Learning objectives
Knowledge
- To identify ways to change voltage within an electrical circuit.
Working scientifically
- To design a results table.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can identify that batteries are a voltage
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National curriculum
Science
Electricity
Pupils should be taught to:
- Associate
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should be taught
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Sorting appliances and ask the children to suggest ways of grouping the appliances shown.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could be given a whiteboard to plan their results table before drawing it; should use the Activity: Recording information about batteries to support designing and drawing the results table; could use the circuit simulation online tool before the lesson to familiarise how to select and manipulate components.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should design an experiment to test how a change in voltage affects the brightness of a bulb; should consider the changed, measured and controlled variables, including ways to keep the control variables consistent (this can be saved to use the following lesson).
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying that batteries are a voltage
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can identify that batteries are a voltage source.
- I can recall that batteries have different voltages but are often 1.5 V in everyday appliances or multiples of 1.5 V.
- I can describe that the higher the voltage, the brighter the bulbs.
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Vocabulary definitions
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battery
A portable power supply made up of more than one cell.
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cell
A single power source that is portable.
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 17th October, 2024
