{"id":499,"date":"2026-03-26T11:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/?p=499"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:00:35","slug":"electricity-light-and-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/2026\/03\/26\/electricity-light-and-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"Electricity, Light and Sound"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have been learning a science topic this term.<\/p>\n<p>We have been learning about light and electricity.<\/p>\n<p>Bodi&#8217;s Dad visited us and talked to us about the job of an Electrician. He explained to us how simple electrical circuits work.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-504\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161342\/circuits-5-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161342\/circuits-5-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161342\/circuits-5-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161342\/circuits-5-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161342\/circuits-5.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-503\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161337\/circuits-4-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161337\/circuits-4-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161337\/circuits-4-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161337\/circuits-4-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161337\/circuits-4.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-502\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161333\/circuits-3-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161333\/circuits-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161333\/circuits-3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161333\/circuits-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161333\/circuits-3.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-501\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161320\/circuits-2-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161320\/circuits-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161320\/circuits-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161320\/circuits-2-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-500\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161314\/circuits-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161314\/circuits-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161314\/circuits-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161314\/circuits-1-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We discovered that in order for a circuit to work it needs a power source, wire and light bulb, motor or buzzer.<\/p>\n<p>We enjoyed making circuits.\u00a0 Some of us included a switch in the circuit too.<\/p>\n<p>We also learnt about the\u00a0 Earth and how important the Earths rotation is in causing day, night, years, leap years and seasons.<\/p>\n<p>We made models of the Earth and demonstrated in groups how this happens.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-507\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161356\/globes-3-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161356\/globes-3-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161356\/globes-3-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161356\/globes-3-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-506\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161351\/globes-2-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161351\/globes-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161351\/globes-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/uploads\/sites\/3489\/2026\/03\/25161351\/globes-2-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have also been observing the patterns of the moon.<\/p>\n<p>Later, we learnt about Sound.\u00a0 We made Walkie Talkies to explore how vibrations cause sounds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have been learning a science topic this term. We have been learning about light and electricity. Bodi&#8217;s Dad visited us and talked to us about the job of an Electrician. He explained to us how simple electrical circuits work. We discovered that in order for a circuit to work it needs a power source, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/2026\/03\/26\/electricity-light-and-sound\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Electricity, Light and Sound<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4259,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4259"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":511,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499\/revisions\/511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/scallowayprimaryschoolprimary4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}