Making electrical switches in Science

Year 4 used lots of STEM skills this afternoon to construct their own electrical switches!

Open switch

Last week, we explored materials which conduct electricity and we decided these would make the best switches for our electrical circuits …

Today, we constructed our own switches, using card, paper clips and split pins. We carefully measured with our rulers too. Take a look …

Closed switch

Fantastic scientific learning!

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