You Will Need: Y4 Science Strand Electricity

You will need: Y4 Science Strand Electricity

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/ Access to internet
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/electricity.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/dangers-of-electricity-the-adventures-of-electro-mouse/2414.html
http://www.switchedonkids.org.uk/house.html
http://www.dgelectric.com/visuals/safety.pdf
http://www.auroraenergy.com.au/help-and-advice/safety/safety-education/sparky-s-electrical-safety-games
http://www.juniorcitizen.org.uk/kids/electricalsafety/electricalsafety.php
http://www.eon-uk.com/EnergyExperience/147.htm
http://www.hyperstaffs.info/work/physics/child/index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/the-dangers-of-electricity/1646.html / None
B / Range of batteries. Plenty of simple circuit components: wires, cells, battery holders, bulbs, bulb holders, motors, buzzers and crocodile clips if relevant. Access to internet
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/electricity_fs.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/mains-power-and-the-danger-of-electricity/2195.html
http://www.yenka.com/en/Yenka_Basic_Circuits/ / Vocabulary for Strand
Pictures of batteries
It Works!
Working Circuits?
10 Circuit Cards
C / A range of components for making an electrical circuit, e.g. cells, battery holders, wires, crocodile clips, buzzers, motors. A range of named materials for the children to test, e.g. rubber, aluminium/ copper or other metals, glass, wood, plastic, etc. The children should also have access to classroom objects made from different materials. Access to internet
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/circuits_conductors.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/physical_processes/circuits_conductors/play/
http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/guide.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/electrical-insulators-and-conductors/2193.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/an-introduction-to-electricity/10596.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/circuits_conductors.shtml
http://www.eon-uk.com/mediaFiles/factfile4.swf
http://oldsite.switchedonkids.org.uk/pt_firstaid.html / Conductor or Insulator?
D / A range of plugs with sections of cable attached, screwdrivers that match the screws used on the plugs, pre-blown up balloons. Digital camera. Some electrical appliances, e.g. plugs, light bulbs, cables, torch for children to draw. Access to the internet
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/static.html
http://www.ollieandsparky.co.uk/ollieandsparky/teachers/OC4.html
http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/static_electricity.htm
http://www.kids-science-experiments.com/cat_electricity.html / How to wire a plug
Materials for electrical conducting or insulating
Colour blindness
E / A range of materials for making switches e.g. paper clips, drawing pins, balsa wood, silver foil, crocodile clips, cardboard, corriflute, balsa wood, wires, split pins, paper. Digital camera. Components for a simple circuit, e.g. cells/batteries, motors, bulbs, buzzers, wire. Pre-made examples of switches: Paper clip & drawing pins in balsa wood; Foil with crocodile clips to attach wire in folded card that has to be pressed to make the link; Split pins in small piece of card plus paper clip. Access to internet
http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz
http://thefusebox.northernpowergrid.com/page/circuitbuilder.cfm / None
F / A range of cells/batteries. Bulbs, buzzers and motors of different voltages. Wires and crocodile clips. Access to the internet
http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/guide.html / Changing components
G / Information books about scientists and electricity. Optional books
The Discovery of Electricity: A History Just for Kids! by Kidcaps, ISBN: 9781489550361
The Shocking Story of Electricity by Anna Claybourne and Martin Chatterton, ISBN: 9780746080931
Faraday and the Science of Electricity by Brian Williams and David Antram, ISBN: 9781904194880
Thomas Edison: A Brilliant Inventor by Lisa DeMauro, ISBN: 9780060576110
Benjamin Franklin: A Man of Many Talents by Kathryn Hoffman Satterfield, ISBN: 9780060576097
Access to internet
http://thefusebox.northernpowergrid.com/page/electricity/history.cfm
http://www.ushistory.org/FRANKLIN/info/
http://learn.fi.edu/franklin/scientst/electric.html
http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/faraday_michael.shtml, http://spartacus-educational.com/SCfaraday.htm http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/scientists/michaelfaraday.html
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/edison/aa_edison_subj.html
http://www.thomasedison.com/biography.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/edison/lightbulb.shtml http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bledison.htm
http://www.enwin.com/kids/electricity/history.cfm http://www.enwin.com/kids/electricity/energy_pioneers.cfm http://kids.saveonenergy.ca/en/what-is-electricity/the-history-of-electricity.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/quiz/q80633759 / Fact file template

Y4 Sc – Electricity