Electrical Safety & Capacitor Testing Scaffolded Phenomena-Based Lesson: The Hum at Maple Court: A No-Cool Call and a Capacitor That Failed Twice Teacher Discussion Guide | HVAC-R | Grades 9–12

This is the teacher discussion guide, with lesson flow, facilitation questions, anticipated student ideas and model explanations for leading the class discussion for the Scaffolded Phenomena-Based Lesson in the HVAC-R (grades 9–12) chapter Electrical Safety & Capacitor Testing, built around the phenomenon The Hum at Maple Court: A No-Cool Call and a Capacitor That Failed Twice. This scaffolded version adds sentence frames and extra supports for students who need them. It is sold separately from the other two parts of the set.

Complete the set: Electrical Safety & Capacitor Testing Scaffolded Phenomena-Based Lesson: The Hum at Maple Court: A No-Cool Call and a Capacitor That Failed Twice Presentation; Electrical Safety & Capacitor Testing Scaffolded Phenomena-Based Lesson: The Hum at Maple Court: A No-Cool Call and a Capacitor That Failed Twice Student Response Sheet. Original version: Electrical Safety & Capacitor Testing Phenomena-Based Lesson: The Hum at Maple Court: A No-Cool Call and a Capacitor That Failed Twice Teacher Discussion Guide.

Sections: Standards Alignment; Learning Goals; Simplified Stems To Offer Students; Teacher Talk Moves; Misconceptions To Surface; Word Bank; Teacher Key - The Record Worked; The Record. Sample item: “1. List the safety steps in the order the June 9 record shows them. Which step had to come before the capacitor's terminals were touched?”

What's inside: SCAFFOLDED Teacher Discussion Guide (editable .docx + PDF, about 1,969 words, 6 pages).

Standards: Aligned to Career & Technical Education (CTE) program-of-study competencies for Architecture & Construction — heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration, with embedded academic literacy and career-readiness skills.

Resource type: Phenomena-Based Lesson – Teacher Discussion Guide. Format: editable Microsoft Word file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Open with the phenomenon slide show, let students record ideas on the response sheet, and lead the discussion with the teacher guide. Built for HVAC-R, grades 9–12.

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