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use switches to turn something on or off

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To know that certain actions produce predictable results, for example, using a switch to play a message.

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Early years skill:	Technology
Early years typical range:	8-20m
P-scales/Curriculum skill:	ICT
P-scales/Curriculum level:	P4
TAP skill:	Expressive Language
TAP level:	TAP24
Pre/Nat. Curriculum Area:	not specified
Pre/Nat. Curiculum Standard:	not specified

Section: Early Years (0-5yrs) info; Primary (5-11yrs) info; Secondary (11-16yrs) info; Post School Education info; Adult info

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Communication area:	Other expressive
Includes:	Activities
Suitable for:	Individual; Small group
Additional/alternative communication method:	High Tech
Contributors:	anonymous contributors; Neil Thompson; roshni.patel
Date last changed:	July 25, 2022

Activity/strategy name and materials required	How to do the activity	Key principles for doing the activity and comments
Keeping cool: learning to sustain an action Fan, (with optional ribbons attached) Mains switch control box	Configure the controller so that the fan is on as long as the switch is held down. Hold down the switch and let the child/adult feel the breeze. Let them do the same.	The child/adult should experience holding down the switch and feeling the breeze. On release the breeze stops. State, "On" and "Off" as you and the child/adult press and release the switch.
Learning to use a switch to turn a device on Fan (as above)	Set switch controller so the fan runs for a given length of time. Demonstrate pressing the switch to turn the fan on then lifting your hand. Let the child/adult experience the feeling of the draught. When the fan stops press it again. Encourage the child/adult to press the switch to turn the fan on. Repeat this a few times until you are sure the child/adult understands the cause and response.	As either of you press the switch say, "on." When it stops say "off." Show them the effect of the breeze, blowing your hair or rubbing your arms because it is cold.
Switching a device on and off (Do this in a subsequent session after the child/adult has understood the process in the above activity). A device to control, for example: fan toy computer monitor bubble machine	Change the controller so that the switch turns the fan both on and off. Demonstrate switching the fan both on and off with subsequent clicks. Let the child/adult experience turning the fan both on and off.	Let the child/adult turn the fan on and off modelling the vocabulary as you go. Reinforce this learning with different devices at different times and places.