Year 6 · Science
Energy In Circuits
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Focus on how voltage and components affect a circuit. Open support for “Identify Components in Electrical Circuits”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 6 learners practise explaining 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.
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- Identify Components in Electrical Circuits — support from Oak National Academy
- Investigate the Effect of Adding More Components to a Circuit — support from Oak National Academy
- Learn About Parallel and Series Circuits — support from Khan Academy
- Learn About Resistors in Electrical Circuits — support from YouTube
- Review Electrical Vocabulary — support from Oak National Academy
- Recognise Components in Circuits — support from Oak National Academy
- Understand Circuit Basics — support from Khan Academy
- Understand Electricity Basics — support from Khan Academy
- Understand How Light Bulbs Work — support from Khan Academy
- Understand Electrical Circuit Vocabulary — support from Oak National Academy
- Understand What Makes a Good Electrical Conductor — support from Oak National Academy
- Understand What Makes a Good Electrical Insulator — support from Oak National Academy
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Watch it explained
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Components and simple circuits
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Series and Parallel Circuits
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Resistors and Resistance in Electrical Circuits
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Circuit symbols and diagrams
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Simple Circuit
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Incandescent Lamp vs LEDs
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Choosing and using conductors and insulators
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Learn it properly
lessons and teaching pages
Y6 Electricity: Electricity and Safety Lesson 1
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Electricity - KS2 Science
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Circuits PowerPoint: Series and Parallel Circuits
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Science: Electricity Year 6 Unit Pack
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Practise it
questions and activities to try
Components and simple circuits worksheet and quiz downloads
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Electrical Resistance Worksheet and Quiz Downloads
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Circuit symbols and diagrams worksheet and quiz downloads
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Year 6 Electricity Knowledge Organiser Quiz Pack
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Choosing and using conductors and insulators worksheet and quiz downloads
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Print and finish
worksheets away from the screen
Series and Parallel Circuits Worksheet
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Electrical Circuit Labelling Activity
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Electric Circuits Vocabulary Worksheet
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