Progression in Scientific

knowledge, concepts & skills

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Electricity

(Physics)

Concepts

Cause and effect

Energy

Working Scientifically

Identify common appliances

Construct a simple circuits naming basic parts

Identify common conductors and insulators

Recognise the function of a switch in a circuit

Associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in a circuit

Compare and give reasons for how components function (brightness of bulbs, loudness of buzzers)

Know and use correct circuit symbols