Electricity and Circuits · Physical Science

Conductors and Insulators

Investigating which materials allow electricity to pass through them and which do not.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why are electrical wires usually covered in plastic?
  2. 2What property do most electrical conductors share?
  3. 3How can we use a circuit to test if a mystery material is a metal?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS2: Science - Electricity
Year: Year 4
Subject: Science
Unit: Electricity and Circuits
Period: Physical Science

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