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Circuits - 2 complete lessons

Age 11-14 (KS3)
Age 14-16 (KS4 / GCSE)

Lesson 1 - Current: L/O slide, Interactive starter, slides explaining practical work, measuring current in series and parallel circuits, summary slides using knowledge from the practical to answer questions. Lesson 2 - Voltage: L/O slide, Interactive starter, slides explaining practical work, measuring voltage in series and parallel circuits, summary slides using knowledge from prac to answer qu.



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Published 02 Feb 2008

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Investigating current

1CurrentObjectives
To identify circuit components.
To describe current in a series circuit.
To explain current in a parallel circuit.http://teachable.net/res.asp?r=4802Give me a clue
Can you guess the word from the clues
given?
When you think you know put your hand up.??3CurrentFound in a
complete
circuitIt is not used
upIt flowsIt is made up
of electrons??4SeriesA circuitCurrent has
one pathNo branchesNot parallel??5Investigating currentSet up the series circuit
shown on the right hand side.
Add the ammeter connecting
in series ..6VFirst here A1Then here A2 Then here A3What can you say
about current in
a series circuit?6Investigating currentSet up the parallel circuit
shown on the right hand side.
Add the ammeter connecting
in series ..6VFirst here A1Then here A2 Then here A3What can you say
about current in
a parallel circuit?7Current questions
6VA1A2A3Use what you have learned
to complete the tables1.71.72.32.38Current questions6VA1A2A3Use what you have learned
to complete the tables2.11.29Traffic light your learningObjectives
To identify circuit
components.
To describe current in a
series circuit.
To explain current in a
parallel
parallel

Investigating voltage

1VoltageObjectives
To identify circuit components.
To describe voltage in a series circuit.
To explain voltage in a parallel circuit.http://teachable.net/res.asp?r=4802Match the blocksChoose blocks that make a pair.3Click on a block on the left to check your answerClosed
switchFuseFixed
resistorVariable
resistor4Investigating voltageSet up the series circuit
shown on the right hand side.
Add the voltmeter connecting
in parallel ..6VFirst here V1Then here V2 Then here V3What can you say
about voltage in
a series circuit?5Investigating voltageSet up the parallel circuit
shown on the right hand side.
Add the voltmeter connecting
in parallel ..6VFirst here V1Then here V2 Then here V3What can you say
about voltage in
a parallel circuit?6Voltage questions
V2V3Use what you have learned
to complete the tables5.82.94.5V17Voltage questionsV1V2V3Use what you have learned
to complete the tables5.56.26.28Traffic light your learningObjectives
To identify circuit
components.
To describe voltage in a
series circuit.
To explain voltage in a
parallel
parallel

Electricity bingo 1

1Electricity bingoDraw a grid of 9 squares like the
one opposite.
Choose 9 answers from below
and put one in each square.
Cross off the answers as the questions matching them appear on the slides when you have crossed all nine off shout bingo Parallel Series Current Voltmeter Ammeter Resistor Ohms Thermistor Potential difference Battery Energy Lamp Negative Amp Volt.2
What is the unit of current? 3
Which component is used to measure potential difference? 4
How is a voltmeter connected? 5
Which component is used to measure current? 6
What is the unit of voltage? 7
How is an ammeter connected? 8
Which component makes it difficult for the current to flow? 9
What can be defined as a flow of electrons? 10
Which component is designed to decrease in resistance as the temperature increases? 11
What is another name for voltage? 12
What is made when several cells are joined together? 13
What do electrons carry in a circuit? 14
Which component converts electrical energy

Electricity hidden picture game

1InstructionsStudents should raise their hands if they know the answers
to any of the questions. If they are correct click on the box
to make it disappear. Behind the boxes is a picture which
students should be able to identify as more is revealed.2Which circuit component
measures current?Which circuit component
measures voltage?What are the units
of current?What is the
difference
between a cell and
a battery?What is current?Name a circuit component
that converts electrical
energy to sound energy.What does a
resistor do?Which type of materials
are good conductors
of electricity?What are the
units of
voltage?What is is

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