Electricity and Electronics · B2 Science

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B2.4.2.2.2 - Investigate the function of batteries in electronic devices

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least five household electronic appliances that operate on batteries.
Explain what happens to an electronic toy or device when its battery is removed or dead.
Match at least three named electronic appliances with the functions they perform.
Build a simple paper circuit using a graphite pencil, battery, and LED, and explain the role the battery plays in making the LED glow.
Draw and colour one electronic gadget of their choice that uses a battery.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Forces and Energy (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Electricity and Electronics (4.2)
Content standard: B2.4.2.2 - Know the functions and assemblage of basic electronics components
Indicator: B2.4.2.2.2 - Investigate the function of batteries in electronic devices
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 10 (Week 22 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

indicator text - p.43: this is the only indicator under content standard B2.4.2.2 and it is numbered .2; the document prints no B2.4.2.2.1
Curriculum reference: Science Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 43
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Learners mention common examples of household electronic appliances.
- Provide learners with electronic toys that operate on batteries.
- Learners discuss how the toys will behave without the battery
- Engage learners in an activity to match some named electronic appliances with their uses.
- In groups, learners discuss other gadgets in the home that use batteries.
- Assist learners to draw and colour any one electronic gadget of their choice.
- Learners build a paper circuit using a graphite pencil, battery and LED.