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 * Electricity - How Does it Work? - Year 6 **

Classroom Use
 * Students will need access to computers (possibly in the library or computer room), one between 2 or 3 students as digital task card is designed for small group work
 * The Teacher might use this digital task card as a activity to test the students knowledge after covering the content of electrical circuits and conductors in the classroom
 * Students will need to have prior knowledge of electrical circuits and conductors to be able to successfully complete this task card

Prior Knowledge: Further Extension Students learning will be supported through working in small groups and having access to the teacher and library aides
 * Have discussed the concept of electricity and why it is important in today's society
 * Experiment with the simulator to answer some suggested questions
 * Can you make the light blubs glow brighter? How?
 * Draw the circuits created and present to the class

Declarative Knowledge Procedural Knowledge
 * Know what a basic electrical circuit is
 * Know what conducts electricity
 * Understand requirements of a complete circuit
 * Create a basic circuit
 * Construct circuits using different types of equipment

Australian Curriculum: Science Content Descriptors Critical and creative thinking || * **recognising the need for a complete circuit to allow the flow of electricity ** The Australian Science Curriculum aims to ensure that students develop a solid foundation of knowledge of the physical sciences including able to select and integrate the scientific knowledge and methods needed to explain and predict phenomena, to apply that understanding to new situations and events. Also, students should develop an understanding of the nature of scientific inquiry and the ability to use a range of scientific inquiry methods including planning and conducting experiments; collecting and analysing data; evaluating results; and drawing critical, evidence based conclusions
 * Year 6 – Science Understandings ||
 * Physical Sciences || Elaborations ||
 * Electrical circuits provide a means of transferring and transforming electricity (ACSSU097)
 * **investigating different electrical conductors and insulators **
 * **exploring the features of electrical devices such as switches and light globes ** ||
 * Year 6 – Science Inquiry ||
 *  Planning and Conducting || Elaborations ||
 * With guidance, plan appropriate investigation methods to answer questions or solve problems (ACSIS103) || * following a procedure to design an experimental or field investigation
 * discussing methods chosen with other students, and refining methods accordingly
 * considering which investigation methods are most suited to answer a particular question or solve a problem ||

General Capabilities Literacy > language for different purposes in a range of contexts.
 * Literacy involves students in listening to, reading, viewing, speaking, writing and creating oral, print, visual and digital texts, and using and modifying

Numeracy > Students learn data analysis skills, including identifying trends and patterns > from numerical data and graphs
 * Students are introduced to measurement, first using informal units then formal units.

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) > and communicate their scientific understandings.
 * Students develop ICT capability when they research science concepts and applications, investigate scientific phenomena,

Critical and creative thinking > possibilities, and use them when seeking new pathways or solutions.
 * Students develop capability in critical and creative thinking as they learn to generate and evaluate knowledge, ideas and