Australian Curriculum / Learning Areas / Science / Science Understanding / Physical sciences

Electrical energy can be transferred and transformed in electrical circuits and can be generated from a range of sources (ACSSU097)

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