NESA / Science and Technology / Physical World / Forces and energy in products and systems

describe examples where light, sound, heat and electrical energy transform from one type of energy to another

Electricity and Electrical Circuits Subject Based Preview Unit

Electricity and Electrical Circuits Pretest · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will complete a pretest about electricity and electrical circuits.
Electricity and Electrical Circuits Glossary · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students are going to become familiar with words that they will use during this learning sequence.
Non-renewable Energy · Learning Opportunities
Your students will research a non-renewable energy source; investigating how it is converted into electricity and the advantages and disadvantages of its use.
Renewable Energy · Learning Opportunities
Your students will research a renewable energy source; investigating how it is converted into electricity and the advantages and disadvantages of its use.
Building a Circuit · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn how electrical circuits work as they build a paper circuit.
Conductors and Insulators · Learning Opportunities
Your students will predict and then test different objects to see if they are consultors or insulators of electricity.
Being an Electrician · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about what it is like to be an electrician from a guest speaker or video and act like an electrician by designing lights for a cardboard box house.
Developing My Presentation · Demonstration of Understanding
Your students will select a performance of understanding and develop a presentation to show what they have learnt during this learning sequence

The Journey to Discovery Discovery Preview Unit

Building a Circuit · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn how electrical circuits work as they build a paper circuit.