B1 Science · Term 2 Week 11: Electricity and Electronics

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.4.2.1.1 - Know the importance of electricity and identify common household appliances that require electricity to work

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Name at least five household appliances in their homes that use electricity.
Sort given items into two groups: those that use electricity and those that do not.
Match at least three electrical appliances with their correct functions.
Explain in simple terms why electrical appliances must be connected to a source of electricity.
Describe at least two ways daily life would be affected if there were no electricity in their homes.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Forces and Energy (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Electricity and Electronics (4.2)
Content standard: B1.4.2.1 - Demonstrate knowledge of generation of electricity, its transmission and transformation into other forms of energy
Indicator: B1.4.2.1.1 - Know the importance of electricity and identify common household appliances that require electricity to work
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 11 (Week 23 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Science Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 28
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Learners mention items in their homes that use electricity.
- Alternatively show them videos/drawings of items that use electricity.
- Put learners into groups and give each group flashcards of items that use electricity and those that do not.
- Assist learners to sort the items into two groups i.e, 'use electricity' and 'does not use electricity'.
- Let learners match the items mentioned with their functions, e.g. washing machine is the item used for washing, the item used to play music is the sound system.
- Guide learners through questioning to understand why all such appliances are connected to a source of electricity.
- Learners brainstorm on how daily living without electricity will affect our homes, schools and industries.
- Summarise lesson by explaining that electricity is a form of energy thus it enables electrical items to work.
- Learners talk about the importance of electricity in the home.