Year 4 · Science

Conductors And Insulators

Year 4 learners practise electrical conductors and insulators.

The activities include Identify Electrical Conductors, Identify Electrical Insulators, Identify Electrical Insulators and Conductors, and related practice. The checked support below includes lesson, worksheet, video, interactive. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

Identify Electrical Conductors
Identify Electrical Insulators
Identify Electrical Insulators and Conductors
Investigate Materials that Conduct Electricity
Investigate Electrical Insulators and Conductors
Learn About Electrical Conductors and Insulators

Checked learning resources

Science: Electricity: Electrical Conductors and Insulators Year 4 Lesson 4

Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

Year 4 lesson presentation and investigation classify conductors and insulators and test materials in a complete circuit.
Conductors and Insulators Worksheet

Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

KS2 worksheet asks pupils to predict, test and classify materials according to whether they allow electricity to flow.
Electrical conductors and insulators

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

Oak Year 4 lesson defining conductors and insulators and identifying suitable materials.
Electrical conductors: testing

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

Oak Year 4 lesson on testing conductors, matching activity fair-test and investigation contexts.
Electrical conductors and insulators worksheet and quiz downloads

Oak National Academy · Interactive · Opens on the provider website

Free worksheet, starter quiz and exit quiz downloads for the Oak lesson Electrical conductors and insulators.
Electrical conductors: testing worksheet and quiz downloads

Oak National Academy · Interactive · Opens on the provider website

Free worksheet, starter quiz and exit quiz downloads for the Oak lesson Electrical conductors: testing.
Simple electrical circuits

Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

Year 4 Science resource matched to electrical conductors and insulators.
Electricity - KS2 Science

BBC Bitesize · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

Year 4 Science resource matched to electrical conductors and insulators.