Electrical systems: Electric poster
Introducing information design and developing an electric museum display based on the Romans.
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Electrical systems: Electric poster
Please note
This unit strengthens the progression of knowledge and skills across the Electrical systems strand and introduces the children to information design before they develop an electric museum display based on the Romans. The Archived: Electrical Systems: Static electricity will no longer be updated.
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Explain what information design is and understand its impact, considering what could happen if we had no signage, posters or written communication in public places of interest.
- Research and choose a specific Ancient Roman topic on which to base their initial poster ideas.
- Complete design criteria based on a client’s request.
- Roughly sketch four initial poster ideas, indicating where a bulb will be located for each.
- Review their initial ideas against the design criteria and peer feedback, developing a final design.
- Assemble an electric poster, including a functional, simple circuit with a bulb, following a demonstration.
- Acknowledge, with a brief explanation, the need to mount the poster using corrugated card.
- Test that the simple circuit works by adding a battery.
- Evaluate their electric posters in a letter to a client.
Suggested prior learning
Structures: Baby Bear’s chair
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Information design
- To understand the purpose of information design.
Lesson 2: Topic research
- To research a set topic to develop a range of initial ideas.
Lesson 3: Design development
- To develop an initial idea into a final design.
Lesson 4: Electric poster assembly
- To assemble my final product and incorporate a simple circuit.
Key skills
Key knowledge
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – DT: Y3 Electrical systems: Electric poster
A visual summary document to consolidate pupil's learning from this Year 3 Electrical systems: Electric poster unit, with diagrams and…
Vocabulary display: Electrical systems: Electric poster
A display version of the key vocabulary from the Electrical systems: Electric poster unit.
Cross-curricular opportunities
PSHE
‘Pupils learn:
- strategies for keeping safe in the local environment or unfamiliar places (rail, water, road)’
See PSHE Association Programme of Study.
History
‘Pupils should be taught about:
- the Roman Empire and its impact on Britain’