Electrical Circuit
Electricity and Magnetism

Kitset of the main ideas in the topic Electric Circuits

Teaching Guidance for 11-14 Supporting Physics Teaching

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Electrical Circuit
Electricity and Magnetism Supporting Physics Teaching

What happens in circuits? (11-14)

When a battery is connected to a bulb to make a complete circuit, the bulb lights up. If you are interested in understanding...

Physics Narrative 11-14

Electrical Circuit
Electricity and Magnetism Supporting Physics Teaching

Varying loops

Through working with physical loops, the children establish that when an extra bulb is added to a simple electric circuit, the...

Classroom Activity 5-11

Electrical Circuit
Electricity and Magnetism Supporting Physics Teaching

Just how big can the current get?

Good teaching questions that challenge pupils' understanding and encourage discussion can often be generated by considering...

Teaching Guidance 11-14

Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

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

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RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

Few pupils use the Voltage-Resistance-Current (VRI) model of a series circuit

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RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

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

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