Electricity & Circuits Workshop (Y4-Y6/P5-P7)

Description: 

Students test their powered-up circuits and observe the effects on a motor and fan.

Our Electricity & Circuits workshop will introduce children to electricity by interacting with and building Snap Circuits. We use Snap Circuits to teach basic engineering, electronics and circuitry concepts by building and assembling electronic circuits on a simple “rows-and-columns” base grid. 

The hands-on challenges we set the children can include anything from the use of resistors (various ohms), alarms, speakers, buzzers, switches (buttons and sliders), motors, fans and more! 

All our workshops are run by experienced instructors, and we can tailor sessions to include all children, including those with SEN,  so that the children can access all activities. When you make any additional needs of your group known, our team can explain how they can encourage, support, and motivate each and every child.

Workshop Aims: 

• For children to learn and understand what electricity is 

• Practical application of circuit building  

• Hands on understanding of cause and effect 

Tech we use: 

• Snap Circuits 

• Van de Graaff Generator (upon request)

• Makey Makey

• iPads

Curriculum Objectives: 

• Identify common appliances that run on electricity

• Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers

• Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery

• Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit

• Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors

Standard Format:

• 2 sessions per day (approx 2-2.5hrs each). Up to 34 students per session working in pairs.

• Students will produce an eBook documenting their learning journey which can be shared with schools for evidence. The eBook will show students’ circuit drawings, predictions and findings, plus photo and video evidence.

• Access to a screen/projector required for modelling.

• Can be delivered in the classroom.

Taster Experience Format:

• 3 sessions per day (approx 90 mins each) with up to 50 students working in threes

• Students will produce a simple eBook document for evidencing their work with photos and videos.

• Access to a screen/projector required for modeling.

• Hall required for delivering to groups of more than one class at a time.

Cost:

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