Add a switch to a design

Design and technology

Dorothée Pullinger and car design

Pulley systems

Switches in simple circuits

Harry Beck and circuit diagrams

Make an electric vehicle chassis

Assemble an electric vehicle

Aerodynamics

This unit develops pupils' knowledge of mechanisms through gears and pulleys. By investigating electric vehicles and mechanical and electrical components, pupils will apply their knowledge and understanding by making an electric vehicle.

Pulleys and gears: electric vehicles

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Use of equipment that may require supervision for safety, e.g. scissors in KS1, needles, paint, knives, cooking.

When should a battery pack (with cells) be connected to a circuit?

What do we call materials, such as electrical tape,  that **do not** let electricity pass through them?

What word is used to describe 'where two things meet and touch'?

True or false? A switch is a type of output.

What do we call a series of electrical components, such a switches, bulbs and batteries, that is connected by wires?

Which of these is the symbol for a switch in a circuit diagram?

In what ways can electricity be dangerous?

What do we call a mechanism that has a band or rope rotating a grooved wheel and is used for lifting or rotating objects?

What are wheels usually connected to on a vehicle?

What is the base or frame of a vehicle called?

Add a switch to a design

Lesson outcome

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