Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Explore how electrical components can be arranged to make a bulb light up and draw conclusions.
• Make predictions and test them out.

Activities

1. Actively explore how a bulb can be lit using a cell and 2 leads (Yr3&4)
2. Draw their own conclusions that a continuous loop or circuit is necessary for electricity to flow (Yrss3&4)
3. Make predictions on which drawn “circuits” will work and which will not and give an explanation for their theory (Yrs3&4)
4. Test out their ideas and write their results in a table (Yrs3&4)

Investigation
Discover that electricity can be very dangerous. Research some of the dangers of electricity using interactive websites and books (analysing secondary sources)
Year 3 – Make safety posters to position in danger points around the school drawing attention to the potential dangers
Year 4 – Make a safety leaflet to remind people of the dangers of using electricity

Vocabulary
Electricity, circuit, battery, plug, device, wire, lead, crocodile clip, bulb, bulb holder, buzzer, connection, power, cell, energy, flow, current