Activities in this teaching pack include a share reading text to identify and explain how to use an electrical device safely by following a set of instructions and a worksheet to edit and adapt a set of instructions to explain how to use an electrical device safely.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to record instructions to follow when operating devices powered by mains or battery powered electricity.

This lesson is part of a design technology scheme of work to get the children to select and install an electrical system into a product using different materials and components to make a lighting device for families to use at home. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.