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Lesson 6: Electrical safety

Using knowledge from the unit to explain why electrical safety rules are in place.
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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Grouping electrical vocabulary. Ask the children to discuss how they could group or organise the keywords in pairs. Encourage the children to justify their choices.

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In this unit

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

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