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Year 4 Electricity

Discover where electricity comes from and how it is used in everyday life. How to be safe around electricity Find out about the risks of using electricity and how to be safe around it.
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Aug 21, 2024

Year 4 Electrical systems and computer control

Learn what an electrical circuit is and how you can use one in a product. What is a component? Explore the different parts that can be used to make an electrical circuit. What is computer control ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Sep 2, 2024

Year 4 Science

Find your added subjects in My Bitesize. Game - Operation Ouch ... Learn and test topics: Earth and Space, electricity, forces and magnets, light and sound. Game - Operation Ouch: It Takes ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Jan 11, 2025

Year 4 Games

Learn and test topics: Earth and Space, electricity, forces and magnets, light and sound. Game - Operation Ouch: It Takes Guts Improve and test your scientific knowledge of the with Operation Ouch ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Jan 11, 2025

Year 4 Living things and their habitats

What is renewable and non-renewable energy? Discover the differences between renewable and non-renewable energy.
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Sep 14, 2021

How is electricity generated?

Different energy sources used to make electricity How turbines and generators generate electricity How electricity gets to our homes and schools This resource is suitable for energy and ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Oct 7, 2024

How to generate electricity

STEP 4 - CONNECT LED: Cut the wire to leave two ... You have made your own electricity generator! Find out everything you need to know about the 2025 GCSE exams including dates, timetables and ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Aug 21, 2024

Energy in the UK

The wind turbines here provide enough electricity each year to power 6,000 homes. There are wind farms across the UK. Some are onshore like this one. But the biggest are offshore in the sea.
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Aug 21, 2024

How to be safe around electricity

The importance of electricity Video: Five rules for staying safe Activity 1: Finding electrical hazards Activity 2: Fill in the gaps Activity 2: Writing safety instructions Electricity is very ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Sep 21, 2022

Cost of household electricity using meter readings

Electricity companies bill customers for the electrical energy they use. A joule is much too small a unit of energy and so the electricity companies use another unit of energy called the kilowatt ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Jul 26, 2020

What is electricity?

Electricity is created by generators which can be powered by gas, coal, oil, wind or solar. The electrical energy can be converted into other types of energy such as light, heat, movement or sound ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Oct 7, 2024

Energy, work and power

In this podcast episode, James Stewart and Ellie Hurer explore the changes of energy stores when energy is transferred. JAMES: Hello and welcome to the BBC Bitesize Physics podcast. ELLIE: The ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Mar 30, 2022

How to generate electricity

STEP 4 - CONNECT LED: Cut the wire to leave two ... You have made your own electricity generator! Find out everything you need to know about the 2025 GCSE exams including dates, timetables and ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Mar 30, 2022

How to generate electricity

STEP 4 - CONNECT LED: Cut the wire to leave two ... You have made your own electricity generator!