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Understand What is Needed to Build a Simple Circuit

In this worksheet, students will think about what equipment is needed to make an electrical circuit work.

'Understand What is Needed to Build a Simple Circuit' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 2

Year:  Year 4 Science worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Electricity

Curriculum subtopic:   Simple Circuits

Difficulty level:  

Worksheet Overview

Electrical circuits are all around us, powering devices and appliances we use everyday.

We can create our own simple electrical circuit using batteries, wires, bulbs, buzzers and switches.

 

simple circuit

 

This simple circuit will use the electricity from the battery to light up the bulb.

 

The equipment you need for this is:

a battery

a bulb

two wires

 

In this activity, you will be asked to either choose the equipment for a circuit or say if the equipment chosen is correct or not.

 

Let's make a start.

 

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