Night lights (links to Literacy) YR3

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Year 3–4 unit where children design and make a battery‑powered night light with a working circuit and switch, supported by a scheme of work, worksheets and slides.

7-9 years
First published 2010

In this unit of work children design a battery-powered night light which incorporates a fully working circuit plus a choice of switch. The children create a night light based upon their own design, incorporating both their practical skills and creative flair, whilst demonstrating and challenging their technological ability, linked to the science theme of electricity.

The project links with literacy work focusing on instructional texts, and also available for download are a Creative Curriculum planning poster and an article on D&T and literacy.

Included in this resource are a scheme of work which includes literary plans, helpsheet, PowerPoint presentation, pupil worksheets and examples of pupils’ work.