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Lesson 2: Electrostatic game design

Applying their knowledge from the previous lesson, children design a game which uses static electricity

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Design and technology > Lower key stage 2 > ARCHIVED Year 3: Electrical systems: Static electricity > Lesson 2: Electrostatic game design

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Before the lesson

Classroom resources

Learning objectives

National curriculum

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: Could benefit from seeing a range of game design ideas to help create their own or to have access to the video 'Kids science experiments - How static works' on VideoLink.

Pupils working at greater depth: Should be encouraged to create more original designs rather than copies of examples you have shown them, providing greater detail in their labelling.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progression and understanding

Vocabulary

In this unit

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