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Subjects

Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 1: Using electricity

Exploring different examples of electrical appliances and classifying them as mains or battery-powered.

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Learning objectives

To recognise how electrical appliances are powered.
Working scientifically: To record and classify qualitative data.

Success criteria

I can identify

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National curriculum

Science

Electricity

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Before starting this unit, check the children can recall the following key facts from the Year 2 unit Uses of everyday materials and Year 3 unit Light and shadows: A ‘material’ is what an object is made from. ‘Property’ refers to how a material can be described. Material properties that may be useful for electrical…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could use the Activity: Grouping appliances (support) to cut and stick school-based appliances into the correct columns.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should rank the statements from the Activity: Advantages and disadvantages of mains and batteries based on the strength of the argument for or against its power supply and justify opinions; could evaluate the class model of an electrical circuit, considering strengths and limitations; could choose their own example of an appliance in the Wrapping up and explain why that power supply is suitable as either battery or mains-powered.

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