What sort of light will work for you?

The big task is to design and make a light that is suitable for use in a particular situation. The device will be constructed from card, found materials and technical components. It will be powered by a battery and controlled by switches.

These are reports on activities taken by schools around the country. You can download the activities as acrobat files from the resources section

Ofsted praises Nuffield Approach to torches (December 20, 2004)

Year 6 Pupils had to design and make a lighting device to be used in a particular situation - reading under the bedclothes, signalling, lighting a tent. They did this as a 3-day immersion event during the inspection. How did the children do and what did the inspectors say?

Read the report

Lighting up the classroom with delight (July 10, 2001)

Children in Year 6 have the task of designing and making a lighting device to be used in a particular situation - reading under the bedclothes, signalling, lighting a tent. You'll be surprised at the variety of solutions.