On Wednesday afternoon, Years 5 and 6 were visited by the scientist Adrian Bowden for an Electricity Science Show. The show started with static electricity and demonstrated some amazing experiments the children could carry out at home. There a was a particular focus on cells, bulbs, buzzers, switches and whole circuits which has really helped to boost the children’s confidence with this topic. Adrian also asked asked the children which of his materials were conductors and insulators, with surprising results. He demonstrated how a power station generates electricity through his dramatic re-enactment, plus he looked at some of the most shocking moments of electrical history!
Plant lifecycle
Recap and recall: We started our lesson by identifying the missing letters for our key vocabulary. It was amazing to see how many children remembered and understood words like germinate. Main event: We discussed the Read more

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