Cops and Robbers - What do you know about electricity? - Electricity - Year 6

In an engaging classroom activity titled 'Cops and Robbers' designed for Year 6 students, the focus is on recalling and sharing knowledge about electricity. The activity begins with pupils having two minutes to jot down everything they can remember about electricity in a column labelled 'Own recalled knowledge'. This quick-paced task encourages students to dig into their memory and retrieve previously learned information about how electricity works and its varying power.

Following this, the 'robbers' phase of the activity commences, where students are given 60 seconds to 'steal' ideas from their peers. They can visit up to three other children's desks to read their answers and then add any new information they find to the 'Stolen knowledge' column on the right side of their own table. This not only adds an element of fun to the learning process but also promotes collaboration and the exchange of information. For each plausible statement written down, students earn two points. The activity is designed to last 15 minutes in total, providing a stimulating and interactive way for pupils to engage with the topic of electricity and reinforce their understanding of it.