It’s been a busy week so far in Year 4.
At the beginning of the week, we set the children a challenge relating to our themed week: Can you design and make a doorbell for dogs?
The children started off by learning about electrical circuits and how they work. We looked at the symbols used for this and were able to sketch a basic circuit. Using the correct scientific vocabulary, we were able to explain how the circuit worked. Following this, we went on to build our own circuits and successfully light up a bulb.
Then came the tricky part!
How do we create a switch for a dog to press to alert the owner that the it needs to be let out into the garden?
How would the dog press the switch?
After lots of discussion, the children decided that cardboard with aluminium foil would work.
Ask your child why we used aluminium foil.
Through resilience and lots of patience, the classroom erupted with the sound of buzzers.
Lots of fun was had and the switches worked!
Here’s a selection of pictures for you to browse through
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