Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Construct an electrical circuit to perform a planned function within a working model including a switch.
• Solve problems and make adaptations during the making process to overcome difficulties using knowledge of series circuits.

Activities

1. Play an active team game to revise some electrical concepts and vocabulary (Yrs3&4)
2. Construct a working electrical model from their own plan and adapt it where necessary to overcome problems (Yrs3&4)
3. Learn how to create secure wiring for a durable electrical device (Yrs3&4)

Investigation
Design your electric personality Decide which electrical components you will use and what will work on your personality. Design the appearance of your personality – facial features, hair and accessories. Paint a paper plate that will become the face (exploring, pattern seeking, fair testing)
Year 3 – Create the circuit they would like to use with components and draw a circuit diagram to record how they will do it.
Year 4 – Draw a circuit diagram to show what will work, then test it out with electrical components

Vocabulary
Electricity, circuit, switch, pressure, battery, device, motor, bulb, buzzer, component, wire, lead, crocodile clip, connection, power, cell, energy, flow, current, conductor, insulator, disconnect, design, test, adapt, modify