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This document provides a checklist for preparing for a current affairs electricity assessment. It lists key concepts about electricity and circuits that students should understand, such as: 1) electricity is the flow of charge that transfers energy from one point to another; 2) a continuous loop is needed for electricity to flow in a circuit; and 3) current is a measure of the rate at which charge flows through a circuit. Students are asked to self-assess their confidence on each concept using a scale or colors. In addition to the checklist, students should be familiar with investigation skills criteria.

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Current - Affairs - Checklist - v1

This document provides a checklist for preparing for a current affairs electricity assessment. It lists key concepts about electricity and circuits that students should understand, such as: 1) electricity is the flow of charge that transfers energy from one point to another; 2) a continuous loop is needed for electricity to flow in a circuit; and 3) current is a measure of the rate at which charge flows through a circuit. Students are asked to self-assess their confidence on each concept using a scale or colors. In addition to the checklist, students should be familiar with investigation skills criteria.

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‘Current Affairs’ Checklist

Use this checklist to help prepare you for the ‘Current Affairs’ Electricity Assessment. You should fill
in the final column with either a score out of 10 or by colouring it in red, yellow or green. In addition
to these points, you should also be familiar with the investigation skills criteria (identifying variables
etc)

I can… Confidence
Recall that electricity is the flow of charge that transfers energy from one point to
another
Appreciate that a continuous loop is needed for electricity to flow in a circuit
Draw the circuit symbols for a battery, bulb, motor, ammeter, voltmeter and
resistor
Design a simple circuit that behaves in a certain way (e.g. both bulbs bright or 2
dim bulbs and one bright bulb)
Correctly connect up an ammeter (in series) and voltmeter (in parallel) in a circuit
Explain why batteries ‘go flat’ by referring to the store of energy in the battery
and where the energy has been transferred to
Explain the difference between a series and parallel circuit
Understand that charge does not get used up in a circuit and is present
throughout the circuit
Recall that current is a measure of the rate at which charge flows through a
circuit
Identify the effect of short circuits in a circuit (e.g. connecting a wire across a
bulb)
Recall that potential difference (voltage) is a measure of how much energy is
transferred for every unit of charge that flows through a component.
Recall that resistance is a measure of how difficult it is for current to flow in a
circuit
Describe the effect on the current of changing the resistance in a circuit
Calculate resistance using the equation:
Resistance = Potential difference (V) / Current (A)
Recall that resistance is measured in ohms (Ω)
Explain what is meant by a conductor and an insulator
Explain resistance and its effects in terms of energy transfer and loss of energy
Understand that current in a series circuit is the same at all points but changes
when the resistance in the circuit is changed
Understand that current is split up in a parallel circuit. The current before a
junction always equals the current after a junction. The amount of current in each
branch depends on the resistance of each branch.
Understand that the p.d. of the components in a series circuit add up to the p.d.
of the battery/batteries
Use models for electric circuits, identifying what each part of the model
represents in an electric circuit
Use models to explain the behaviour of electric circuits
Evaluate models, identifying strengths and limitations of the model

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