Workshop: STEM Electricity and the Railways Workshop
- Age:
- KS2 (year 4 and year 6)
- Number of Students:
- Up to 35
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- Number of adults:
- Minimum of three
This led workshop takes inspiration from our collection of lamps and telegraphy, communication and signalling equipment. Aimed at year 4 and year 6 students studying electricity, we do a series of hands-on activities to see how it was used on the railways, giving real-world context to students' learning.
Year 4 activities will focus on:
- Building circuits to power bulbs and buzzer signals
- Experimenting with different materials to find out about conductors and insulators and what this means for rail safety
- Circuits and switches for different kinds of signals
Year 6 activities will focus on:
- Experimenting with different amounts of cells and lengths of wire in a circuit to send signals –based around how Bell codes/ block signals were used
- Powering a model railway semaphore signal
- Powering a model loco - how much power does it take?
School visits
School visits include a led workshop, time in North Road Station Museum and The Stores, and a visit to Wagon Woods adventure playground
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