--- title: "Creating Switches" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-12-12-14-12-22-creating-switches" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Creating Switches ![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/blog/Switch.jpg) 12 December 2022 [Ms Kendal](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/author/CarolineKendal) [Year 4](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-4) This term, Year 4 are exploring electrical circuits and conductors. Today we used our knowledge of circuits and conductors and insulators to discuss the purpose of switches and how they work. The children were then given a variety of items such as paperclips, card, paper fasteners and safety pins and experimented with making their own switches to turn on and off their circuits. They worked collaboratively to share ideas and find solutions when their initial ideas didn’t work as expected, and thought of how to improve their designs to make them even better. [Science](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/science) [DT](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/dt) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_9279.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-12-09-15-39-36-year-5-art-everyday-amazing) Previous ### [Year 5 Art - Everyday Amazing!](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-12-09-15-39-36-year-5-art-everyday-amazing) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/Inclusive_PE.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-12-13-11-11-23-christmas-sports) Next ### [Christmas Sports ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-12-13-11-11-23-christmas-sports) ### School Life - [Brookside Blog ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog) - [News](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/news) - [Events](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/events) - [Photograph Galleries ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/photo-galleries) - [School Council](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/school-council) - [After-School Clubs ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/after-school-clubs) - [KIDZ Club](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/kidz-club) - [Calendar](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/calendar) - [Newsletters](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/information-for-parents/newsletters-2026-2027) - [Mental Health ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/mental-health) ##### Location Rostherne Avenue Great Sutton Cheshire CH66 2EE ##### Contact Us 0151 558 1123 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/brooksideprimary/) © Copyright 2014–2026 Brookside Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)