Electricity 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pupils should be taught Pupils should be to: taught to: identify common associate the appliances that run on brightness of a lamp electricity or the volume of a construct a simple buzzer with the series electrical circuit, number and voltage identifying and naming of cells used in the its basic parts, including circuit cells, wires, bulbs, compare and give switches and buzzers reasons for variations identify whether or in how components not a lamp will in a function, including the simple series circuit, brightness of bulbs, based on whether or not the loudness of the lamp is part of a buzzers and the complete loop with a on/off position of battery switches recognise that a use recognised switch opens and closes symbols when a circuit and associate representing a simple this with whether or not circuit in a diagram. a lamp lights in a simple series circuit recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with good conductors.
Electricity 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pupils should be taught to: identify common appliances that run on electricity construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers identify whether or not a lamp will in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with good conductors. Pupils should be taught to: associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on/off position of switches use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram.
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