Resource 4: Information on circuits

Teacher resource for planning or adapting to use with pupils

Suggested circuits and descriptions

This resource is for use with Activity 2. You can add more of your own that apply to your syllabus.

A circuit with one cell (battery) and a bulb.

A circuit with one cell (battery) and two bulbs connected in series.

A circuit with one cell (battery), and two bulbs connected in parallel.

A circuit with two cells(batteries) and two bulbs connected in series.

A circuit with one cell and a resistor, where one bulb is connected in series with the resistor, and the other bulb is connected in parallel with them.

A circuit with one cell and two bulbs in parallel, with a switch controlling both bulbs. Or

A circuit with one cell and two bulbs in parallel, with a switch between the bulbs and the battery.

A circuit with one cell and two bulbs in parallel, with a switch controlling just one of the bulbs. Or

A circuit with one cell and two bulbs in parallel, with a switch on one of the branches.

Resource 3: Background to magnetism

Resource 5: How to model electric circuits