Teaching resources
This page has a range of excellent teaching materials and online interactive elements to help you to reinforce electricity safety messages through your classroom work across the curriculum.
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Teachers and parents
Our teachers and parents page is full of interactive worksheets, games, lesson plans and video’s to support learning around electricity safety in a classroom activity or solo work.
We would like to help young people understand how to keep safe around electricity and encourage understanding of how electricity works in the world we live in today.
The Amazing Power Journey
Suitable for 7 - 11 years old
This Electric Journey animation aids the lesson plan to increase pupils' awareness of the electrical journey, from generation to homes and the risks that are present on the journey. The lesson plan can be found in the downloads section below.
The Electric Detective
Suitable for 7 - 11 years old
The Electric Detective uses an exciting mixture of music, dramatic sequences and special effects to explore both the dangers and benefits of electricity in and around the home.
The Electric Detective character 'Max Wattage' is a street cred youth, who through musical medium of rap, introduces the potential dangers of misusing electricity in the domestic environment.
Dangerous Close Up
Suitable for 7 - 11 years old
Please be aware that the film acts out the type of tragic accident that can happen if people get too close to electrical equipment and includes a flash and loud bang.
The film is a drama that warns children about the potential dangers of interfering with electrical equipment carrying high voltage electricity from the power station to their home.
The dangers are emphasised in the plot by Harry who used his father's digital camera to get pictures for his electricity project. Following the dramatic ending a number of incidents involving outside electrical equipment are shown.
Bee Safe
Suitable for 3 - 7 years old
The animated film aims to make young children aware of the potential dangers in and around the home and actions likely to expose them and others to the dangers of electricity.
Our hero 'Bee Safe', a bee with super powers, rescues and enlightens fellow bees about the benefits and potential dangers of electricity.
The film draws on the parallel between electricity and a bee conveying that both are useful, but have a sting in the tail.
The message of the film is that children should treat electricity with respect. A catchy song reinforces the key safety messages.
Remember
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Never go into substations
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If you lose something in or on a substation, never go inside
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Never ignore the danger of death sign
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Always ring 105
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Electricity can kill - don’t mess with it or get too close
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Stay away - stay safe