Learning Map
ScienceEnergyusually ages 8–9

What uses electricity at home

Identify common appliances that run on electricity and understand that electricity is a form of energy that powers devices in everyday life

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Try this together

Can your child walk around the house and point out which things use electricity to work, like the fridge, TV, and lights?

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What uses electricity at homethis skill · ages 8–9
Unlocks
Building a simple circuitages 8–9Must identify electrical appliances before building circuits

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).

Nearby on the map

Building a simple circuitages 8–9 Conductors and insulatorsages 8–9 How switches workages 8–9 Will the bulb light up?ages 8–9

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