Thematic Knowledge Organiser Year Group: Year 4 Sparks will fly!
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Science: Electricity
Design Technology: Electrical
Identify common appliances that run on electricity
Systems
Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers
Designing
Designing a torch, giving consideration to the target audience and creating both design and success criteria focusing on features of individual design ideas
Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part
Making
of a complete loop with a battery
Making a torch with a working electrical circuit and switch
Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and
Assembling a torch according to the design and success criteria
associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a
Using appropriate equipment to cut and attach materials
simple series circuit
Evaluating
Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and
Testing and evaluating the success of a final product and
associate metals with being good conductors
taking inspiration from the work of peers
Key Vocabulary insulators: wood, rubber, plastic, glass conductors: metal, water Switch, open closed, appliances, electricity, electrical
Key Vocabulary Battery, bulb, buzzer, cell, conductor, copper, design criteria, electrical item, electricity, electronic, item, insulator, series circuit, switch, test, torch, wire, L.E.D
circuit, cell, wire, bulb, buzzer, danger, electrical safety
Class Novel:
Class Novel: ‘The Firework Maker’s Daughter’ by Philip Pullman
Investigation – Does it conduct electricity? Working Scientifically Report on findings from enquires, including oral and written explanations, displays or presentations of results and conclusions.
Geography: Extreme Earth (A)
What makes the Earth angry?
Discrete Teaching Computing: Networks and Netsearching
Geographical Skills & Fieldwork Understand and use a
RE: 4.1: God, Davids and the Psalms
widening range of geographical terms e.g.
Spanish: Classroom
specific topic vocabulary volcanoes
Commands & Presenting Myself
Key Vocabulary
PSHE: Being Me…
Volcano, active, erupt, crater, dormant, extinct, lava, plate boundary, lava, steam, ash
Music: Mamma Mia