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Lesson 4: Investigating electrical conductors and insulators

Writing a method for an enquiry to investigate which materials are good electrical conductors and good electrical insulators.
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Testing a metal spoon for electrical conductivity

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Display slide 1 of the Presentation: Spot the mistakes and ask the children to find as many mistakes as possible in the circuit diagrams.

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In this unit

Assessment – Science Y4: Electricity and circuitsLesson 1: Using electricityLesson 2: Building circuitsLesson 3: Switching on and off
Lesson 4: Investigating electrical conductors and insulators
Lesson 5: Investigating bulb brightnessLesson 6: Electrical safety
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 3 July 2026

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