Components and Simple Circuits

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

1. understand and identify the basic elements of an electrical circuit;
2. know when a circuit is a complete or incomplete electrical circuit;
3. understand that the flow of electricity moves from the positive terminal to the negative terminal of the cell or battery;
4. build and test a range of simple circuits using common components.

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.