Begin the Year 6 Science unit on electricity with this What are the Scientific Symbols for Circuit Components? Lesson.

In this PowerPoint, pupils will learn key vocabulary linked to circuits and then explore them in the context of a simple series circuit, along with important safety messages about batteries and electricity. After learning about the function of different components, they will then investigate the standardised circuit symbols and how they can be combined to draw circuit diagrams. For their tasks, they will construct series circuits and draw accompanying diagrams, then build circuits to match given diagrams.