Electricity and Electrons

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GCSE Science Teaching Resources and Ideas
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Resources from Furry Elephant provide teaching advice plus lesson plans with animated, interactive slides. Monthly fee applies but free 48-hour trial available.
Mains Electricity
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Complete revision for AQA Physics 12.7, including specification statements, diagrams, information and a topic quiz with answers. From the Antonine Education UK website.
Static Electricity
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Complete revision for AQA Physics 12.5, including specification statements, diagrams, information and a topic quiz with answers. From the Antonine Education UK website.
Series and Parallel Circuits
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Information on series and parallel circuits including equations and formulae for current and resistance. From the Antonine Education UK website.
EMF and Internal Resistance
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For more interested and able learners, information on EMF (electromotive force) and internal resistance. From the Antonine Education UK website.
E-ON: Power Discovery Zone: 'make your own electroscope'
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A practical activity to demonstrate static electricity and electroscopes, using very basic equipment, so can be done at home. From the e-on website.

GCSE Science Teaching Resources and Ideas
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Resources from Furry Elephant provide teaching advice plus lesson plans with animated, interactive slides. Monthly fee applies but free 48-hour trial available.
Practical Physics: Ions in a Flame
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From Practical Physics: a practical demonstration of how an applied electrical field can split a candle flame into two streams of oppositely charged particles.

GCSE Science Teaching Resources and Ideas
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Resources from Furry Elephant provide teaching advice plus lesson plans with animated, interactive slides. Monthly fee applies but free 48-hour trial available.
E-ON: Power Discovery Zone: 'make your own electroscope'
Web link
A practical activity to demonstrate static electricity and electroscopes, using very basic equipment, so can be done at home. From the e-on website.
EMF and Internal Resistance
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For more interested and able learners, information on EMF (electromotive force) and internal resistance. From the Antonine Education UK website.
Series and Parallel Circuits
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Information on series and parallel circuits including equations and formulae for current and resistance. From the Antonine Education UK website.
Static Electricity
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Complete revision for AQA Physics 12.5, including specification statements, diagrams, information and a topic quiz with answers. From the Antonine Education UK website.
Mains Electricity
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Complete revision for AQA Physics 12.7, including specification statements, diagrams, information and a topic quiz with answers. From the Antonine Education UK website.
Practical Physics: Ions in a Flame
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From Practical Physics: a practical demonstration of how an applied electrical field can split a candle flame into two streams of oppositely charged particles.

GCSE Science Teaching Resources and Ideas
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Resources from Furry Elephant provide teaching advice plus lesson plans with animated, interactive slides. Monthly fee applies but free 48-hour trial available.
Solar Power: Electricity from the sun
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Part of the ‘Innovations in practical work’ series, for the Science Enhancement Programme, which is part of Gatsby Technical Education Projects. This booklet provides a source of ideas and information...
E.on UK Energy Educational Site
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E.on site designed to educate about energy generation, manipulation and distribution. Highly interactive activities allowing good understanding of alternatives by giving choices and the future global ...
British Energy Circuits Site
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British Energy made resource explaining the basics of electric circuits and their terminology, for example; cells and lamps, series and parallel. Feature a flash based circuit builder and challenges.
E-ON: Electricity Distribution
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An interactive exploration of electricity's journey from the power station to our homes. From the e-on website.

How television works: The cathode ray tube
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Pages from 'How Stuff Works' website, giving simple explanation of the workings of a television CRT, with links to related details
How Television Works: the cathode tube
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Pages from the "how stuff works" website, giving a simple explanation of the workings of a television CRT, with links to related details.

GCSE Science Teaching Resources and Ideas
Web link
Resources from Furry Elephant provide teaching advice plus lesson plans with animated, interactive slides. Monthly fee applies but free 48-hour trial available.
E.on UK Energy Educational Site
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E.on site designed to educate about energy generation, manipulation and distribution. Highly interactive activities allowing good understanding of alternatives by giving choices and the future global ...

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