The Year 6 students have been busy exploring electricity and circuits.

The unit started by engaging them in the topic by asking them to draw a cut-away diagram of a torch. The next lesson let them explore the inner workings of a torch.  Students were given 4 wires, a battery, an on/off switch and a lightbulb with no instructions on how to connect them. They were able to explore their predictions until they achieved the bulb lighting up.  

The lesson ended with students being taught how to draw a proper circuit for a torch, symbols and all.