Learning objective
- To explain the use of switches in a circuit.
Success criteria
- I can identify
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National curriculum
Science
Electricity
Pupils should be
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Cross-curricular links
Design and technology
Pupils should be
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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
Could use pre-prepared components to connect together when building the buzz wire game; could use a completed example to follow when building the buzz wire game.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should attempt to independently predict how to draw a circuit diagram for their buzz wire game; could invent their own game that uses an electrical circuit with a switch.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying the symbols for
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Vocabulary definitions
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component
A part of an electrical circuit.
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electrical tape
Tape used to insulate materials that conduct electricity.
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 20th July, 2023
