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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Cross-curricular links
Science
Electricity
Pupils should be taught to:
- Identify
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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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
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battery
Two or more cells put together to provide electrical energy to power a circuit.
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bulb
A circuit part, made from glass or plastic, which gives out light when electricity passes through it.
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In this unit
Assessment D&T Y4: Electrical systems: Torches
Lesson 1: Electrical products
Lesson 2: Evaluating torches
Lesson 3: Torch design
Lesson 4: Torch assembly