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Year 6 · Science

Energy In Circuits

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Focus on how voltage and components affect a circuit. Start with “Identify Components in Electrical Circuits”, then explain the idea in your own words.

Year 6 learners practise how voltage and components affect a circuit.

The activities include Identify Components in Electrical Circuits, Investigate the Effect of Adding More Components to a Circuit, Learn About Parallel and Series Circuits, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, practice, teaching, worksheet. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Identify Components in Electrical Circuits
  • Investigate the Effect of Adding More Components to a Circuit
  • Learn About Parallel and Series Circuits
  • Learn About Resistors in Electrical Circuits
  • Recap on Electrical Vocabulary
  • Recognise Components in Circuits
  • Understand Circuit Basics
  • Understand Electricity Basics
  • Understand How Light Bulbs Work
  • Understand the Meaning of Key Words Used with Electrical Circuits
  • Understand What Makes a Good Electrical Conductor
  • Understand What Makes a Good Electrical Insulator

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WatchOak National Academy

Components and simple circuits

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Open video
WatchKhan Academy

Series and Parallel Circuits

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Open video
WatchOak National Academy

Circuit symbols and diagrams

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Open video
WatchKhan Academy

Simple Circuit

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Open video
WatchKhan Academy

Incandescent Lamp vs LEDs

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Open video
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LearnBBC Bitesize

Electricity - KS2 Science

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