Encourage discussion and promote scientific thinking with these Year 6 Electricity Concept Cartoons. They feature a range of common misconceptions that can be unpicked to ensure that your children are secure in their understanding of the topic. Pupils will be able to explain their viewpoints using evidence from their learning to justify if a statement is true. It will also identify any gaps in children's understanding which can be targeted quickly. 

They are flexible in their use, meaning they could used at the beginning or end of a topic. They are also ideal for display too - ensuring a knowledge rich environment to further young minds.

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Year 6 National Curriculum link/objective:

• compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on/off position of switches

• associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit

• compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on/off position of switches