If you're teaching electricity then we've got the perfect resource for you! This Year 4 Is it a Circuit? Investigation Lesson includes an engaging PowerPoint featuring pre and post-assessments to check understanding, a fun task of being an electrical engineer to investigate different circuits and whether they will work, as well as a teaching sequence about different electrical components. All you need to do is make sure the wires are untangled before children start their investigation! Download now!

National Curriculum Objectives:

• Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers.

• Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery.