Inside the Primary Classrooms

Year 6 Science: Experimenting with LittleBits

For the past few weeks, the Year 6 girls have been enjoying learning about electricity and what actually happens when a circuit is created. By using standard wires, batteries and lightbulbs, the girls were able to determine that electricity moves in circuits, only certain materials conduct electricity, and moving electrons actually create electricity.

The girls are now using their knowledge of electricity while experimenting with a new technology tool called LittleBits. LittleBits is a platform of electronic building blocks that allow students to easily create and design products. In class, the girls will be exploring different components such as input and output bits, adjustable dimmers, and light sensors and in groups will be building prototypes of a self-driving cars, an art machine, and an automatic throwing arm! The next step will be to undertake an invention cycle and use LittleBits to an create entirely new product.

The girls are just starting their journey with LittleBits and are having so much fun! LittleBits have definitely sparked their interest in and curiosity about how electricity can be used for inventive purposes and to design a product.

Diane Jackson
Primary Teacher