electricial drawing

[lockhes]

would anybody be able to help me here

i have voluntered (forced) to go into my daughters school on monday and give a talk on electrical wiring in houses the teacher has asked for drawings i dont have any to hand and the ones on net look a bit crap of a bit in depth for kids

any help apreciated inc doing the talk for me lol

 

[Marvo]

For a school I'd go with photos rather than drawings. Put together a slide show in powerpoint.

 

[lockhes]

bloody hell i wasnt going for that in depth the teacher asked for drawings so they could put on display in school

im taking in sockets switches and some tools inc testers would i get in trouble for doing some IR testing on cheeky kids lol

 

[onions1066]

Take in one of our wage packets that will put them off.

 

[telectrix]

would i get in trouble for doing some IR testing on cheeky kids




probably, but the fun factor would be worth it

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[Marvo]

IR testing small children is certainly a way of making them pay attention. You can have a pop-quiz after your talk and every question they get wrong you notch up the IR test voltage.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Take your tools and open up some sockets, DBs etc and show them that, get them to draw what they see.









(Not an entirely serious suggestion!)

 

[partypest]

If they've got interactive whiteboards, you can do some drawings on that for them. But, I think you've been given a great opportunity to show kids why what we do is all about saving lives and preventing fires, tell then the dangers of electricity and if you can, show them the basics of what a circuit is with a bulb and a battery. I do a little talk for the NCT on electrical safety in the home, but I think that maybe a bit much for school kids.

 

[Andy78]

These any good ?

http://www.flynnelectrical.ie/images/electrical-wiring.jpg?267
http://www.virneth.co.uk/topElectricity/electricity07.jpg
http://www.handymanknowhow.co.uk/electrics/wiring 670withtext.jpg

or if they are a bit older you could step up to industrial wiring systems
http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumblarge_275/1212272429HuPnzE.jpg

 

[Johnuk]

you can take your laptop and download some plans of net to show on there projector

 

[Phillcbr400]

You might be breaking into a new career here haha.
I'd go with some switches and sockets for them to play with and a few pictures saying don't touch wires extra and maybe where you would typically see them I.e distboards.
Don't forget to show dodgy dis boards and sockets and give out the business cards

 

[lockhes]

Thanks for the replys will let you all know how it goes

 

[ipf]

These any good ?

http://www.flynnelectrical.ie/images/electrical-wiring.jpg?267
http://www.virneth.co.uk/topElectricity/electricity07.jpg
http://www.handymanknowhow.co.uk/electrics/wiring%20670withtext.jpg

or if they are a bit older you could step up to industrial wiring systems
http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumblarge_275/1212272429HuPnzE.jpg

That bloody apprentice of mine....:drool5:

 

[eganelectrical]

Haha very good pics Andy!!
You could brief them on those dangerous socket covers!!
http://www.fatallyflawed.org.uk/

 

[Wonderwall]

I think a very basic hand drawn effort showing L thru switch to lamp back to neutral completing the circuit would suffice. Maybe also show how electricity wants to travel to earth, again very basic .i.e explain how birds can sit on overheads ( but not guys!)
My explanation to non techy folk is telling them that the flow of electricity is not dissimilar to water. They seem to get their head round that

 

[grantr37]

would anybody be able to help me here

i have voluntered (forced) to go into my daughters school on monday and give a talk on electrical wiring in houses the teacher has asked for drawings i dont have any to hand and the ones on net look a bit crap of a bit in depth for kids

any help apreciated inc doing the talk for me lol

What age group for the drawings? is it for a high school? or early school? so that the drawings are suitable...and the talk as well.....


I will help you but I would need to know who I need to write for asap as there's not much time until Monday....

 

[itselectric]

Why don't you just show a basic doorbell drawing or even better knock one up ( no pun intended) then let them see how a basic circuit works. Use a battery instead of a transformer for safety sake.

 

[Mitch]

OK first thing is to write a lesson plan! this needs to have objectives and outcomes of the lesson then it should show resources needed, and differentiation for kids who are G&T, middlers and SEN. the plan should start with a starter activity around 5 or 10 minutes long based on the main topic some thing for them to do at the start of the lesson while you're trying to figure out what to do! then a main activity usually around 20 to 30 minutes this will need chunking into smaller sections with pit stops for evaluations. then you need to do a plenary and tidy up around 5 or 10 minutes! then collapse.
hows that for a 45minute lesson. then repeat 8 times a day.

or wing it!!!

 

[sportsparky1602]

Pull the schools main fuse and be a legend forever ))

 

[Geordie Spark]

Take in one of our wage packets that will put them off.

What's a wage packet??

 

[Geordie Spark]

Pull the schools main fuse and be a legend forever ))

To do that, he would have to snip the seal .... and that's illegal

 

[grantr37]

was just wanting to know what age group it was to be written for, no point in doing something for 16-17 year olds when it is a class of 11 year olds, and no point in doing something aimed at a 10 year old when it's going into a class of 17 year olds.....would be a waste of time then....

 

[ipf]

was just wanting to know what age group it was to be written for, no point in doing something for 16-17 year olds when it is a class of 11 year olds, and no point in doing something aimed at a 10 year old when it's going into a class of 17 year olds.....would be a waste of time then....

What's the difference, these days, I say.