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Y5/6 (B): Lesson 6: Practical circuits

Exploring different ways to use switches and designing a circuit with a switch to solve a problem. This lesson is part of the mixed-age scheme.
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1. Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Predicting bulb brightness and ask the children to predict lux values for the missing voltages.

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Assessment – Science Y5/6 (B): Circuits, batteries and switchesY5/6 (B): Lesson 1: Components and circuitsY5/6 (B): Lesson 2: Circuit diagramsY5/6 (B): Lesson 3: Current and resistanceY5/6 (B): Lesson 4: Batteries and voltageY5/6 (B): Lesson 5: Voltage and bulb brightness
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 6: Practical circuits
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