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Batteries and Simple Circuits
The Electric Circuit Rescue · Science lesson + escape room

Batteries and Simple Circuits

The Electric Circuit Rescue: the lights in the Science Lab have gone out! Build circuits, solve the puzzles and switch the power back on.

  • Ages: Years 4–6
  • Languages: English and Swedish
  • Time: About 35 minutes of play, 16 science questions

What pupils learn

  • Battery or mains electricity, and staying safe
  • Cells and batteries: the + and − ends
  • Circuit parts: wires, bulbs, buzzers, motors
  • A complete circuit is a loop with no gaps
  • Finding the fault when a bulb will not light
  • Switches: open and closed
  • Circuit symbols and circuit diagrams
  • More cells: brighter bulbs, louder buzzers

The 4 escape doors

After the lesson, teams unlock four doors by solving science puzzles. Each door gives one part of the final code.

  • The Power Room
  • The Circuit Workshop
  • The Switch Lab
  • The Symbol Station

How a lesson runs

  1. Learn: pupils explore the topic on screen, step by step, with pictures.
  2. Escape: teams answer science questions to open 4 doors and crack the final code.
  3. Print: the Mission Dossier, learning notes and decoder cards work with or without screens.

In every pack

  • Interactive web lesson and escape room
  • 10-page printable Mission Dossier
  • Learning notes for pupils
  • Teacher guide with answers
  • Decoder cards
  • Every page in English and Swedish
  • Works for teams or on your own

Price per lesson pack

$6

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Try before you buy

Play our free Digestion lesson with your class first. It works exactly like this one. Play it as many times as you like.

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