Year 8 · Science
Current electricity in Year 8 Science
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Focus on series and parallel circuits resistance. Start with “Compare Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Production”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 8 learners practise series and parallel circuits resistance.
The activities include Compare Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Production, Investigate Conducting Electricity in Liquids, Investigate Resistance in Series and Parallel Circuits, and related practice. The checked support below includes teaching, lesson, video, worksheet. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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- Compare Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Production
- Investigate Conducting Electricity in Liquids
- Investigate Resistance in Series and Parallel Circuits
- Learn About Mains Electricity and the National Grid
- Study the Different Types of Resistors in Circuits
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Oak: Using Renewable Energy Resources
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Does Water Really Conduct Electricity?
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Oak: Comparing Series And Parallel Circuits
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Mains Electricity
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LDRs and Thermistors
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Oak lesson slides: Using Renewable Energy Resources
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Generating electricity
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Electrical Liquids
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Using a microscale conductivity meter
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Conductivity of Solutions
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Oak lesson slides: Comparing Series And Parallel Circuits
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Series circuits
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Parallel circuits
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National Grid Hotspots
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Generating Electricity Table
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KS3 Electricity and Magnetism: Resistance Lesson Pack
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Resistance and Resistors
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Oak worksheet: Using Renewable Energy Resources
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Oak worksheet: Comparing Series And Parallel Circuits
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Generating Electricity Card Sort
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