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Year 6 · Science

Variations In Functions Of Components

Year 6 learners practise how different components change how a circuit works.

The activities include Explore How Circuits Work, Investigate How a Torch Works, Learn About Electrical Conductors, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, interactive, lesson, worksheet. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Explore How Circuits Work
  • Investigate How a Torch Works
  • Learn About Electrical Conductors
  • Learn About Electrical Insulators
  • Test Electrical Circuits
  • Understand Factors that Affect the Flow of Electricity in a Circuit
  • Understand How a Burglar Alarm Works
  • Understand How a Doorbell Works
  • Understand How Circuits Work
  • Understand the Basics of Electric Circuits
  • Understand the Effect of Using Different Wires in a Circuit

Checked learning resources

  • Components and Simple Circuits

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 6 lesson builds and tests complete circuits using cells, wires, switches, buzzers, bulbs and motors and explains each component's role.

  • Choosing and Using Conductors and Insulators

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 6 lesson explains why conductors allow electricity to pass, why insulators do not, and how engineers choose each material in electrical devices.

  • Components and Simple Circuits: Worksheet and Quizzes

    Oak National Academy · Interactive · Opens on the provider website

    Year 6 worksheet and quizzes identify required components, complete loops, terminals and how electricity flows through a working circuit.

  • Year 6 Science Electricity Lesson 2 Making Circuits

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    Year 6 presentation and investigation use bulbs, wires, cells, buzzers and motors to predict, build, test and explain working circuits.

  • Battery Torch Step-by-Step Instructions

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    Illustrated instructions and explanation show how a battery, metal contacts, switch and lamp complete the circuit inside a torch.

  • Parts of a Circuit Worksheet

    Owee · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    Free Years 5-6 worksheet checks the role of the cell, conductors, bulb and switch in a complete circuit, directly supporting explanation of the same parts inside a torch.

  • Choosing and Using Conductors and Insulators: Worksheet and Quizzes

    Oak National Academy · Interactive · Opens on the provider website

    Year 6 worksheet and quizzes classify conductors and insulators and justify which materials should be used for different circuit parts.

  • Year 6 Science Electricity Lesson 4 Conductors and Insulators

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    Year 6 lesson teaches electrical conductors and insulators through predictions, material testing, reasoning and conclusions.