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June 2013
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National Grid lights up lesson time! National Grid has been helping to teach youngsters at St Mary’s Primary School in Hadleigh some valuable electricity and safety lessons. National Grid’s East Anglia overhead line refurbishment project helped give pupils some fantastic hands-on experience with an amazing electricity extravaganza show presented by Professor Kaos. Children were amazed and entertained by fantastic static electricity stunts including experiments with a van der graaf generator, plasma balls and becoming human light bulbs and pylons. The show also included information about the importance of safety on construction sites and gave children the opportunity to try on protective clothing, safety goggles and helmets. Matthew Coombs, Deputy Headteacher said: “We’d like to thank National Grid for such an electrifying show. Because the children were involved in the experiments they were able to see for themselves the wonder of electricity in a fun way. This show was exciting for children and teachers alike, we’ve definitely all learned something today!” Barry Cullimore, Senior Land Officer for National Grid said: “It was great to work with the children and help show them how exciting and interesting electricity can be. We hope that the children understand the important work that National Grid do to keep everyone’s lights on and televisions working!
There’s also a serious message behind the fun and that is to show the dangers of working with and around electricity. It was good to see so many of the children getting the answers right and trying on the safety clothing and equipment.” The electricity extravaganza shows are part of National Grid’s initiative aimed at increasing children’s interest in energy and is being offered to primary schools between Bramford in Suffolk and Twinstead in Essex. The schools hosted the show as they close to an overhead electricity line that has just been rewired as part of the company’s programme of electricity network reinforcement across East Anglia.
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