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Science Year 4
This unit is part of Year 4 Science It's Electric

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Objectives

Put your knowledge of circuits on display by building your own circuit.

Science Objectives
i) Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers.

ii) Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery.

Working Scientifically

  1. Ask relevant questions and use different types of scientific enquiries to answer them.
  2. Set up simple practical enquiries and comparative and fair tests.
  3. Record findings using simple scientific language, drawings, labelled diagrams, keys, bar charts, and tables.
  4. Use straightforward scientific evidence to answer questions or to support their findings.

Other Curriculum Areas
Design and Technology

  • Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks accurately.
  • Select from and use a wider range of materials and components, according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities.
  • Understand and use electrical systems in their products.

Lesson Planning

Teaching

  • Make a circuit with a buzzer and a switch and record the circuit in a labelled diagram.
  • Answer questions using scientific evidence to support them.

Activities

  1. With a partner, use knowledge and understanding of electrical circuits to build a circuit with a buzzer and a switch.
  2. Draw a scientific diagram of their circuit.
  3. Use their understanding of electrical circuits to consider how electrical games work.
  4. Work in a team to design and build a buzz wire game.

Investigation - problem solving
Use knowledge of electrical circuits, build a buzz-wire game.

Vocabulary
Electricity, circuit, switch, battery, wire, crocodile clip, bulb, buzzer, connection, power, cell, energy, conductor, insulator

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