Can the electricity get through?

This week the Year 2 students have been learning about making a simple electrical circuit using a battery, bulb and wires. They then tested whether electricity can go through different types of materials.

What they found out

• Electricity could only go through the materials that were made from metal.
• Electricity could not go through metal that was painted.
• Electricity could not go through objects made from plastic, wood, rubber, glass or fabric.

An object that lets electricity go through is called a CONDUCTOR.
An object that does not let electricity go through is called an INSULATOR.

If you want to play some electricity games then check out the links on the right.