ARCHIVED Year 3: Electrical systems: Static electricity

Exploring the science behind static electricity and applying this new knowledge to generate ideas for and make a static electricity game.

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This unit has now been replaced by the Year 3 unit Electrical systems: Electric poster. Kapow no longer updates these lessons, and they may not reflect the national curriculum or current guidance. They remain a permanent part of your subscription and will continue to be available for reference and use. We recommend that you explore the new versions of the lessons.

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Electronics Lesson 1: Static magic

In this fun lesson, children learn about how static electricity can cause objects to move

Lesson 2: Electrostatic game design

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

Lesson 3: Electrostatic game manufacture

Using a range of materials, children build their electrostatic game in accordance to their designs from the previous lesson

Lesson 4: Electrostatic game evaluation

Pupils test the effectiveness of their games and evaluate them against their success criteria

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Assessment resources for use at the start of the unit to assess where pupils are in their learning and at the end of the unit to assess progress. Go to assessment resources