• Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers.
• Science, Year 5, Properties & Changes of Materials
• Give reasons, based on evidence from comparative and fair tests, for the particular uses of everyday materials, including metals, wood and plastic.
• Science, Year 5, Forces
• Identify the effects of air resistance, water resistance and friction, that act between moving surfaces.
• STEM kit for thirty pupils to design, build, test, and improve their own fan-driven model boat.
• This kit helps children explore electricity, materials, and forces through a hands-on project with extensive teaching resources.
• Students need practical and engaging ways to learn about science and DT concepts. This project addresses that by incorporating hands-on opportunities to build a simple series electrical circuit on a polystyrene foam base, enhancing their understanding of electricity, materials, and forces.
• This kit clearly supports the topic of Electricity, allowing pupils to identify the basic parts of a circuit. It helps students understand and use electrical systems in products.
Contents include battery holders, plastic cotton reels, crocodile leads, plastic propellers, meagre motors, motor clips, battery snaps, and toggle switches. Each kit also includes a lesson plan, PowerPoint and child worksheets. Contents may vary.
• For use with up to 30 pupils
• Free 'how to' blog and video available
• Apply knowledge of electricity, materials and forces