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Year 8

Series circuits

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Making a series circuit

I can use a circuit diagram to build a series circuit and then draw a circuit diagram of a completed circuit.

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2 Quizzes

1 Video

Fixing faulty circuits

I can describe how a simple test circuit can be built and use it to test for faulty components, and find faults in a conducting circuit loop.

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1 Worksheet

2 Quizzes

1 Video

Electric current

I can describe the flow of electric current from one end of a battery, through a circuit and back to the other end of the battery.

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1 Worksheet

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1 Video

Measuring electric current

I can measure current and describe the rule for current in a series circuit.

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1 Worksheet

2 Quizzes

1 Video

Measuring voltage

I can describe how to measure voltage and the effect of different battery voltages on an electric circuit.

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1 Worksheet

2 Quizzes

1 Video

Changing voltage

I can describe and apply the rules for voltage in a series circuit.

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1 Worksheet

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1 Video

Static electricity

I can describe how objects with a positive or negative charge attract or repel other charged objects.

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1 Video

Static electricity: charge

I can describe what charges are and how they are transferred between some objects, giving them opposite charges.

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1 Video