Year 6

How has our understanding and use of electricity developed?

In this lesson, we will look at the major discoveries in the field of electricity and some important electrical inventions. We will create a timeline of these events. We will also learn about some important scientists and choose one to write a fact file on.

Year 6

How has our understanding and use of electricity developed?

In this lesson, we will look at the major discoveries in the field of electricity and some important electrical inventions. We will create a timeline of these events. We will also learn about some important scientists and choose one to write a fact file on.

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Key learning points

  1. Timeline of major discoveries and inventions in relation to electricity
  2. Describe the contributions of Lewis Howard Latimer, Michael Faraday and Mildred Dresselhaus to our understanding of electricity

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5 Questions

Q1.
A scientific idea is ________ for how something works that was figured out using the scientific process.
a description
Correct answer: an explanation
an instruction
Q2.
What theory did Charles Darwin come up with?
Big bang theory
Correct answer: Theory of evolution
Theory of relativity
Q3.
What is the first step in the scientific process?
Correct answer: Ask a question
Collect and analyse data
Hypothesis
Q4.
What is the last step in the scientific process?
To check if the evidence fits
To collect and analyse date
Correct answer: To communicate
Q5.
What is peer review?
A formal discussion or argument
Correct answer: Evaluation of scientific work by others working in the same field
Working with someone

5 Questions

Q1.
Which of these was invented first?
Correct answer: the electric street light
the first mobile phone
the iPad
Q2.
Who first discovered static electricity?
Dr Static
Michael Faraday
Correct answer: Thales
Q3.
What was Michael Faraday's major discovery?
A new type of material
Correct answer: How to build an electric motor
How to make the first battery
Q4.
What was Lewis Howard Latimer's major discovery?
How to build an electric motor
Correct answer: How to improve a filament bulb
Static electricity
Q5.
What was the major discovery of Mildred Dresselhaus?
Correct answer: A new material that led to the first rechargeable batteries
The filament light
The first mobile phone