Help children begin to understand how electricity works, in the final part of our series on Foundation Stage science by Linda Thornton and Pat Brunton

 

Electricity is something we rely on in our everyday lives at home, at work, indoors and out. Young children will be familiar with what electricity helps us do - see in the dark, watch television, enjoy music and computer games, cook, wash clothes and mow the lawn.

The following information provides you with the background knowledge to help you support young children's exploration and investigation. It is not intended that children in the Foundation Stage are taught these facts, but that you use the information to provide experiences which the children can draw on as they build their own scientific understanding.

What is electricity?

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