Learning area: Science

Strands:

• Nature of Science
  • Investigating in Science
  • Communicating in Science
• Physical World
  • Physical inquiry and physics concepts

Learning intentions:

• Investigate and describe what electricity is, its role and sources of electricity. Activities - Student worksheet #1, Student worksheet #5
• Begin to use a range of scientific conventions and vocabulary in relation to electricity and electrical equipment
• Investigate simple electrical circuits. Activities - Experiment: Complete a circuit
• Investigate and describe insulation and conductors. Activities - Experiment: Conductors & Insulators, Experiment: Electricity & water

Learning area: Health and Physical Education

Strands:

• Personal Health and Physical Development
  • Safety management
• Healthy Communities and Environments
  • Rights, responsibilities, and laws

Learning intentions:

• Identify electrical risks and their causes, and describe safe practices to manage these  Activities - Student worksheet #2, Student worksheet #3, Experiment: Conductors & Insulators, Experiment: Benjamin Franklin was lucky, Game: Make the Safe Choice,
• Access and use information to make and action safe choices around electricity and electrical equipment, at home, at school and in the community. Activities - Student worksheet #2, Student worksheet #4, Game: Find the Hidden Dangers
• Understand responsibilities and actions, and use simple guidelines and practices, to ensure personal safety and the safety of others around electricity Activities - Student worksheet #3, Student worksheet #4, Game: Make the Safe Choice, Home Safety Inspection Checklist.