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About a dozen kids are huddled inside the Brownwood Park Recreation Center in East Atlanta on a rainy afternoon. For about 12 children, ages eight to 11, who are trapped inside after a long day of sitting at school, this would seem like a nightmare scenario.
But these children are busy learning about electricity. They’re building circuits from electronic components, a toy version of what’s used in computers and cellphones. All the while, they’re learning how electricity powers things by building model door bells, powering little propellers and even playing music from an iPhone through a little speaker.
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