Electricity Safety Week Resources

Electricity Safety Week is a state-wide program for NSW primary schools designed to raise awareness of the hazards associated with electricity and teach students how to be safe around electricity. Teaching resources are aligned with the NSW syllabus, and supported by free resource packs provided to primary schools statewide with items to engage students in learning about electricity.

Electricity Safety Week 2021 was held 6-10 September but the resources can be used at anytime throughout the school year.

Due to COVID restrictions, Ausgrid has developed three On Demand video presentations delivered by Ausgrid staff to support students, teachers and parents with home learning. We hope this will encourage valuable conversations to keep our kids and community safe when it comes to electricity.

On Demand Videos

The three on demand videos run for approximately 10 minutes each and will be made available from Friday 3 September:

Video One
Meet Ausgrid and some of our team members including Jessica (engineer),  Jonathan (electrical expert), Aaron (health and safety manager) and Alice (electrical engineer). View here.

Video Two
Jonathan will take students through some important electricity safety tips when outside and give students an insight into the types of equipment he needs to use to stay safe around electricity. View here.

Video Three
Aaron will give students some great advice about how to stay safe at home and some dangerous situations they might see. View here.

Or view all three videos together, accessible on our YouTube playlist here.

Other teaching resources

Other teaching resources include a Stage 3 Electricity Unit aligned with the NSW Science & Technology Syllabus for Stage 3. We also have K-6 resources available that align to the PDHPE and other key curriculum learning areas. These can all be accessed on our website.

Stage 3 Teachers: Access our online Stage 3 Electricity & Safety Unit! Aligned with the NSW Science & Technology Curriculum, the unit contains a lesson book, interactive whiteboard lessons, STEM design challenges and YouTube videos.

K-6 Teachers: K-6 activity booklet, posters, fun activities and much more can be downloaded ahead of Electricity Safety Week.

Activity Worksheets: We have created some fun simple activities that students can do at home. These include a Crossword, Find a Word, Electricity Safety Quiz and a Snakes and Ladder Safety Game. These can be downloaded from the Electricity Safety Week page on our website here.