These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Define current as a flow (of ‘electricity’) around a complete circuit that is measured with an ammeter.
• Recognise that current is the same at each point around a simple series...

This activity sheet is based on the Inventive Podcast.  It introduces a flight dynamics engineer, Sophie Robinson, and links her work to forces. The activity sheet also supports Careers Benchmark 4: Careers in the curriculum by introducing a career and role model. There are also links to short audio clips of the...

This activity comes with a handy teacher's guide and lesson plan, a set of easy to read instructions, aimed at probing deeper thinking in your pupils, and an informative presentation to run the activity. Learn all about safe use of electricity, the importance of complete circuits, as well as learning how to draw...

Inspired by the theme of the Victorians, this activity supports the teaching of design and technology in context by looking at the key events that defined the Victorian era, and how they have influenced engineering developments and society today.

In this classroom activity learners will learn about the...

Within this activity pupils are given the opportunity to revise and revisit their knowledge of electricity and circuits before applying this to designing and building a moving electric plane. Throughout the activity pupils will be encouraged to add 2-3 electrical components including a motor, lights and a buzzer....

A Catalyst article about what causes faults in electrical appliances and the wiring installations in homes, and why people receive electric shocks. How regulations can reduce the risk of electrical faults and electric shocks is also examined together with the use of fuses, fuse wire and modern RCDs (residual...

This activity has a colourful and engaging reading page, themed around an interview with a real-life electrical engineer. The reading page is followed by targeted questions which cover a broad range of reading skills, along with some linked grammar questions, such as synonyms. Answers are also provided, making it...

• Describe the effects of an electric shock on a person.

• Explain why there are no standard mains sockets in a bathroom....

This resource from Physicists in Primary Schools (PIPS) supports the teaching of electricity at Key Stage Two. A presentation looks at simple circuits, electrical insulators and conductors, use of materials relating to their conductivity and electrical safety. Throughout the presentation there are class experiments...

In this lesson, students look at fluctuations in electricity sources by analysing large data sets.  A student sheet is provided, containing data downloaded from MyGridGB - Charting GB Energy .  This site provides current data on sources of electrical power...

Electricity is an analogy that provides a way of helping students develop a real understanding of simple electric circuits. This interactive resource is provided by the Association for Science Education (ASE).

Aspects...