Lesson Three – Electrical Switches
This design technology teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to select and use a range of different materials to make a switch that can control components in an electrical circuit.
The class can identify and explain how to shape and combine each of the selected materials when constructing a product with a specific function.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to select and use a range of different materials to make a switch that can control components in an electrical circuit
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe symbols used to represent components in an electrical circuit, a worksheet to record how to use materials to make a switch that can control components in an electrical circuit and a shared reading text to follow a set of instructions to make a switch that can control components in an electrical circuit.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to select and use materials to make a switch that can control components in an electrical circuit.
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.
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