Learning objective

  • To learn about electrical items and how they work.

Success criteria

  • I can identify electrical products.
  • I know what electrical

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National curriculum

Design and technology

Evaluate

Pupils should be

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

1: Lesson plan

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

May benefit from looking at a completed circuit while trying to create one of their own, and they should be encouraged to check all of the connections to make sure the circuit is complete. Provide the pupils with the Activity: Circuit diagrams, with the example at the beginning of the main event.

Pupils working at greater depth:

Should be challenged to suggest other items that could be used in place of a paper clip or suggest entirely new switch design ideas. Give the pupils a blank sheet of paper and the Activity: Circuit symbols to draw their own circuit diagram without visual examples and references.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying electrical products and explaining why

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Vocabulary definitions

  • battery

    Two or more cells put together to provide electrical energy to power a circuit.

  • bulb

    A circuit part, made from glass or plastic, which gives out light when electricity passes through it.

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