AC9S6U03 Year 6 Science

This Content Descriptor from Year 6 Science provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

investigate the transfer and transformation of energy in electrical circuits, including the role of circuit components, insulators and conductors

Elaborations

• 1 identifying necessary components for an electric circuit such as a source of electrical energy and conducting material such as metal wires
• 2 constructing a real or virtual circuit to examine requirements to allow the flow of electricity, including exploring the construction and role of switches
• 3 constructing representations of electrical circuits and their components using accepted conventions
• 4 examining the purpose of different components such as switches and bulbs and exploring use of ammeters to measure current
• 5 investigating different electrical conductors and insulators and examining why they may be used
• 6 exploring how electricity is used in the home and identifying electrical hazards and safety measures used to mitigate these hazards

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