Girl with two plaits is using a colourful abacus to count
Boy wearing glasses, writing in his schoolbook with a black and yellow pencil
Older boy pupil with younger girl, both in the library reading a colourful book

Electricity & circuits

6th December 23

Having looked at static electricity, Year 4 are now exploring current electricity by making simple circuits using batteries, bulbs, buzzers and switches. Most pupils have no experience of making a circuit, and it is exciting to light a bulb or make a buzzer sound for the first time. This leads onto Morse code, the first means of telecommunication, where pupils can send each other messages.

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