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Year 4 · Science

Simple Circuits

Year 4 learners practise building a simple electric circuit.

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

Activities covered

  • Explore Electrical Circuits
  • Explore the Different Parts of Electrical Circuits
  • Identify the Cause of Problems in Electrical Circuits
  • Investigate Building Simple Circuits
  • Investigate Simple Circuits
  • Look at Simple Circuits
  • Study Simple Electrical Circuits
  • Study the Components of Simple Circuits
  • Understand the Function of Components in an Electrical Circuit
  • Understand What is Needed to Build a Simple Circuit

Checked learning resources

  • Compare Brightness of Bulbs (Primary Science on Electricity)

    YouTube · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Caption transcript reviews four variables affecting bulb brightness: battery arrangement, number of batteries, number of bulbs and bulb arrangement; it shows that adding batteries makes a bulb brighter and can eventually

  • Science: Electricity: Complete and Incomplete Circuits Year 4 Lesson 3

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    Year 4 lesson and differentiated activities teach how to build a complete loop and decide whether a lamp will light in a drawn circuit.

  • Components of Circuits Circles Booklet

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    Circuit-component booklet consolidates the name, appearance and role of each part in a simple series circuit.

  • Science: Electricity: Electrical Components Year 4 Lesson 2

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    Year 4 lesson presentation, practical exploration and written tasks teach the names and functions of cells, batteries, wires, bulbs, buzzers, motors and switches.

  • Find the Problem With the Electrical Circuit Worksheet

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    Upper-primary fault-finding worksheet asks pupils to spot incomplete loops, incorrect connections and failed components, then redraw each circuit correctly.

  • Investigating Lamp Brightness

    IET Education · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Primary practical compares one-, two- and three-cell circuits and records how changing the battery supply affects lamp brightness.

  • KS2 Science Electricity Lesson Plans: Short Fuse

    EducationCity · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Free KS2 investigation directly tests how changing wire length and thickness affects bulb brightness, with prediction prompts and practical guidance.

  • Science Worksheets KS2 Pack 3: Resistance

    Anspear · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    KS2 worksheet applies how longer wire reduces current and makes a bulb dimmer, matching the activity's wire-length comparison.