Electrical Circuit
Electricity and Magnetism

Testing pupils on parallel circuits

Diagnostic Questions for 11-14 Supporting Physics Teaching

What the Activity is for

The diagnostic questions can be used to check the pupils' understanding of key ideas introduced in this episode.

What to Prepare

  • printed copies of the diagnostic questions


Support sheet

What Happens During this Activity

The questions might be used for homework or as the basis for discussion in class.

Identical resistors: designed to probe pupils' understanding of how voltage is dropped across identical resistors in a simple parallel circuit. CharList

  • V1 is 8 volt
  • V2 is 8 volt EndList
    • Power supply: designed to probe pupils' understanding of how voltage is dropped across identical resistors in a simple parallel circuit. CharList

  • Voltage across bulb B1 is 4 volt
  • Voltage across bulb B1 is 4 volt; B2 is 4 volt EndList

    • Resources

    Download the support sheet / student worksheet for this activity.

    Diagnostic questions on parallel circuits.pdf
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