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Resource 4: Information on circuits

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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

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