Physical sciences
Based on the Australian Curriculum, Physical sciences in Science Year 6 includes:
- ACSSU097 Electrical energy can be transferred and transformed in electrical circuits and can be generated from a range of sources
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Electricity Word Wall Vocabulary
Use this teacher-created electricity resource to teach electricity-related vocabulary. Build a word wall with your students during your electricity lessons.
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Science Experiment - Shine Bright, Electric Light!
A science experiment that investigates how changes to electrical circuits affects their components.
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Electricity Explained Worksheet
A worksheet that explores the concept of electricity.
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Is It Sustainable? Evaluating Sources of Electricity Worksheet
A worksheet for considering whether an energy source is sustainable.
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Understanding Conductors Teaching Slides
Teach your students about the basics of conductors with this 17-slide teaching presentation.
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Conductors and Insulators Worksheet
Use this insulators and conductors worksheet with your students to practise identifying the characteristics of thermal and electrical energy.
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Electricity Theme – PowerPoint Template
An electricity PowerPoint template to use on an interactive whiteboard or as print-outs for your class.
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Electrical Conductors and Insulators Worksheet
A worksheet that explores conductors and insulators.
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Forms of Energy Poster
A poster to display in the classroom that shows different forms of energy.
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Voltaic Pile Poster
A poster showing Alessandro Volta's Voltaic Pile.
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Electric Circuit - Letter, Number And Punctuation Sets
Circuit themed letters that can be customised for personalised signs in your classroom.
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Electricity Decorations
4 pages of electricity decorations to theme your classroom.
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Electricity Teaching Resource Pack
A collection of electricity posters, worksheets and activities.
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It's Electric! Unit Plan
This Physical Sciences unit addresses the principles of electricity. It explores what electricity is, how it is transferred and how energy is transformed to create it.
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Wired Up! - Building Electrical Circuits
A 60 minute lesson in which students will read and draw circuit diagrams.
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What is Electricity?
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Is It Sustainable? Evaluating Sources of Electricity
A 60 minute lesson in which students will consider whether energy sources are sustainable.
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Transforming Energy Into Electricity
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how moving air and water can turn turbines to generate electricity.
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Electricity Explained
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of energy transfer and transformation when generating electricity.
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Feeling the Flow - Electrical Conductors and Insulators
A 60 minute lesson in which students will classify objects as conductors or insulators of electricity.
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Solar Electricity
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the use of solar panels and determine if they are a viable source of electricity.
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Shine Bright, Electric Light!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how changes to electrical circuits affect their components.