Electricity & Circuits

KS3 physics: circuit symbols, series and parallel, current, voltage and staying safe with electricity.

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Circuit Symbols printable preview
No. 701Ages 11 to 14

Circuit Symbols

The standard circuit symbols of Key Stage 3 physics, drawn as one clear reference chart.

Series Circuits printable preview
No. 702Ages 11 to 14

Series Circuits

One loop, one path: how current, voltage and resistance behave when components sit in a line.

Parallel Circuits printable preview
No. 703Ages 11 to 14

Parallel Circuits

Separate branches across the battery, with the current splitting and every branch on full voltage.

Current and Voltage printable preview
No. 704Ages 11 to 14

Current and Voltage

Amperes and volts, ammeters and voltmeters, and the charge equation Q equals I times t.

Resistance printable preview
No. 705Ages 11 to 14

Resistance

Ohm’s law made clear, with the V I R triangle, a current voltage graph and worked examples.

Conductors and Insulators printable preview
No. 706Ages 11 to 14

Conductors and Insulators

Why metals carry current and plastics do not, with a test circuit and sorted example lists.

Static Electricity printable preview
No. 707Ages 11 to 14

Static Electricity

How rubbing moves electrons to build up charge, and the rule that like charges repel.

Magnets and Electromagnets printable preview
No. 708Ages 11 to 14

Magnets and Electromagnets

Poles and field lines, plus the coil and core of an electromagnet you can switch on and off.

Electrical Safety printable preview
No. 709Ages 11 to 14

Electrical Safety

The 230 V mains, a correctly wired UK plug, the fuse and the earth wire that keep it all safe.

Electricity Quiz printable previewType or write in
No. 710Ages 11 to 14

Electricity Quiz

Ten write-in questions covering the whole pack, with a full answer key at the foot of the page.

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