Electricity is an analogy that provides a way of helping students develop a real understanding of simple electric circuits. This interactive resource is provided by the Association for Science Education (ASE).

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This film clip shows how steam is used to drive turbines in power stations which burn fossil fuels. It then looks at how turbines can be adapted to be driven by alternative energy sources, and examines the advantages and disadvantages of energy sources such as wind, to solar, biomass, hydroelectric power, tidal and...

From the Institute of Physics, this resource provides extensive teacher guidance and suggested classroom activities to support the teaching of:

* Developing an electric circuit model
* More about electric currents
* Adding elements to circuits
* Getting to grips with voltage
*...

The Frederick Bremer School developed this ‘off timetable’ STEAM activity with the help of a STEM Ambassador with interest and experience in this field of electronics as applied to music and dance performance. The activity incorporated electronics, control (switching), textiles, coloured and reflective fluorescent/...

This series of activities from NASA take a mathematical approach to looking at electromagnetic radiation. They are intended as supplementary problems for students looking for additional challenges in mathematics and physical science from age 11 to 19 years. The problems were created to be authentic glimpses of...

Following a presentation on the electromagnetic spectrum, students are asked to produce a presentation which must include the following:

*How frequency is involved in categorising different waves.

• Identify types of electromagnetic radiation that can be naturally occurring.
• Describe a range of sources of harmful electromagnetic...

This poster shows how the electromagnetic spectrum has been divided into seven ‘types’ according to use, with a look at how the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) uses it in high precision measurement.

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Predict when there will be a magnetic field around a wire.   
• Describe factors that change the strength of a magnetic field around a wire.         
• Describe the magnetic...

From the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), this wall chart describes with simple explanations, what an electron is and how JJ Thompson came to discover it. It also looks at how electrons play a part in our everyday lives and in electronics, communications and the electrical energy we use. The chart...

These resources, from Nuffield Foundation, were designed as a supplement to the Nuffield Maths 5-11 project, especially those activities which could be supported and reinforced by using a calculator.

Most of the...

This resource can be used to support an electronic handbag project. There are four worksheets that cover the following topics:

• micro-controllers
• exh numbering for neopixels
• the ‘Internet of Things’
• conductive thread circuits

The worksheets are suitable for...