Lesson Planning
Teaching
- Plan electric circuit investigations to consolidate current electrical knowledge
- Establish current understanding of electricity and approaches to working scientifically
- Develop success criteria based on design brief
Activities
- Plan and carry out a series of simple electrical circuit investigations
- Identify current electrical knowledge and areas to explore further
- Create success criteria for their Dragons’ Den electrical challenge
Investigation
Investigate a range of simple electric circuit challenges (planning/fair testing/exploring)
Vocabulary
Electricity, electrical circuit, complete circuit, circuit symbol, components, cell, battery, positive/negative, connect/connection, loose connection, wire, crocodile clip, bulb, bright/dim, switch, buzzer, volume, motor, fast(er)/slow(er), voltage, current, conductor, insulator, metal/non metal, enquiry question, investigation, findings