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Current Electricity-Circuits and Symbols and Circuit Diagrams KS3
Starting with the circuit symbols for a battery, lamp, ammeter, voltmeter, switch, and resistor, the engaging animated PowerPoint then shows how to use them to construct circuit diagrams of both series circuits and parallel circuits from sketches and descriptions of electrical circuits.
Students will get lots of practice in both drawing circuit diagrams and also setting up circuits if apparatus is available
Objectives
To know the symbols for a switch, a resistor, a lamp, a voltmeter, a battery and an ammeter.
To be able to recognise series and parallel circuits.
To be able to draw simple and complex series and parallel circuits from sketches and descriptions.
What You Get
Animated 17 slide PowerPoint- includes exit ticket /plenary quiz
Cut and stick activity
Anticipation guide(starter and plenary)
Flip It
Taboo Cards
Worksheets (x2)
Fact sheet
Foldable
Fact Share Worksheet
Exit ticket template
ABC card template
2 Differentiated homeworks
PowerPoint with answers /detailed mark schemes for homework/classwork sheets-pupils can self-assess or peer assess.
An easy to follow one-page flow chart lesson plan indicates where logical choices between resources can be made.
With 15 printables, teachers can opt to bespoke their lesson to take account of the ability of their students and time available. A one page lesson plan flow chart shows where logical choices between resources can be made.
This pack part of an 11 topic module. Please follow the link below to my shop or the links to other resources in this series.
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Links to other resources in this series.
Current, Voltage and Resistance - What Are They?
Conductors and Insulators
Circuits and Symbols
Intro to Current Electricity
Current Electricity - Everything You Need
Current Electricity - Current Voltage and Resistance Explained KS3
This action-packed lesson introduces current as a flow of electrons and explains the relationship between current, voltage and resistance using the analogy of a diver using up energy obtained from food and giving off heat as they swim through pipes filled either with water (low resistance) or water and rocks (high resistance). The food as a source of energy is then replaced by the battery, the diver by the electron and the rocks by metal ions. Both scenarios are animated in the PowerPoint. This explanation is then extended to compare the resistance of long, short, thick and thin wires. The practical explores the conditions needed for current to flow in a circuit.
Objective
To know that current is a flow of electrons through a conductor when they are given energy or pushed by a voltage from the battery.
To know and explain how metal ions cause resistance.
To know and explain the comparative resistance of wires according to length and thickness.
To explain why electrons lose more heat passing through a high resistance conductor.
To know the conditions needed for current to flow in a circuit.
Resources
Animated 17 slide PowerPoint with exit ticket quiz
Cut and stick
Anticipation guide(starter and plenary)
Flip It
Taboo Cards
Worksheet for practical
Fact sheet
Foldable
Fact Share Worksheet
Exit ticket template
ABC card template
4 Differentiated homework/classwork worksheets
One-page Flow chart lesson plan
PowerPoint with answers /mark scheme
With 14 printables, teachers can opt to bespoke their lesson to take account of the ability of their students and time available. A one page lesson plan flow chart shows where logical choices between resources can be made.
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Current Electricity - The Whole Module
Current Electricity - Dominoes
Current Electricity - Games Compendium
Current Electricity Christmas Enquiry KS3
Electricity Christmas Enquiry
This is a fully differentiated and resourced enquiry/investigation into how to brightly light a model nativity scene for the hall .
Suitable for UK levels 3 to 5.
The fully animated PowerPoint systematically takes the pupils through the stages of planning, developing and reflecting.
Enough material for 2 to 3, one hour lessons, depending on ability.
Sections of the PowerPoint are easily selected or skipped.
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Challenging questions for more able pupils but clicking to the next slide provides support for those who need it.
Equipment per group- two batteries or a powerpack, two lamps in holder, connectingwires.
Groups of 3 to 4 pupils ideal.
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This lesson is part of a 14 - lesson module which meets the requirements of the NC for current electricity in totality.
Individual lessons £4. Bundle of 12 fully resourced lessons is £20 and bundle of 12 PowerPoints only is £14.
Follow the links below to visit the other lessons in this module.
Current, Voltage and Resistance Fully Resourced lesson Free Download
**Conductors and Insulators – Fully Resourced Lesson
Circuits and Symbols – Fully Resourced Lesson
Lamps in Series and Parallel – Fully Resourced Lesson
Current Electricity KS3 Fully Resourced Module
PowerPoints Only for whole Module**
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Current Electricity KS3 - The Complete Module
This one-stop-shop for middle school current electricity takes pupils from understanding the terms current, voltage and resistance and the relationship between them, through current and voltage in series and parallel circuits, the resistance of conductors and insulators and how this is used to create components and finishes with Ohms Law. To reinforce learning, a three game compendium is included consisting of a card sort team game, an interactive smart board quiz and a board game - so enjoyable students won't realise they are learning.
The lesson module consists of 11 fully resourced, differentiated and engaging topics with the 11 animated PowerPoints and over 160 assorted printables which make even the more difficult concepts easy to understand. In eleven of the topics, after explaining the concept, the PowerPoint takes pupils through conducting and, where appropriate, designing an experiment with results tables. Pupils then explain their results using the theory they were taught at the start. Each PowerPoint ends with an animated class exit ticket quiz giving instant feedback on learning to both teacher and pupil.
In the 39 worksheets/homeworks emphasis is placed on assessment for learning as each module comes with a detailed answer/mark scheme PowerPoint which make self-assessment and peer assessment easy. Each topic comes with a checklist for pupils to assess their progress on completion of the topic.
Each topic comes with a one-page flow-chart lesson plan showing where logical choices between resources can be made if required thus enabling the teacher to totally bespoke lessons according to pupil ability and time available. Resources not used in the lesson can be additional homework or used for pre-examination revision. Many activities place an emphasis on literacy and oracy. These are identified on the flow-charts. If you purchase, please print a copy of the sequence in which the topics should be taught from the preview.
What You Get
For the Lessons
* 11 Animated PowerPoints- each includes an exit ticket /plenary quiz
* 13 Cut and stick
* 11 Anticipation guide(starter and plenary)
* 11 Flip Its
* 11 sets of Taboo Cards
* 10 Worksheets for practicals
* 11 Fact sheets
* 11 Foldables
* 11 Fact Share Worksheets
* 39 Differentiated homework/classwork worksheets
* 11 PowerPoints with answers /detailed mark schemes for homework/classwork
* 11 Flow chart lesson plan
* Exit ticket template
* ABC card template
For The Games
42 question cards
42 answer cards
Pupil answer/score sheet
Teacher’s answer sheet.
Instruction sheet
Interactive Question PowerPoint with 36 differentiated questions
Interactive Answer PowerPoint (which also shows the questions)
Pupil answer/score sheet
Instruction sheet
Game board
54 Question cards with questions of varying difficulty
Teacher answer sheet
Instruction sheet.
Sequence of Topics
* Current, Voltage and Resistance
* Conductors and Insulators
* Circuits and Symbols
* 42 Question Card Sort Team Game
* Lamps in Series and Parallel
* Current in Series and Parallel
* Voltage in Series and Parallel
* 35 Question Interactive Quiz
* Does the Number of Batteries Affect Current? Why?
* Does the Number of Batteries Affect Voltage? Why?
* Does Resistance Affect Current? Why?
* Current Electricity Board Game
* Switches in series and parallel
* Ohms Law
This module is also available in four bundles and individual topics.
[Intro to Current Electricity 1](/teaching-resource/introduction-to-current-electricity-ks3-12000157)
[Intro to Current Electricity 2](/teaching-resource/into-to-current-electricity-2-ks3-12063517)
[Intro to Current Electricity 3](/teaching-resource/intro-to-current-electricity-3-ks3-12063519)
[Intro to Current Electricity 4](/teaching-resource/intro-to-current-electricity-4-ks3-12068082)
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Current Electricity - Ohms Law Fully Resourced Lesson for KS3
Elf Off the Shelf Shop
Links to other resources in this series.
Current, Voltage and Resistance - What Are They?
Conductors and Insulators
Circuits and Symbols
Intro to Current Electricity 1
Intro to Current Electricity 2
Intro to Current Electricity 3
Current Electricity - Everything You Need
Current Electricity in Series and Parallel Circuits Explained KS3
Measuring current in series and parallel circuits – the animated PowerPoint of this resource demonstrates and explains where to place the ammeter in each type of circuit and then provides sample sets of results to enable students to draw conclusions. Students will also practice drawing circuit diagrams from descriptions and designing results tables. Ultimately pupils will be able to calculate unknown currents using given currents on circuit diagrams.
What it covers
Current is measured in amps (A).
Ammeters measure current.
An ammeter is placed in series with the component whose current is being measured.
The current is the same at all points in a series circuit.
The current in all the branches of a parallel circuit add up to the current leaving/returning to the battery.
Working out the unknown current from a circuit diagram.
Practice in drawing circuit diagrams from descriptions
Practice in designing results tables.
Resources
Animated 14 slide PowerPoint- includes exit ticket /plenary quiz
Cut and stick
Anticipation guide (starter and plenary)
Flip It
Taboo Cards
Worksheet for practical
Fact sheet
Foldable
Fact Share Worksheet
Exit ticket template
ABC card template
Differentiated homework/classwork worksheets
PowerPoint with answers /detailed mark schemes for homework/classwork sheets-pupils can self-assess or peer assess.
An easy to follow one-page flow chart lesson plan indicates where logical choices between resources can be made.
With 15 printables, teachers can opt to bespoke their lesson to take account of the ability of their students and time available. A one page lesson plan flow chart shows where logical choices between resources can be made.
More high quality resources on many topics available here
Elf Off the Shelf Shop
Links to other resources in this series.
Current, Voltage and Resistance - What Are They?
Conductors and Insulators
Circuits and Symbols
Intro to Current Electricity
Current Electricity - Everything You Need
KS3 Forces Enquiry/Investigation
The A to Z of an enquiry. This is a fully differentiated and resourced enquiry/investigation into how the surface affects the amount of friction. It is suitable for UK levels 3 to 5 and some elements will start more able pupils thinking about some aspects of level 6 work. It consists of a 27 - slide slideshow and systematically takes the pupils through the stages of planning, developing and reflecting. The whole slideshow contains enough material for 3 to 4, one hour lessons depending on ability. The whole slideshow need not be covered and has been designed so that it is easy to select any sections that are required. It has also been designed so that there are challenging questions for more able pupils but clicking to the next slide provides support for those who need it. Many of the slides are animated.
The resource has been designed to be sufficiently versatile so as to be suitable as not only as an introduction to enquiry/investigation at secondary level but also for those pupils starting upon the transition from level 5 to level 6. It is full of tips on how to tackle the various parts of an enquiry which pupils will find beneficial for those enquiries they tackle in the future and for coping with enquiry-type questions in examinations.
The lessons are easy to follow, enjoyable and easy to teach.
Apparatus needed per group is a newtonmeter and a 1Kg mass. I suggest you have an idea of the 5 surfaces to be used in advance and have a selection of different size newtonmeters available. I use the lab floor, the bench, the carpet in the corridor, a wooden dissection board and a Perspex safety screen. Groups of 3 or 4 are ideal.
Content
Definitions of independent, dependent and control variable, fair test and reliability.
The problem posed is “Does surface affect the amount of friction”.
Planning the enquiry with a worksheet to accompany which includes peer assessment and pupil response to assessment.
Identification of variables
Writing a prediction
Writing success criteria
Designing a table
What is an anomalous result and how to recognise it.
Improvements
Selection of the correct type of graph
How to draw the perfect bar graph (animated)
Reliability and bias
Reflecting on success criteria and learning strategies.
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