Electricity KS2 Science Unit – 6 Lessons, 15 Pages

All About Electricity: KS2 science unit with four circuit experiments, 15 pages, 6 lessons, no prep.

Make a bulb light up, find out which materials conduct electricity, draw circuits like an electrician and build a light-up house. This 15-page booklet for Year 4-5 (also Year 6) teaches simple circuits through experiments, with the science explained after each one.

What’s inside (15 A4 pages):

• Power everywhere: what uses electricity? Starter
• What is electricity? Non-fiction text
• Experiment 1: make the bulb light up, with the science behind it
• Experiment 2: conductor or insulator? with the science behind it
• Draw the circuit: circuit symbols
• Experiment 3: two bulbs (series and parallel), draw the circuit that worked best, and the explanation
• Where does electricity come from? Non-fiction text and match the energy sources
• Check what you know: yes/no quiz with partner marking
• Creative project: build a light-up house

How long: 6 lessons.

Good to know: Materials per group: a 4.5 V battery, small bulbs, wires and everyday test objects. Teacher notes built in, print and go. The pages use American spelling. Written by a Danish primary teacher.

Suitable for KS2 science: electricity, simple circuits, conductors and insulators.