A Year 4 science crossword on circuit words, matched to the England National Curriculum. It has four across clues and two down clues, each with the letter count in brackets. The answers are the basic parts of a series circuit: bulb, wire, circuit and cell across, and buzzer and switch down. The clues describe what each part does, for example a device used to turn a circuit on or off. The answer key shows the filled grid and lists the answers.
Electricity
“Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers”
All five parts in the statement are answers, and the clues give each one's job. Building a circuit is not on the sheet.
A crossword grid with four across clues (bulb, wire, circuit, cell) and two down clues (buzzer, switch).
The completed grid and the six answers.
Vocabulary starter
Use it before pupils build their first circuit, so they know the names of the parts on the tray.
Kit check
When a pupil solves a clue, they hold up that part from the circuit kit.
Homework
Six clues is a short homework that still covers every part they need to name.
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