Learning objectives
- To recognise how electrical appliances are powered.
- Working scientifically: To record and classify qualitative data.
Success criteria
- I can identify
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National curriculum
Science
Electricity
Pupils should be
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the Activity: Grouping appliances (support) to cut and stick school-based appliances into the correct columns.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should rank the statements from the Activity: Advantages and disadvantages of mains and batteries based on the strength of the argument for or against its power supply and justify opinions; could evaluate the class model of an electrical circuit, considering strengths and limitations; could choose their own example of an appliance in the Wrapping up and explain why that power supply is suitable as either battery or mains-powered.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: recalling a range of
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Vocabulary definitions
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appliance
A device for a particular task.
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battery
A portable power supply that transfers electrical energy to an appliance.
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 20th July, 2023
