Current Electricity - 35 Question Interactive Quiz

This is a challenging, engaging and enjoyable interactive game which can be played by individuals or teams. There are 35 differentiated questions on the basics of current electricity including:

• understanding the terms current, voltage and resistance;
• conductors and insulators;
• circuit symbol;
• circuits diagrams;
• units and measurement of current and voltage;
• current and voltage in series and parallel circuits;
• lamps in series and parallel.

Included in this Pack.

Interactive Question PowerPoint with 36 differentiated questions

Interactive Answer PowerPoint (which also shows the questions)

Pupil answer/score sheet

Instruction sheet

How it Works.

• Work through interactive Question PowerPoint.
• Pupils/teams write answers on recording sheet.
• Work through Interactive Answer PowerPoint.
• Pupils total their score
• Highest score wins.

Prior Knowledge Required

• The symbols for switch, resistor, battery, voltmeter, ammeter, motor, buzzer and able to recognise series and parallel circuits.

• Metals and non-metals as conductors and insulators.
• Current is a flow of electrons and metal ions cause resistance.
• Batteries contain chemicals and provide the push or voltage to current.
• Voltage is the difference in energy level between two points in a circuit.
• Comparative resistance of long/short, thin/thick wires.
• Know that insulators have high resistances and the resistance of all conductor is comparatively lower.

• Comparative brightness of identical lamps in series and parallel and the effect of removing a lamp.

• Ammeters are placed in series and voltmeters in parallel.
• Current is measured in amps and voltage in volts.
• Current in series and parallel circuits.
• Voltage in series and parallel circuits.

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