Current Electricity Board Game

This is a challenging, engaging and enjoyable boardgame, for up to six pupils per set, with 54 question cards 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.
• Current and voltage vary with number of batteries.
• Relationship between resistance and current

Included in this Pack.

• Game board
• 54 Question cards with questions of varying difficulty
• Teacher answer sheet
• Instruction sheet.

Preparation

• Photocopy Board onto A3 paper or card (Colour and greyscale versions included).
• Photocopy question sheets onto paper or card (Colour and greyscale versions included) and cut into question cards.

How to Play.

• Highest score of dice starts
• Pupils take turns and work their way around the board following the instructions in the squares.

•  means that the pupil takes a question card from the face down pile. If correct they move on 2 spaces.

• If a player thinks an answer given by an opponent is incorrect they can challenge. If the challenge is correct the challenger moves forward 2 spaces. If the challenge is wrong the challenger moves back two spaces.

• In the event of a challenge, pupils are encouraged to consult their books but the teacher has a quick-check answer sheet.

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 conductors 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.
• Current and voltage vary with number of batteries.
• Metal ions causing high and low resistance conductors.
• Relationship between resistance and current.

These learning outcomes, and others, are contained in fully resourced packs from Elf Off the Shelf. Each pack contains two PowerPoints and fourteen original and engaging pupil resources. They are also available as a substantially discounted bundles. Please follow the link to my store if you are interested in these resources.

Links to Individual Topics in this Module

Current, Voltage and Resistance - What are They?

Conductors and Insulators - Explained and Tested

Circuits and Symbols

Current Electricity - 42 Question Card Sort Team Game

Lamps in Series and Parallel CircuitsCurrent in Series and Parallel Circuits

Current in Series and Parallel Circuits

Voltage in series and Parallel Circuits

Current Electricity - 35 Question Interactive Quiz

Does the Number of Batteries Affect the Current - and Why

Does the Number of Batteries Affect the Voltage - and Why

Does Resistance affect Current - and Why

Current Electricity Board Game

Current Electricity - Switches in Series and Parallel

Current Electricity - Ohms Law

These topics are also available as small bundles.

Intro to Current Electricity 1(Bundle)

Intro to Current Electricity 2

Intro to Current Electricity 3

Intro to Current Electricity 4

Elf off the Shelf Resources

Elf off the Shelf on Youtube