Today in year 6, we have had a Science day run by Electricity North West called ‘Bright Sparks Electricity Day’. We have had lots of fun learning all about Electricity.
Today the children have learnt all about circuits. The children built a series of different electrical circuits using diagrams and then completing series and parallel circuits. We used and learnt the electrical symbols for a variety of components such as: cells, wires, lamps/bulbs, switches, buzzers and motors. We even made a human circuit as water is such a great conductor and the body is made up of 70% water.
The children then went on to learn about voltage. The children used their boards to test what happened using different voltages and how this affected the lamps brightness. We also tested resisters and how the length and thickness of wires can affect the brightness of the lamp in a circuit.
The children finished the day by reading a poem all about electricity; keeping safe around power stations and pylons and looking at different types of jobs linked to Electricity.
The children have learnt lots of exciting and new facts today and I was very impressed with the knowledge they already had before we started the workshop today. Well done Year 6.
Y6 electricity workshop
