EDF
Learn about electricity and electrical safety in the home to how electricity is produced on a commercial basis. With a quiz at the end of each section to test how much information has been retained.
The site is divided into three sections.
Section 1 – Celldric’s house
Covering:
Identifying electrical appliances
Identifying objects powered by cells
Potential danger of electricity
Electrical Safety in the home
Identifying electrical hazards
Quiz
Section 2 – Night Night
Covering:
Using batteries
Basic circuits
Positive and negative poles
Identifying problems in circuits
Making useful circuits
Quiz
Section 3 – Out and About
Covering:
Where does electricity come from?
How does it arrive at our homes?
High voltage electricity
Where do you find high voltage electricity?
Identifying high voltage hazards
Quiz
For further Key Stage 2 information on electrical safety go to the EDF website.
The Switched on Kids website is useful resource for both parents and teachers and covers the following information on electricity:
What is electricity
Electrical safety in the home and garden
Information for parents & teachers includes the following sections:
Teachers
Parents
First aid
Worksheets
Links
Competition
Downloads
Tests
Screen savers
Games
A well thought out website run by the The Electrical Safety Council. Click to visit the Switched on Kids website.
A well designed website for children of two different age ranges primary & secondary.
The Powerwise website has interactive games, facts & figures about electricity a useful resource for teachers & parents.
English version
Welsh version
Electrical Safety | admin | 
29/12/2008 09:40 | 
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