Will the bulb light up?

CONCEPTUAL

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Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery

Mastery Evidence

Predict whether a lamp will light by tracing the circuit for a complete loop
Explain that a gap anywhere in the circuit breaks the loop and the bulb won't light
Identify the fault in a non-working circuit (e.g. loose wire, missing connection)

“If [child] looks at a circuit diagram, can they tell you whether the bulb will light up or not, based on whether there's a complete loop?”

Y4.Sci.E.3The national curriculum in England

Identifying complete loops in circuits

identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery

Science · Key Stage 2

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Building a simple circuit hard
Must build circuits before predicting whether a lamp will light
- What uses electricity at home hard
  Must identify electrical appliances before building circuits