Learning objectives
Knowledge
- To apply knowledge of circuits and components to a practical solution.
Science in action
- To recognise that scientific knowledge can solve a problem.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can build an electrical circuit with a
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National curriculum
Science
Electricity
Pupils should be
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Predicting bulb brightness and ask the children to predict lux values for the missing voltages.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should build the greeting card as this is the simplest option from the Resource: Circuits to solve a problem; could use the switch and wires they are familiar with, instead of the copper tape, LEDs and paper clips; could refer to the images in the Resource: Practical circuit examples to help replicate a solution.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could build the water butt alarm as this is the trickiest; could come up with their own problem to solve using an electrical circuit; should evaluate their build by considering the advantages and disadvantages; could choose an extension activity relating to circuits, batteries and switches from the Resource: Stretch and challenge: Circuits, batteries and switches.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: building an electrical circuit with a
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can build an electrical circuit with a switch to turn on a light or buzzer.
- I can draw a circuit diagram with standard circuit symbols to show the circuit used.
- I can explain how the switch and the electrical circuit work to solve the problem, such as the switch in the card only turning on the light/buzzer when needed or the switch in the burglar alarm activating when someone walks where they should not.
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Vocabulary definitions
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evaluate
To judge and form an opinion on something using positives and negatives.
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hazard
Something that is dangerous.
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 11th December, 2024
