Physics Booklet:
Electricity
Name: ___________________________________
Class: __________
Teacher: _________________________________
Electric charge, electric field
No. Success criteria >n< 0_0 >u< Comments
1. State that there are positive and negative
charges
2. State that unlike charges attract and that
like charges repel
3. Describe simple experiments to show the
production and detection of electrostatic
charges
4. State that charging a body involves the
addition or removal of electrons
5. Distinguish between electrical conductors
and insulators and give typical examples
6. State that charge is measured in coulombs
7. State that the direction of an electric field at
a point is the direction of the force on a
positive charge at that point
8. Describe an electric field as a region in
which an electric charge experiences a
force
9. Describe simple field patterns, including the
field around a point charge, the field around
a charged conducting sphere and the field
between two parallel plates (not including
end effects)
10. Give an account of charging by induction
11. Recall and use a simple electron model to
distinguish between conductors and
insulators
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Current, Potential difference, Resistance, Ohm’s law
No. Success criteria >n< 0_0 >u< Comments
1. State that current is related to the flow of
charge
2. Use and describe the use of an ammeter,
both analogue and digital
3. State that current in metals is due to a flow
of electrons
4. Show understanding that a current is a rate
of flow of charge and recall and use the
equation I = Q / t
5. Distinguish between the direction of flow of
electrons and conventional current
6. State that the electromotive force (e.m.f.) of
an electrical source of energy is measured
in volts
7. Show understanding that e.m.f. is defined in
terms of energy supplied by a source in
driving charge round a complete circuit
8. State that the potential difference (p.d.)
across a circuit component is measured in
volts
9. Use and describe the use of a voltmeter,
both analogue and digital
10. Recall that 1 V is equivalent to 1 J / C
11. State that resistance = p.d. / current and
understand qualitatively how changes in
p.d. or resistance affect current
12. Recall and use the equation R = V / I
13. Describe an experiment to determine
resistance using a voltmeter and an
ammeter
14. Relate (without calculation) the resistance
of a wire to its length and to its diameter
15. Sketch and explain the current–voltage
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characteristic of an ohmic resistor and a
filament lamp
16. Recall and use quantitatively the
proportionality between resistance and
length, and the inverse proportionality
between resistance and cross sectional
area of a wire
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Series and Parallel circuits
No. Success criteria >n< 0_0 >u< Comments
1. Understand that the current at every point in
a series circuit is the same
2. Give the combined resistance of two or
more resistors in series
3. State that, for a parallel circuit, the current
from the source is larger than the current in
each branch
4. State that the combined resistance of two
resistors in parallel is less than that of either
resistor by itself
5. State the advantages of connecting lamps
in parallel in a lighting circuit
6. Calculate the combined e.m.f. of several
sources in series
7. Recall and use the fact that the sum of the
p.d.s across the components in a series
circuit is equal to the total p.d. across the
supply
8. Recall and use the fact that the current from
the source is the sum of the currents in the
separate branches of a parallel circuit
9. Calculate the effective resistance of two
resistors in parallel
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Electrical energy and Power
No. Success criteria >n< 0_0 >u< Comments
1. Understand that electric circuits transfer
energy from the battery or power source to
the circuit components then into the
surroundings
2. Recall and use the equations P = IV and
E = IVt
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Living with electricity
No. Success criteria >n< 0_0 >u< Comments
1. State the hazards of:
– damaged insulation
– overheating of cables
– damp conditions
2. State that a fuse protects a circuit
3. Explain the use of fuses and circuit
breakers and choose appropriate fuse
ratings and circuit breaker settings
4. Explain the benefits of earthing metal cases
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