By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
identify the different circuit symbols with their corresponding components;
and use circuit symbols to represent components in a simple circuit diagram.
National Curriculum Objectives
Year 6 Science: Electricity
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
use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram.