Year 6 Experts on Electricity

During science, Year 6 have had lots of fun been  about current and static electricity. They are now aware that current electricity is what powers our devices. It is the movement of electrons from atom to atom around a circuit. This movement happens at the speed of light. 

They also have learned how friction between two objects creates a movement of electrons between the objects that changes their electrical charge: losing electrons makes the objects positively charged and gaining them makes the object negatively charged. 

They also learnt how to: use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram by recognising and drawing scientific circuit symbols accurately  and how to draw scientific circuit symbols accurately.  

They used their new knowledge to design and make their own circuits.