Electricity, Current & Voltage
Science: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 10.1.1
Electricity, Current & Voltage
Electricity, current and voltage are important concepts in science.
Electricity
- Electricity is a form of energy.
- Electricity can be changed into other forms of energy.
- Example: light, sound, heat, and others.
- Electricity can be used to make things move.
- Example: an electric car.
Current
- Current is the flow of electricity through a material.
- The current flows through a circuit and its components (parts of a circuit).
Voltage
- Batteries (or cells) in a circuit ‘push’ current around the circuit.
- The 'push' provided by batteries is called 'voltage'.
Test yourself on Electricity, Current & Voltage
What do batteries in a circuit do?
What is electricity?
What is a circuit?