B4 Science · Term 2, Week 11

Electricity and Electronics

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Curriculum details

Strand
Forces and Energy (Strand 4)
Sub-strand
Electricity and Electronics (4.2)
Content standard
B4.4.2.1 - Demonstrate knowledge of generation of electricity, its transmission and transformation into other forms
Indicator
B4.4.2.1.1 - Identify the uses of electricity
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 4-6), 2019, p. 10

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Begin by asking learners what they use to iron their school uniforms.
- Use simple activities to demonstrate uses of electricity, (e.g. providing light, powering TVs, mobile phones, cooking, heating water, etc.)
- Learners draw things in the home and at school that use electricity.
Project: Electricity Generation Learners, in groups, generate electricity from fruit cells (orange, lime, tomatoes, potatoes and apple) and fuel cells, e.g. water.