Workshops
We aim to help students understand key links in the curriculum around electrical circuits whilst inspiring them to become confident, creative thinkers and problem solvers.
We are delighted to offer in-school electricity sessions to KS2 pupils across the North West.
In partnership with STEMfirst we will deliver a hands-on and engaging session about electrical circuits, insulators/conductors and staying safe around electricity. Our activities are enriched with real-world examples, emphasising safety protocols, science principles and future careers.
Curriculum Links
We will cover the statutory KS2 requirements of electricity and pupils will be taught to:
• associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit
• compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on/off position of switches
• use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram.
Pupils will also:
• construct simple, series and parallel circuits
• experiment and test different circuits so they can answer questions about what happens when they try different components, for example, switches, bulbs, buzzers and motors, insulators and conductors.
• learn how to represent a simple circuit in a diagram using recognised symbols in both SERIES and PARALLEL circuits
• be taught to take the necessary precautions for working safely with electricity
• will be given a challenge to build a circuit to solve a real-life problem.
Learning Outcomes
• Exploring Electricity – know about the key vocabulary of VOLTAGE, CURRENT, RESISTANCE, CELLS, SERIES and PARALLEL CIRCUITS, INSULATORS and CONDUCTORS
• Make predictions, testing, observation, recording information and reporting conclusions on how electrical circuits work
• Use scientific diagrams and labels around electricity – converting pictorial / real life circuits into accurate circuit diagrams
• Understand how to keep safe around electricity
• Understand the difference between INSULATORS and CONDUCTORS.
Skills
• Develop Understanding of Scientific ideas around electricity
• Develop Working and Thinking Scientifically - using electrical scientific knowledge to solve problems
• Exploring ideas and Observation
• Careers awareness of different roles in the electricity / energy generation sector