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

Extra batteries: the electric circuit model

Adding a second battery to the circuit has the effect of producing a bigger push from the two batteries acting together...

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Electrical Circuit
Electricity and Magnetism Supporting Physics Teaching

Things you'll need to decide on as you plan: Add...

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Teaching Guidance 11-14

Electrical Circuit
Electricity and Magnetism Supporting Physics Teaching

Why 230 volt is a safe limit

A potential difference of 230 volt is quite safe, but this safety is a trade-off for lower efficiency (we explain why it is...

Physics Narrative 14-16

Electricity and Magnetism Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

Many younger students think that magnets stick to certain objects, rather than recognising an attractive force that acts at a distance (without contact), or through intervening materials

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RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

Many pupils offer explanations of electrical effects in terms of energy, rather than electric current

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RESEARCH REVIEW Electricity and Magnetism

Many pupils think that a battery supplies the same current, regardless of the circuit in which it is used

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