Category : Science

Year 6 have loved learning all about electricity in science this half term!

We began the unit by looking at everyday life before electricity. The children had some quite interesting ideas as to what they thought items from the past were used for, before electrical items were even dreamed of.

Next, we learned about the discoveries of Michael Faraday, who invented the electric motor, and how his invention dramatically changed the world.

We looked at different electrical components and what their function is before looking at their corresponding symbols and using these to draw circuit diagrams.

We really enjoyed working scientifically to investigate circuits and predict what would happen if any of the components were changed.

After learning how to build complete circuits, we wanted to be able to turn them on and off. We examined where would find and use switches in everyday life before we went on to build and create our own switches out of everyday materials such as card, foil, paper clips and split pins.

During this practical task, our young electricians worked collaboratively to create effective switches. The children’s  reactions were brilliant, it was great to see them feeling proud of their achievements and being delighted with their functional switches.

Switched on!: Investigating different types of electrical switches and making our own. 

Year 2 have started a new unit on Materials. They have been investigating which materials can change shape and which materials can not! For each material they investigated whether it  would squash, twist, bend stretch.

Electricity! A unit of work that has really hooked our interest! We loved being scientists this afternoon, working on a challenge, with little information given, to light a bulb and create a simple series circuit.  The excitement in the room was electric as one by one, each team managed to light up their bulb! We then explored the function of other components within a circuit and we can not wait for next weeks lesson to take this a step further 💡💡💡💡💡💡💡💡💡💡💡

Year 6 have really enjoyed learning how light enables them to see. They experimented on how distance affects your vision and realised the further away you went the blurrier things became (generally). They also created an entertainment show explaining how light travels and how it enables you to see. They really enjoyed performing these to each other in the class.