Key Stage 1 Programmes

Beaufort Court is an ideal location to bring your class to find out more about renewable energy and what it can do. We have a range of different renewables here and during the site tour your class can get very close to a real wind turbine. In our workshops your pupils have the opportunity work as a team and produce a wind powered pulley, create electrical circuits using solar panels and generate electricity using water power. Just a few examples of the hands on learning on offer, free of charge at Beaufort Court. To book your visit, click here.

General visit – short (Suggested for Foundation or KS1) - Forces and Movement
Activity	Learning Opportunities
Theme: Forces and Movement	Thinking about what is expected to happen and whether results support the prediction Making measurements Making observations and explaining what has been found out Deciding whether comparisons are fair.
Warm up and introduction Introduction to Wind as a power source	Sc4 Physical Processes Forces and Motion 2a-c
Tour of site: Solar PV panels, wind turbine + energy efficiency features of Beaufort Court	Free question and answer session; Speaking and Listening
Practical activity (in classroom or outside as weather allows):Flip the fish Pinwheels	Most children will be able to describe the wind as a force which can be harnessed to do work. Some may only be able to say that the wind turns the turbine (not the other way around)Some may be able to explain how they made their comparison fair and suggest several factors to investigate.
Quiz/storytime
Total time:	1hr 30mins
Children will go home with: hands-on experience of how sun and wind can make electricity; Optional: a poem or small windmill to take home (see section on optional activities)

General visit – Energy and Electricity
Activity	Learning Opportunities
Theme: Energy and Electricity	Thinking about what is expected to happen and whether results support the prediction Making measurements Making observations and explaining what has been found out Deciding whether comparisons are fair.
Warm up and introduction Making connections (A game about electrical appliances) The Generation game (Sources of power) Be Safe (how to use electrical appliances safely)	PHSE, Geography, Science
Tour of site: Solar PV panels, wind turbine + energy efficiency features of Beaufort Court	Free question and answer session; Speaking and Listening
Practical activity (in classroom or outside as weather allows): Wind and solar powered circuits	Science, D&T
Quiz/storytime - Lofty
Total time:	1hr 30mins
Children will go home with: hands-on experience of how sun and wind can make electricity; small windmill to take home.