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Science > Key Stage 3 > Year 7

7J - Electrical Circuits


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Use the table below to help you study this unit.

The links on the right will take you to websites that will help.

Level 3

I know that if you break a circuit it won’t work.

I know how to use a switch.

I know that a battery gives a circuit energy and that more batteries makes bulbs brighter or buzzers louder. 

I can draw a picture of a circuit.

I know that electricity can be dangerous.

Electrical Safety

Electricity Song

Shock Blocker Game

Level 4

I know that there are two ways of building a circuit.

I can name the two types of circuit.

I can describe how bulbs behave in the two circuits.

I can draw a circuit using symbols.

I can identify the positive and negative terminals of a cell.

I can describe how to be safe wiring electricity.

The Blobz Guide to Circuits

Level 5

I can explain what current is.

I can measure current in a circuit.

I know how to charge to current.

I know what effect charging current has on bulbs.

I can use a model to explain what resistance is.

I can measure voltage.

I can talk about the advantages and disadvantages of series and parallel circuits in a real example.

Inside a Circuit

Voltage, Current and Resistance

Level 6

I have found out that current is the same in a series circuit but different in a parallel circuit

I can use a model to explain electrical current. 

Series Circuits

Circuits Quiz