Circuit Symbols and Diagrams

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

1. identify the different circuit symbols with their corresponding components;
2. and use circuit symbols to represent components in a simple circuit diagram.

Curriculum Alignment: 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.