Product title

Science Explorer

Activity title on CD-Rom

Electrical circuits

Key Stage and year

KS2, Y6

Curriculum Reference

 
Science

Primary Curriculum

QCA Y6 6G Changing circuits
NC Sc1 KS2 Sc1 1j Sc4 1c

Scottish Guidelines

Environmental Studies 5-14 Society, Science and Technology Energy and Forces Level C

Children will investigate different circuits and find out how the battery loses its energy. What do we mean by a 'flat' battery? Children should be aware that the energy in batteries is used when they are incorporated into a completed circuit.
The children should measure the length of time it takes to use all the energy from the battery in the default mode. Increase the number of light bulbs and measure the time. Finally predict what the result will be for the addition of the next light bulb.
A final useful objective would be to get the children to draw the circuits using the correct conventional symbols.
Get the children to draw the circuit so that they can predict what will occur when the change is applied.
Make sure that they read the notice on the alarm box.