This online resource helps Year 6 students learn about energy conversion.
The resource is a Scootle interactive learning object suitable for Year 6 students learning about energy conversion.
It specifically deals with the generation and use of electricity.
This online Flash-based resource is a Scootle interactive learning object suitable for Year 6 students concerning the energy transformations involved in our electricity supply.
This online resource is a lesson plan for a hands-on activity where students test a range of materials to determine if they make good switches.
The resource includes downloadable worksheets to enable students to easily record their results and answer questions.
Plenty of background information is provided for the teacher so as to make this a very thorough lesson.
This online resource provides a lesson plan for a hands-on activity where students build a conductivity tester to explore the difference between electrical conductors and insulators.
The resource provides details on how to build the conductivity tester from a battery, light bulb and wires. It also lists a number of solid and liquid substances that can be tested to determine if they are conductors or insulators. Worksheets are available on the site for students to record their results and answer questions.
This online resource gives details for a practical activity where students build a saltwater circuit; an electrical circuit that uses salt water as part of the circuit.
Students can investigate the conductivity of salt water, and develop an understanding of how the amount of salt in a solution impacts on how much electrical current flows through the circuit.
They can also learn about one real-world application of a saltwater circuit—a desalination plant.
This online resource has teacher background notes, worksheets and step-by-step instructions on how to make a simple conductivity tester using a battery and light bulb.
This activity is designed to teach the difference between electrical conductors and insulators.
This online resource explores electricity and electric circuits.
The resource covers electricity, electrical circuits, circuit diagrams and how the electrical properties of a circuit are measured.
This presentation is a good resource to use as a review of, or introduction to, electrical circuits.
This online resource explores energy transference and storage.
The resource explores energy and how it can be transferred from one place to another in a variety of forms. It also reviews the basic concepts of energy.
The resource covers heat and temperature and introduces students to energy transfer diagrams. It also explores sources of renewable and non-renewable energy and how energy is stored and generated.
This resource has links to the cross-curricular priority of sustainability as it examines renewable energy sources.
This online resource has several Flash-based interactives to help students understand energy, electricity, and sustainability.
It was made with the support of scientists at the University of Manchester.
This resource provides students with opportunities to explore the concept of energy, including renewable energy sources such as the Sun, wind and water. Students will conduct investigations to determine factors that affect the output of a simple battery and participate in hands-on activities to consolidate their understanding and to improve the efficiency of a waterwheel. Students explore how scientific endeavours in relation to the development of sustainable energy sources are used to make changes in the world.
Science ASSIST is sponsored by BAE Systems.
