This covers the whole KS3 Topic for current electricity with the following. This can be printed as a workbook, or pages used as worksheets. No other notes or worksheets are required if using this to cover the KS3 course. It includes practicals, theory and scientific skills. The electrcity mindmap can be printed separately on A3 for pupils to fill in for revision. Current 5 activities with answers Voltage 4 activities with answers Resistance 4 activities with answers Mindmap of the whole topic, blanks and answers CURRENT Conductors and Insulators. This includes a definition, space to practise drawing a circuit diagram to test items to confirm if they are conductors or insulators. A practical can be carried out and pupils complete 2 tables with items and materials, as either conductors or insulators. Heating Effect of a Current. This includes a definition and the opportunity to make a fuse from nichrome wire to show the heating effect of a current as the wire glows read and melts. This can be a class practical or demo. This introduces the ammeter and pupils measure the current the wire melts at. Current and Charge. The definition is introduced for current. Pupils are helped to draw circuit diagrams for series and parallel circuits. Pupils are introduced to the rule of current in series and parallel. Current in a Series and Parallel Circuit. This allows pupils to calculate current in different circuits and gain more confidence with reading circuit diagrams. Current in a Series and Parallel Circuit. The outcome is the same as above, but has extension circuits near the bottom, as the circuits are more complicated. This is a tricky KS3 worksheet so good for differentiation. VOLTAGE aka POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE Answers are included for all worksheets. Other useful worksheets: KS3 Electricity Current worksheets https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12979971 KS3 Electricity voltage worksheets https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12980749 KS3 Electricity Resistance Worksheets https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12988786 KS3 Electricity Mindmap Worksheet https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12662308 KS3 Entire Electricity Topic Bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-current-electricity-complete-resource-for-current-voltage-resistance-12988815

KS3 Physics 4 Electricity Resistance worksheets include defintions, formula practise, practical, topic test questions and scientific skills. The 4 worksheets are editable .docx files and a pdf, they have teacher’s answers at the back with suggestions about how to support the pupils. Resistance. This introduces the definition and the formula with practise questions. Investigating how the resistance of playdough is affected by the dough’s length. This includes a plan with blanks and a circuit diagram to complete. It requires pupils to measure current and voltage, and then calculate the resistance. They draw a graph and form a conclusion and evaluation. There is a reference to a website with info about the practical. 3.Past paper style questions on resistance based on the practical they completed. There is an optional scientific skills page at the back, introducing random error and systematic error and reproducible. Answers are included for all worksheets, with hints about common pitfalls. Other useful worksheets: KS3 Electricity Current worksheets https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12979971 KS3 Electricity voltage worksheets https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12980749 KS3 Electricity Resistance Worksheets https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12988786 KS3 Electricity Mindmap Worksheet https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12662308 KS3 Entire Electricity Topic Bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-current-electricity-complete-resource-for-current-voltage-resistance-12988815

KS3 Physics 4 Electricity Voltag worksheets include defintions, practicals and extension. The 4 worksheets are editable .docx files and a pdf, they have teacher’s answers at the back Voltage (aka Potential Difference). The definition is introduced for voltage. Pupils are helped to draw circuit diagrams for series and parallel circuits. Pupils are introduced to the rule of voltage in series and parallel. Voltage in a Series and Parallel Circuit. This allows pupils to calculate voltage in different circuits and gain more confidence with reading circuit diagrams. Voltage in a Series and Parallel Circuit. The outcome is the same as above, but has extension circuits near the bottom, as the circuits are more complicated. This is a tricky KS3 worksheet so good for differentiation. Analogy of a circuit: This is a favourite activity for pupils. Pupils come up with analogies of a circuit. I’ve given the example of pizza delivery person (charge) driving around roads (wire) and transfers pizzas to house (Voltage across bulbs). Answers included for all worksheets. Other useful worksheets: KS3 Electricity Current worksheets https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12979971 KS3 Electricity voltage worksheets https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12980749 KS3 Electricity Resistance Worksheets https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12988786 KS3 Electricity Mindmap Worksheet https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12662308 KS3 Entire Electricity Topic Bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-current-electricity-complete-resource-for-current-voltage-resistance-12988815

KS3 Physics 5 Electricity Current worksheets include defintions, practicals and extension. The 5 worksheets are editable .docx files and a pdf, they have teacher’s answers at the back Conductors and Insulators. This includes a definition, space to practise drawing a circuit diagram to test items to confirm if they are conductors or insulators. A practical can be carried out and pupils complete 2 tables with items and materials, as either conductors or insulators. Heating Effect of a Current. This includes a definition and the opportunity to make a fuse from nichrome wire to show the heating effect of a current as the wire glows read and melts. This can be a class practical or demo. This introduces the ammeter and pupils measure the current the wire melts at. Current and Charge. The definition is introduced for current. Pupils are helped to draw circuit diagrams for series and parallel circuits. Pupils are introduced to the rule of current in series and parallel. Current in a Series and Parallel Circuit. This allows pupils to calculate current in different circuits and gain more confidence with reading circuit diagrams. Current in a Series and Parallel Circuit. The outcome is the same as above, but has extension circuits near the bottom, as the circuits are more complicated. This is a tricky KS3 worksheet so good for differentiation. Answers are included for all worksheets. Other useful worksheets: KS3 Electricity Current worksheets https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12979971 KS3 Electricity voltage worksheets https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12980749 KS3 Electricity Resistance Worksheets https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12988786 KS3 Electricity Mindmap Worksheet https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12662308 KS3 Entire Electricity Topic Bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-current-electricity-complete-resource-for-current-voltage-resistance-12988815

This GCSE Atomic Structure topic, also known as Nuclear Physics, mindmap has blanks for pupils to complete to check their understanding at the end of the topic. There is a teacher version with the answers. This is ideal for a revision activity in class or for homework, with the answers provided for pupils to check their work. This can also be downloaded with all the formulas in the Atomic Structure topic, there are worksheets for pupils to complete with a teacher copy with the answers. View my other KS4 GCSE Physics Mindmaps Electromagnetism https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12965919 Forces and Motion https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12965872 Electricity https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12965866 Energy https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12638531 Atomic Structure https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12965935

This GCSE Electromagnetism topic mindmap has blanks for pupils to complete to check their understanding at the end of the topic. There is a teacher version with the answers. This is ideal for a revision activity in class or for homework, with the answers provided for pupils to check their work. This can also be downloaded with all the formulas in the Electromagnetism topic, there are worksheets for pupils to complete with a teacher copy with the answers. View my other KS4 GCSE Physics Mindmaps Electromagnetism https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12965919 Forces and Motion https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12965872 Electricity https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12965866 Energy https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12638531 Atomic Structure https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12965935

This GCSE Forces and Motion topic mindmap has blanks for pupils to complete to check their understanding at the end of the topic. There is a teacher version with the answers. This is ideal for a revision activity in class or for homework, with the answers provided for pupils to check their work. This can also be downloaded with all the formulas in the Forces and Motion topic, there are worksheets for pupils to complete with a teacher copy with the answers. View my other KS4 GCSE Physics Mindmaps Electromagnetism https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12965919 Forces and Motion https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12965872 Electricity https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12965866 Energy https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12638531 Atomic Structure https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12965935

This GCSE Electricity topic mindmap has blanks for pupils to complete to check their understanding at the end of the topic. There is a teacher version with the answers. This is ideal for a revision activity in class or for homework, with the answers provided for pupils to check their work. This can also be downloaded with all the formulas in the electricity topic, there are worksheets for pupils to complete with a teacher copy with the answers. View my other KS4 GCSE Physics Mindmaps Electromagnetism https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12965919 Forces and Motion https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12965872 Electricity https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12965866 Energy https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12638531 Atomic Structure https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12965935

This excellent revision resource condenses the whole GCSE Physics topic of magnetism and electromagnetism into 1 page. For an activity students can use this google based webpage to watch youtube clips about each topic, then complete past paper questions. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kyg7TNPEF12zKbYuIJlXK4dXbv3qq2_0kvRpBJJQiGQ/preview?slide=id.p This topic includes the following: Magnetic Fields Induced Magnets Motor Effect Electric Motors Electromagnetism Electromagnets Generator Effect Alternators and Dynamos National Grid Step up and Step Down Transformers Loudspeakers and Headphones Microphones Students do not need to make their own notes, though they can make flash cards if they want to make notes to test themselves. This page of condensed notes with specially drawn diagrams breaks this topic down into 12 sections for students to work through. This resource is the pdf only, when printing select “colour” and “fit to page”. The google page will be available as long as I have the account, though I’m working on make a proper webpage in the future to host these activities.

This resource is the second lesson of eight for the KS3 Forces and Motion topic. It includes: a lesson plan, teaching slides, pupil workbook and answers in the teachers work book. This is the entire lesson resource, the lesson plan details requisitions required for any activities. The eight lessons are: Introduction to Forces Types of Forces and Effects Balanced / Unbalanced Forces Mass and Weight Force and Extension (springs and Hooke’s Law) Friction Calculating average speed Speed Circus There are series for all the Physics KS3 Topics: Forces and Motion Energy Waves Electricity Electromagnetism Matter Space

This resource is the first lesson of eight for the KS3 Forces and Motion topic. It includes: a lesson plan, teaching slides, pupil workbook and answers in the teachers work book. This is the entire lesson resource, the lesson plan details requisitions required for any activities. The eight lessons are: Introduction to Forces Types of Forces and Effects Balanced / Unbalanced Forces Mass and Weight Force and Extension (springs and Hooke’s Law) Friction Calculating average speed Speed Circus There are series for all the Physics KS3 Topics: Forces and Motion Energy Waves Electricity Electromagnetism Matter Space

This worksheet introduces random errors, how to reduce them, and two timing practicals to practice reducing random errors. Works well in Physics Forces and Motion topic when measuring time to calculate speed. The apparatus required for the two practicals are: Measure time for an object to fall 1 m: class set of 1m rulers, objects to drop, timers, calculators Measure the time for a pendulum or swing to oscillate (swing back and forth once): a pendulum or swing, timers, calculators. Great short lesson activity and the interactive element keeps it interesting and relevant.

KS3 Physics 4 Forces worksheets include defintion and effects, a force name and description, drawing force diagrams and Newton’s first law and Newton’s second law. Interactive worksheets to use in KS3 Physics lessons when introducing forces and resultant forces. The 4 worksheets are editable .docx files and a pdf, they have teacher’s answers at the back and hints on how to mark pupils work to give useful feedback. Intro page with sections for: a definition, effects of a force, list of contact and non-contact forces, measuring devices and units. A link the force name to the description, surrounded by drawings with and without force diagrams for pupils to reference in the future Newton’s First Law, Definition and 4 scenarios to draw force diagrams Newton’s Second Law, Definition and 4 scenarios to draw force diagrams Answers included for all worksheets.

This KS3 Electricity Mindmap with blanks is perfect for revision at the end of the topic, either in class or for homework and self study. There are three files: Pupils mindmap about the Electricity topic with blanks (pdf) An editable version in powerpoint of the pupils mindmap with blanks (pptx) A teachers version with the answers in. (pdf) There are mindmaps on all KS3 and KS4 topics. There are resources with these all bundled together as well for ease. These are other KS3 Physics Mindmap for Electricity, Energy, Forces and Motion and a bundle of all of them together https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12662308 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12662037 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12638093 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12982945 Other useful worksheets: KS3 Electricity Current worksheets https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12979971 KS3 Electricity voltage worksheets https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12980749 KS3 Electricity Resistance Worksheets https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12988786 KS3 Electricity Mindmap Worksheet https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12662308 KS3 Entire Electricity Topic Bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-current-electricity-complete-resource-for-current-voltage-resistance-12988815

This KS3 Forces and Motion Mindmap with blanks is perfect for revision at the end of the topic, either in class or for homework and self study. There are three files: Pupils mindmap about the FAM topic with blanks (pdf) An editable version in powerpoint of the pupils mindmap with blanks (pptx) A teachers version with the answers in. (pdf) This covers the entire KS3 Forces and Motion topic definition of a force and resultant force contact and non-contact forces free body diagrams force types newtons 1st 2nd and 3rd laws with examples weight formula friction defintion, effects and how to measure it speed calculation speed measurement experiment distance time graphs hooke’s law with the spring experiment This is an exhaustive mindmap of the entire KS3 topic and an excellent revision activity when starting GCSE. There are mindmaps on all KS3 and KS4 topics. There are resources with these all bundled together as well for ease. These are other KS3 Physics Mindmap for Electricity, Energy, Forces and Motion and a bundle of all of them together https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12662308 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12662037 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12638093 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12982945