KS3 Activate- Electricity: Circuits & Current

bulb, series, parallel, circuit & switch

LO: to be able to draw and create a circuit diagram (series and parallel) and describe how electricity flows and why we must have a complete circuit

ALL: identify circuit symbol
MOST: describe how electricity flows and why we must have complete circuit
SOME: identify simple series and parallel circuits
CHALENGE: convert circuit diagrams into actual set ups
S: use knowledge from last lesson to explain why we get lightening

I: What is current? Link to flow

M:
A1- Which circuit will allow electricity to flow. Define current

A2: Circuit symbols match up activity

A3: Series Circuits- then build them

A4: Parallel circuits- then build them

A5: What happens if a bulb breaks?

P Will it/won’t it?
Will the circuits work or not?
Equipment for building simple cirucits & whiteboards