electricial drawing

[lockhes]

would anybody be able to help me here

i have voluntered (forced) to go into my daughters school on monday and give a talk on electrical wiring in houses the teacher has asked for drawings i dont have any to hand and the ones on net look a bit crap of a bit in depth for kids

any help apreciated inc doing the talk for me lol

 

[Marvo]

For a school I'd go with photos rather than drawings. Put together a slide show in powerpoint.

 

[lockhes]

bloody hell i wasnt going for that in depth the teacher asked for drawings so they could put on display in school

im taking in sockets switches and some tools inc testers would i get in trouble for doing some IR testing on cheeky kids lol

 

[onions1066]

Take in one of our wage packets that will put them off.

 

[telectrix]

would i get in trouble for doing some IR testing on cheeky kids




probably, but the fun factor would be worth it

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[Marvo]

IR testing small children is certainly a way of making them pay attention. You can have a pop-quiz after your talk and every question they get wrong you notch up the IR test voltage.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Take your tools and open up some sockets, DBs etc and show them that, get them to draw what they see.









(Not an entirely serious suggestion!)

 

[partypest]

If they've got interactive whiteboards, you can do some drawings on that for them. But, I think you've been given a great opportunity to show kids why what we do is all about saving lives and preventing fires, tell then the dangers of electricity and if you can, show them the basics of what a circuit is with a bulb and a battery. I do a little talk for the NCT on electrical safety in the home, but I think that maybe a bit much for school kids.

 

[Andy78]

These any good ?

http://www.flynnelectrical.ie/images/electrical-wiring.jpg?267
http://www.virneth.co.uk/topElectricity/electricity07.jpg
http://www.handymanknowhow.co.uk/electrics/wiring 670withtext.jpg

or if they are a bit older you could step up to industrial wiring systems
http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumblarge_275/1212272429HuPnzE.jpg

 

[Johnuk]

you can take your laptop and download some plans of net to show on there projector

 

[Phillcbr400]

You might be breaking into a new career here haha.
I'd go with some switches and sockets for them to play with and a few pictures saying don't touch wires extra and maybe where you would typically see them I.e distboards.
Don't forget to show dodgy dis boards and sockets and give out the business cards

 

[lockhes]

Thanks for the replys will let you all know how it goes

 

[ipf]

These any good ?

http://www.flynnelectrical.ie/images/electrical-wiring.jpg?267
http://www.virneth.co.uk/topElectricity/electricity07.jpg
http://www.handymanknowhow.co.uk/electrics/wiring%20670withtext.jpg

or if they are a bit older you could step up to industrial wiring systems
http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumblarge_275/1212272429HuPnzE.jpg

That bloody apprentice of mine....:drool5:

 

[eganelectrical]

Haha very good pics Andy!!
You could brief them on those dangerous socket covers!!
http://www.fatallyflawed.org.uk/

 

[Wonderwall]

I think a very basic hand drawn effort showing L thru switch to lamp back to neutral completing the circuit would suffice. Maybe also show how electricity wants to travel to earth, again very basic .i.e explain how birds can sit on overheads ( but not guys!)
My explanation to non techy folk is telling them that the flow of electricity is not dissimilar to water. They seem to get their head round that