Discover what an electric circuit is and why static electricity makes your hair stand on end, plus much, much more in this fascinating first introduction to the basics of physics. Packed with fun activities that will get children thinking about the everyday science around them, this guide uses scientific experiments to show how electricity works and how we use it. An ideal first introduction to core Key Stage 1 science topics, combining clear and simple explanations with hand-on activities to encourage children to think about how the things around them work. Also includes a glossary to explain tricky terms plus parents and teachers' notes to help take the learning further.

This book features in the following series: How Things Work, Science in Action .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 1. KS1 covers school years 1 and 2, and ages 5-7 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by QED Publishing .

Anna Claybourne has been a writer and editor of children's non-fiction for over eight years.

This book has the following chapters:

Electric world 4
What does electricity do? 6
Where does electricity come from? 8
Making a circuit 10
Electric light 12
Switching on and off 14
Static electricity 16
Electric hair 18
Spark in the dark 20
Glossary 22
Index 23
Next steps 24