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  Unit 2  

2a: Health and growth 2b: Plants and animals in the local environment
2c: Variation 2d: Grouping and changing materials
2e: Forces and movement 2f: Using electricity

  Unit 2f:
Using Electricity

Identify common appliances which use electricity; describe the dangers associated with mains electricity; construct and make drawings of simple working circuits and explain why some circuits work and others do not.

Teaching Activities

Direct2U Lesson Plan
Children use Crocodile Clips - a piece of software that can be freely downloaded from the Internet. The program provides on-screen tools which allow pupils to select basic pieces of virtual electrical equipment and connect these together in a circuit. Connections are made by clicking and dragging virtual wires between the terminals. For example children can connect a bulb to a battery and see what happens. Switches can be included, and when a switch is thrown (it rocks when clicked) the virtual bulb, virtually lights or the virtual buzzer actually buzzes.
forum.ngfl.gov.uk

Word Processing
Combine picture and text when writing simple sentences about electricity.


Use a microscope to look at an unlit bulb.

Websites

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IWB Activity
www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk
IWB Activity
www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk
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Safety in the Home
www.angliacampus.com
Resources and Activities
www.firstschoolyears.com
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Get Physical
Ch 4 Science Essentials
Circuit Quiz
cchs.co.uk


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IWB Activity
www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk

IWB Activity
www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk
Learn about Circuits
learningcircuits.co.uk

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Activities
hyperstaffs.info

Build a Circuit
bbc.co.uk


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Information and Activities
electricityineducation.co.uk
Label a torch circuit
bnfleducation.com
Safety Game
epcor.ca
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Games and Acitivities
thefusebox.ce-electricuk.com

Circuit World
www.cleo.net.uk
Powerdiscovery Zone
powerdiscoveryzone.com/

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