Lesson video

Hello, my name is Mrs. Mehrin and I'm so excited to be learning all about electrical careers with you.

Let's begin.

Welcome to today's lesson from the unit "Changing circuits".

Your lesson outcome today is, "I can identify different careers involving electricity and research these further using secondary sources of information." Now, I know that learning can sometimes be a little bit challenging, but that's okay 'cause it just means that we are going to learn lots of fabulous new things and we are going to work really hard.

Let's begin.

So here are your five keywords for today's lesson.

Now, you don't need to jot these down because I am going to be referring to them throughout the lesson today.

However, if you find that it does help you to have them written down, you can pause the video here and have a go at doing that.

Off you go.

Fabulous, well done.

And here are your key words for those, and here are your definitions for those keywords.

Now again, I'm going to be referring to these throughout today's lesson.

So you don't need to pause video and jot them down unless you find that it does help you.

So if it does help you, you can pause the video here and jot those down.

Off you go.

Okay, so our lesson today is split into two parts.

Let's begin with the first one, careers which provide us with electricity.

Now, Jacob has been learning about electricity and is interested in an electrical career when he's older.

A career is a job that a person chooses to do throughout their life.

Now Jacob says, "I think the only electrical career out there is an electrician." Which other electrical careers can you name? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you.

Fantastic, well done.

So some careers such as electrician are linked to the installation and maintenance of electrical system.

Now an electrician has the important job of installing and looking after the electrical circuits and equipment in our homes and other buildings to make sure they work and are safe for us to use.

So let's do a quick check-in of your learning.

It says, "What does an electrician do?" Do they A, maintain and instal electrical circuits and equipment? B, works in the transfer of electricity from power stations? Or C, works in electricity generation? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fabulous, the answer is A.

Now Sam is interested in an electrical career too, and she says, "I really enjoy building and testing electrical circuits and finding out about how different electrical appliances work." And there are a wide variety of careers available to young people today involving electrical technology.

So a scientist is a career where you might learn about electricity and answer questions about how it works.

An electrical engineer is a career where you will design and build electrical systems to solve problems. Now, why do these careers need to know about electricity and electrical systems? Well, a DJ is a career where you use electrical equipment and connect systems together to make music.

A paramedic is a career where you might need to use high-tech electrical equipment to help patients.

Now, who do you agree with? Jacob says, "Electrician has 'electric' in the name, so I think it's the only electrical career." Sam says, "There are many different careers linked to electrical technology, such as electrical engineers and some scientists." So who do you agree with? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Fantastic, well done.

It's Sam who's correct.

Now some people work in industry.

So this can be a place where raw materials are processed to make new products.

And here we have a picture of a power station.

Now, some electrical careers involve working in places such as power stations, which is part of the industry involved in generating and transporting electricity.

A power plant operator is a person who is responsible for controlling the equipment used to generate electricity.

And this career also requires the use of sensors and computers to monitor how well electrical systems are working.

Now, once generated, electricity is transported from power stations along cables supported by pylons, to where it's needed.

And the career of a line worker involves installing and maintaining the cables that transport electricity.

As with all jobs in this industry, they must always work safely as they're exposed to high voltages and often work at heights.

As technology advances, there are many electrical careers available using renewable resources to generate electricity.

So solar panels, for example.

Solar engineers have a career that involves inventing and designing solar energy systems that use solar panels to generate electricity using energy from the sun.

And you have wind turbines.

A wind turbine technician is a career where you inspect, repair and maintain wind turbines.

So true or false? Power plant operator and line worker are the same job because they both work to generate electricity.

Is that true or false? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic, the answer is false.

Now let's see if you can justify your answer.

Is that because A, power plant operators work in the generation of electricity and line workers work in transporting it to where it needs needed? Or B, both jobs transport electricity from power plants to where it's needed? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fabulous, well done.

The answer is A.

Now how much do you know about electrical careers? I want you to match the job title to the tasks involved in that job.

So we've got a power plant worker, a line worker, and an electrician, and I want you to think about which of the three on the right hand side they do.

So I'll give you some time now to do this activity.

I'd like you to pause the video here and have a go.

Off you go.

Fabulous, well done.

So power plant workers control the equipment used to generate electricity.

A line worker instals and maintains the cables that transport electricity, and an electrician instals and maintains systems which use electricity.

Now I want you to think about what skills you might need to do each job.

You might want to go back in this video if it helps you to have a look at their job description again, and then I want you to think about what skills they will need.

So I want you to pause the video here and have a go at doing that.

Off you go.

Fabulous, well done.

So a power plant worker needs to understand circuits, conductors and insulators, understand how machines work, be good at solving problems, use sensors and computers to monitor systems, and be safe.

A line worker understand, they need to understand circuits, conductors, and insulators.

They can't be scared of heights and they must be good at solving problems and being safe.

An electrician needs to understand circuits, conductors, and insulators.

They need to be good at solving problems and they need to be safe.

So did you think of similar skills for each career? And as you can see, there are some skills in each of these careers which are the same across all three.

That's understanding the circuits, conductors and insulators, and making sure that they are safe.

They also need to be good at solving problems as well.

Now we are on to the second part of our learning, which is careers in electronics.

So Sophia says, "My neighbour works in electronics.

Is that another electrical career?" What do you think? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic, well done.

So a career in electronics involves designing and using electrical circuits found in devices and systems. So this includes much of the technology we use and rely on every single day.

Now, electronics explains how electricity can be used to carry or process information.

An electronics engineer is a career where you design an invent electronic equipment, and an electronic technician is a career where you build electronic equipment and systems. Now, some electronic careers involve working in industries which produce devices that use electricity to send signals and messages.

For example, mobile phone, the traditional telephone and television.

Now, some electronic careers involve using electricity to store and process information.

Computer engineers design and develop the circuits and components found in computers, laptops, and tablets.

So here we have a picture of a computer circuit board and a laptop computer.

Now careers in electronics are linked to what? A, the generation of electricity, B, the design and use of electrical circuits and devices, or C, the transfer of electricity to our homes? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

The answer is B.

Sam and Jacob says, "We are really interested in an electrical career now.

How could we find out even more about jobs we could do in the future?" So electrical careers can be researched using secondary sources of information.

Now, which secondary sources could you use to research more about electrical careers? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fabulous, well done.

So these children use secondary sources to learn more.

Jacob says, "I searched online to understand the different careers in electronics." Andeep says, "I found a book in the library about electricity and all the careers linked to it." And Sophia says, "I asked my neighbour because she's an expert as she works in the electronics industry." Now, which secondary resources can be used to research more about electrical careers? Is it A, the internet, B, a timetable, C, books or D television? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fabulous, well, and the answer is A, C and D.

So now we are on to the second task.

It says, "Use secondary sources to research two to three careers related to electricity." So for each career, try to find out what the job title is, what the job involves, what you need to study or do.

If you want to follow that career, what skills might be useful.

So you're going to, you research this for two to three careers.

Now you might need to add extra information about that career which you think is interesting or useful.

Here are a list of careers that you can use to help you or you could choose your own.

So we've got power plant workers, line workers, electricians, electrical engineers, cardiovascular technicians, electrical assembler, and we had others as well that we learned about throughout today's lesson, such as a paramedic for example.

So either use one of these and remember you're choosing two to three, or you could choose some of these, some of your own or just your own if you'd like to do that.

And I want you to think about, for each career, I want you to find out the actual job title.

What is the job title given? What does it involve? What do you need to study or do if you want to follow that career? So sometimes you might need to go to university or the times you can do an apprenticeship.

So think about what you need to do in order to get into that career and what skills you think might be useful for it.

So I want you to pause the video here now and have a go at doing that.

Off you go.

So again, you may have chosen one of these or you may have chosen your own.

Andeep says he chose an electrical assembler and he said, "The job: an electrical assembler builds and tests electrical components and systems. They read technical designs to assemble circuit boards and control panels, among other things." The qualifications: So for most jobs, training and qualifications are gained through apprenticeships.

And some of the useful skills: So paying attention to detail, being able to follow instructions and being good with small tools.

So now we are on to the summary of your learning for today.

So there are a wide variety of careers available to young people today involving electrical technology.

Remember, you don't just have to be an electrician.

There are so many other careers.

Now an electrician instals and maintains electrical systems. Power plant operators and line workers help to generate and transport electricity.

Careers in electronics involve designing and using electrical circuits found in everyday devices and systems. And electrical careers can be researched using secondary sources of information.

So for example, the internet or books, things like that.

Now I'm really, really proud of you.

You've worked so hard today and I hope that you've learned lots of valuable information about having a career in electronics.

Well done for your perseverance.