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Electricity in Daily Life and Appliances
3rd Grade · Science · UK National Curriculum
5 lessons
Goal
Identify appliances that run on electricity, distinguish between mains and battery power, and explain how electrical safety rules protect us.
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Identifying Mains Electricity Versus Battery-Powered Appliances
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- 2How Appliances Transform Electrical Energy: Light, Sound, Heat, and MovementPremiumNot started yet
- 3Comparing Single-Use and Rechargeable BatteriesNot started yet
- 4Electrical Safety Around Mains Sockets and CablesNot started yet
- 5Auditing Electrical Appliances at Home and SchoolNot started yet
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Curriculum Framework
3rd Grade · Science · UK National Curriculum
1
5 lessons
Electricity in Daily Life and Appliances
Identify appliances that run on electricity, distinguish between mains and battery power, and explain how electrical safety rules protect us.
2
8 lessons
Building Simple Series Circuits
Identify and name circuit components, construct complete series circuits, and predict whether a lamp will light based on a complete loop.
3
5 lessons
Controlling Circuits with Switches
Explain how switches open and close circuits to control current flow, build homemade switches, and troubleshoot switched circuits.
4
6 lessons
Electrical Conductors and Insulators
Test and classify materials as electrical conductors or insulators, associate metals with good conductivity, and explain how electrical cables and plugs use both.
5
5 lessons
Circuit Investigations and Design Challenges
Investigate how changing circuit components affects lamps and buzzers, systematically solve circuit problems, and design functional electrical models.