Electrical systems: Electric poster

Introducing information design and developing an electric museum display based on the Romans.

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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.

Lessons

Lesson 1: Information design

Lesson 2: Topic research

Lesson 3: Design development

Lesson 4: Electric poster assembly

Key skills

  • Carrying out research based
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Key knowledge

  • To understand that an
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Key vocabulary

battery

bulb

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