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Year 6 · Science

Circuit Diagrams And Symbols

Year 6 learners practise electrical circuit symbols and how to draw circuit diagrams.

The activities include Develop Understanding of the Vocabulary of Electrical Circuits, Explore Electrical Circuits and Symbols, Identify the Symbols for Electrical Circuits, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, lesson, teaching, interactive. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Develop Understanding of the Vocabulary of Electrical Circuits
  • Explore Electrical Circuits and Symbols
  • Identify the Symbols for Electrical Circuits
  • Investigate Electrical Symbols and Circuits
  • Know About Electrical Circuits and Their Symbols
  • Know the Vocabulary of Electrical Circuit Symbols
  • Learn About Circuit Diagrams
  • Learn About Circuits and Electrical Vocabulary
  • Recognise Symbols in an Electrical Circuit
  • Understand Electrical Circuit Symbols
  • Understand Electrical Vocabulary
  • Understand How a Fan Works
  • Use the Vocabulary for Electrical Circuits

Checked learning resources

  • Circuit symbols and diagrams

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 6 science lesson, video, worksheet and quizzes teaching electrical vocabulary and the recognised symbols used to represent circuit components.

  • Science: Electricity: Circuit Diagrams Year 6 Lesson 2

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    Year 6 lesson presentation, group activity, main activity and reasoning card teach recognised electrical-component symbols and how to draw circuit diagrams correctly.

  • Electricity Circuit Symbols Word Mat

    Twinkl · Teaching · Account may be required

    KS2 reference mat pairs each electrical component name with its recognised circuit symbol to support accurate vocabulary, reading and labelling.

  • Electrical Circuit Symbols PowerPoint Quiz

    Twinkl · Interactive · Account may be required

    KS2 quiz shows a circuit symbol or component name and asks pupils to identify the matching answer, directly practising symbol recognition.

  • Circuit Symbols Worksheet

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    Year 6 practice asks pupils to draw circuits using the correct symbols for wires, cells, bulbs, open and closed switches, motors, voltmeters and buzzers.

  • Scientific Circuit Symbols Mat

    Twinkl · Teaching · Account may be required

    Year 6 circuit reference shows the recognised symbols for a motor, bulb, buzzer, wire, open and closed switches, cell and battery.

  • Circuit symbols and diagrams worksheet and quiz downloads

    Oak National Academy · Interactive · Opens on the provider website

    Year 6 science downloadable Year 6 worksheet and starter and exit quizzes teaching electrical vocabulary and the recognised symbols used to represent circuit components.

  • Science: Electricity Year 6 Unit Pack

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    Year 6 science electricity teaching pack with presentations, activities, investigations and assessments on circuit basics, components, bulbs, current flow, electrical vocabulary, voltage, symbols, diagrams and changing c