2019s video demonstration of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/15101\/parallel-rlc-circuits\"><b>parallel circuits<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a parallel setup using bulbs and clips.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Observe how removing one bulb doesn\u2019t affect the others.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discuss how current splits across paths.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83e\uddea <\/span><b>NGSS Connection:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MS-PS3-6 \u2013 Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred by electric currents in a circuit and can produce motion, sound, heat, or light.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8203760 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8203760\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ce115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4ce115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common Student Misconceptions \u2014 Fixed with JoVE\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d199c3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d199c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17af355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17af355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JoVE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> addresses frequent misconceptions in middle school classrooms:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c \u201cElectricity gets used up.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JoVE shows energy transfer, not energy loss.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c \u201cAll circuits are the same.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Videos contrast <\/span><\/i><b><i>series and parallel circuits<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> clearly.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c \u201cCurrent stays the same everywhere.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JoVE visualizes how current divides in parallel circuits.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This makes visualizing current and voltage in science lessons more accessible than ever.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc16d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6bc16d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c22b548 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c22b548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Using JoVE to Teach NGSS-Aligned Circuit Lessons\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-833b8db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"833b8db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90fadd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90fadd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JoVE\u2019s resources align with NGSS across three key dimensions:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>NGSS Element<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>How JoVE Supports It<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>SEP: Developing and Using Models<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JoVE videos model complex electrical circuits visually.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>CCC: Cause &amp; Effect<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students explore how changes in a circuit affect output.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>DCI: PS3.B \u2013 Conservation of Energy<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demonstrates energy transfer within real circuits.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>\ud83d\udcac <\/b><b><i>\u201cJoVE videos helped my students visualize how energy moves in a circuit \u2014 and why a closed loop matters.\u201d<\/i><\/b><b> \u2013 Middle School Science Teacher, Texas<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28e0ca7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28e0ca7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3a8de7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3a8de7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assessment Tools \u2013 Track and Reinforce Student 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