Reading and drawing circuit diagrams
Draw and read simple circuit diagrams using standard symbols for cells, bulbs, switches, buzzers, and wires; identify whether a circuit is complete or broken from a diagram; match circuit diagrams to physical circuits
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If your child sees a circuit diagram with symbols for a battery, switch, and light bulb, can they tell you whether the bulb would light up — and draw the diagram for a simple circuit you describe?
Draw and read simple circuit diagrams using standard symbols for cells, bulbs, switches, buzzers, and wires; identify whether a circuit is complete or broken from a diagram; match circuit diagrams to physical circuits
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Check understanding
- Draw a circuit diagram for a cell, switch, and bulb using standard symbols
- Identify from a diagram whether a switch is open or closed and predict whether the bulb lights
- Match a photograph of a physical circuit to the correct circuit diagram from a set of options
“If your child sees a circuit diagram with symbols for a battery, switch, and light bulb, can they tell you whether the bulb would light up — and draw the diagram for a simple circuit you describe?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Representational
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Energy
- Age range
- Ages 9–10