Year 5 & 6 Technologies - Electrical Energy Unit - Australian Curriculum

Designed to be taught across a 10-week term, this engaging and practical unit introduces students to electrical systems and simple circuits while addressing key aspects of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies Version 9. Students explore how electricity works in everyday technologies and develop ideas for their own electrically powered designed solutions.

An alternative WA Curriculum planner (2026+) is also included, making this unit ideal for Western Australian teachers preparing for the new requirements.

✨ What Makes This Unit Exceptional

✩ Editable PowerPoint for Every Lesson
This unit includes a 100+ slide editable PowerPoint presentation designed to support each lesson. It features:

• Learning intentions and success criteria
• Key discussion prompts
• Worksheets and visual resources
• Display materials for classroom use

Perfect for classrooms with TVs, projectors or interactive whiteboards, making lessons clear, engaging and easy to deliver.

✩ Editable Unit Planner with Curriculum Links
The 7-page planner outlines each lesson and includes direct links to the Australian Curriculum Version 9 outcomes, helping you plan, teach and document learning with confidence.

✩ Simple, Time-Saving Lesson Structure
Each lesson follows a clear 5–6 step structure so you can focus on teaching rather than complex preparation. Instructions are concise and highlight the most important teaching points.

✩ Engaging, Cooperative Learning Activities
MrsAmy123 resources are known for interactive and engaging learning experiences that encourage collaboration and discussion. Some lessons include worksheets, while others focus on investigations, design activities and group learning strategies.

✩ Clear and Practical Assessment Support
An included grading guide outlines what A–E achievement levels look like based on two activities. The guide links directly to the Year 5/6 Technologies Achievement Standard, helping make assessment clear and consistent.

Materials Needed

A small number of lessons require batteries, wires and alligator clips so students can experiment with simple electrical circuits. Alternatively, you may use a construction kit with battery components, such as Lego or Meccano, to complete the activities.

What’s Included

♦ Editable Unit Planner (7 pages) + WA Curriculum alternative
♦ Worksheets and Teaching Resources (47 pages)
♦ Editable PowerPoint Presentation (100+ slides)
♦ Editable Grading Guide (A–E)
♦ Editable Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

🎯 Full Curriculum Alignment (Version 9)

Explain how electrical energy can be transformed into movement, sound or light in a product or system (AC9TDE6K02)

Generate, iterate and communicate design ideas, decisions and processes using technical terms and graphical representation techniques including using digital tools (AC9TDE6P02)

Develop project plans that include consideration of resources to individually and collaboratively make designed solutions (AC9TDE6P05)

🎯 WA Curriculum Outcomes

Year 5

Forces can control motion, sound or light in a product or system (WA5TDECEP1)

Investigate and select resources based on properties and functions for the given task (WA5TDEDTID2)

Year 6

Forces and electrical energy can control motion, sound or light in a product and/or system (WA6TDECEP1)

Design alternative solutions achieved through an iterative process, including critical thinking, graphical representations, use of a range of technologies, techniques, technical terms and/or a sequence of steps (WA6TDEDTD1)

Use a range of technologies, components and/or equipment to implement agreed protocols to produce a designed solution (WA6TDEDTPI1)

Use agreed protocols to set goals, manage competing factors, resources and time, to plan, develop and communicate decisions, when developing designed solutions (WA6TDEDTPM1)

→Other than where stated, this product is not editable ←