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Lesson 3: Conductivity

Exploring the thermal and electrical conductivity of materials and developing the working scientifically skill of method writing.

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Watch the Pupil video: Investigating electrical conductors and insulators. Pause the video at 0.40 and engage the class in a discussion about each test material (they do not need to record their predictions in a results table).

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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 3 July 2026

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