*New* Electrical systems: Wobble bots
Exploring the use of motors and designing and making a motorised product.
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*New* Electrical systems: Wobble bots
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Identify some simple elements of a circuit (battery, wires, bulb, motor and switch) and explain their function.
- Explain that for electricity to flow around a circuit, it must be closed.
- Describe a motor as an electrical circuit component that changes electrical energy into movement.
- Provide examples of motorised products that use movement to rotate or spin different parts.
- Make a product that uses a motor.
- Design a motorised product for a particular purpose.
- Determine appropriate design criteria based on the function of the proposed product.
- Explain design choices based on the desired functionality of a product.
- Create an innovative motorised product based on knowledge of existing products.
- Discuss the effectiveness of a product while considering the design criteria.
Suggested prior learning
Electrical systems: Torches
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Circuits and motors
- To investigate motors by creating circuits.
Lesson 2: Meet the Kapow Doodlers
- To make a motorised product and test its function.
Lesson 3: Exploring wobble bots
- To apply knowledge of circuits to experiment with product design.
Lesson 4: Designing a wobble bot for a purpose
- To design a motorised product for a specific purpose.
Lesson 5: Making and evaluating a wobble bot
- To make and evaluate the effectiveness of a motorised product.
Key skills
Key knowledge
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Resources
Unit resources

Design and technology
Knowledge organiser – D&T Y5: Electrical systems: Wobble bots
Aimed at pupils, a single page giving key facts and definitions from the unit ‘Wobble bots’.

Design and technology
Vocabulary display – D&T Y5: Electrical systems: Wobble bots
A display version of the vocabulary from the unit 'Wobble bots'.
Cross-curricular opportunities
Science: Working scientifically; Electricity
English: Spoken language