ELECTRICITY
In this area, the topics covered are: introduction to electricity, measuring current, bulbs and current, batteries and current, current in series circuits, current in parallel circuits, measuring voltage, voltage in series circuits.
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Introducing electricity |
1. I can explain why electricity is important to our lives. 2. I can build an electrical circuit that allows a bulb to light. 3. I can explain what an electrical component is. 4. I can draw the circuit symbols for a cell, bulb, wire, switch, motor, bell and buzzer. |
Measuring current |
1. I can explain what is meant by electric current. 2. I can set up an ammeter to measure the current in a circuit with a battery and a bulb. 3. I can draw a circuit diagram for a circuit containing a battery, a bulb and an ammeter. 4. I can state the units in which electrical current is measured. |
Bulbs and Current |
1.I can design a circuit to investigate the effect that adding bulbs to a circuit has on current. 2. I can carry out an experiment to investigate the effect that adding bulbs to a circuit has on current. 3. I can describe the effect that adding bulbs to a circuit has on current. |
Batteries and Current |
1. I can design a circuit to investigate the effect that adding batteries to a circuit has on current. 2. I can carry out an experiment to investigate the effect that adding batteries to a circuit has on current. 3. I can describe the effect that adding batteries to a circuit has on current. |
Current in series circuits |
1. I can describe a series circuit. 2. I can build a series circuit containing 3 bulbs and 2 batteries. 3. I can design an experiment to investigate the current at different points around a series circuit containing 3 bulbs and 2 batteries. 4. I can solve problems, finding the current at different points in a series circuit. |
Current in parallel circuits |
1. I can describe a parallel circuit. 2. I can build a series parallel containing 3 bulbs and 2 batteries. 3. I can carry out an experiment to investigate the current at different points around a parallel circuit containing 3 bulbs and 2 batteries. 4. I can solve problems, calculating the current at different points in a parallel circuit. 5. I can explain the advantages of a parallel circuit over series circuit. |
Measuring voltage |
1. I can explain what is meant by voltage. 2. I can set up a voltmeter to measure the voltage in a circuit with a battery and a bulb. 3. I can draw a circuit diagram for a circuit containing a battery, a bulb and a voltmeter. 4. I can state the units in which voltage is measured. |
Voltage in series circuits |
1. I can build a series circuit containing 3 bulbs and 2 batteries. 2. I can design an experiment to investigate the voltage across each component in a series circuit containing 3 bulbs and 2 batteries. 3. I can solve problems, calculating the voltage at different points in a series circuit. |
Voltage in parallel circuits |
1. I can build a parallel circuit containing 3 bulbs and 2 batteries. 2. I can design an experiment to investigate the voltage across each component in a parallel circuit containing 3 bulbs and 2 batteries. 3. I can solve problems, finding the voltage at different points in a parallel circuit. |
Summary Notes & Questions
Remember to continual check your past paper attempts and review unknown areas with your summary notes. Websites like BBC Bitesize and Mr MacKenzie Fizzics will also help your revision. Ask your teacher if you are unsure of how to proceed with your revision plan and to clarify areas you are unsure about.