Electrical Circuit
Electricity and Magnetism

Kitset of the main ideas in the topic Electric Circuits

Teaching Guidance for 11-14 Supporting Physics Teaching

Electric circuits kitset
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Electrical Circuit
Electricity and Magnetism Supporting Physics Teaching

Is it helpful to talk about electrical energy?

There are significant differences between these two ways of talking and thinking about simple electrical loops:

Teaching Guidance 14-16

Electrical Circuit
Electricity and Magnetism Supporting Physics Teaching

Voltage around many loops

Pupils will be familiar with the idea that when a second bulb is added in parallel to a circuit, the two bulbs become equally...

Teaching Guidance 11-14

Electrical Circuit
Electricity and Magnetism IOP TAP

Episode 101: Introduction to circuits

Depending on the ability and experience of your students you may need to spend time reviewing their previous knowledge and...

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Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

Students often struggle to define 'electricity' precisely

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RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

Most students see the battery as the source of electrical effects in a circuit

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RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

Few students can clearly distinguish the ideas of electric current and potential difference

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