Model Example If you add bulbs into a series Can cause fires, burns to

Electricity
7J Current circuit the current gets
Risks
the body and stop the heart
smaller and the bulbs from working.
Electricity Adding Bulbs
dimmer. In a parallel circuit if Don’t touch bare metal
you add bulbs on different parts of plugs, don’t poke
branches they stay bright. things into sockets, keep
1. Switches and Current Reducing
water away from electricity,
Component Something in a circuit. 4. Changing the Current Risks
don’t plug too many things
Closing a switch completes the A way of saying how much into a socket and never use
Switch circuit allowing the current to energy is transferred by
• Boiler represents the cell a damaged wire.
flow. electricity. The voltage of the
• Pipes represent the wires Voltage A wire that melts if the
Electricity flowing through Model cell helps push the charges
Bulbs • The radiator represents a Fuse current is too high, breaking
makes the filament glow. Example around the circuit.
component the circuit.
The amount of electricity Explanation Measured in volts (V).
• Water represents the Circuit Cuts off the current if it is
Current flowing around a circuit. Voltmeter Used to measure voltage. Breaker too high.
current
Measured in amperes (A). Voltmeters are connected Live and neutral wires make
Current in Current is not used up as it 3. Series and Parallel Circuits across a component. Plug Wires an appliance work; earth
a Series goes around the circuit, it is A circuit with all the wire is for safety.
Series Circuit Connecting
Circuit the same everywhere. components in one loop. a Voltmeter
Ammeter Used to measure current.
Cell circuit symbol Series Circuit
Diagram Voltage in a The voltage across all the
Bulb circuit symbol Plug Diagram
Series components adds up the
Parallel A circuit with branches that Circuit voltage across the cell.
Switch circuit symbol
Circuit split apart and join again. How difficult it is for
Resistance electricity to flow through
Ammeter circuit symbol something.
Parallel A component that makes it
2. Models for Circuits Circuit Resistor difficult for electricity to flow-
A way of showing or Diagram reduces size of current. Lesson Memorised?
Models
representing something. 1. Switches and
Advantages Voltmeter circuit symbol
Allow us to help think about Each bulb/component can be Current
of Using turned on individually. If one
complicated ideas in science. Parallel Resistor circuit symbol
Models bulb/component breaks the 2. Models for Circuits
An electric current is a flow Circuit
components in other Variable resistor circuit
of charges carrying energy Advantages 3. Series and Parallel
Charges branches stay on (unlike a symbol
from the cells to the Circuits
series circuit).
components. The current splits when it
5. Using Electricity 4. Changing the
Charges can move through Current in a reaches a branch. The Something that could cause Current
Conductors Hazard
them easily (e.g. metals). Parallel current in all the branches harm.
Charges cannot move The chance that a hazard 5. Using Electricity
Insulators Circuit add up to the current in the Risk
through them easily. main part of the circuit. will cause harm.