icon-background-square
New
New
Year 9

Resistance and parallel circuits

Lessons (9)

warning

These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Switch to our new teaching resources now - designed by teachers and leading subject experts, and tested in classrooms.
    I can compare the electrical resistance of different components using measurements of current.
    1 Slide deck
    1 Worksheet
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video
    I can describe how a battery pushes current through wires of different thicknesses.
    1 Slide deck
    1 Worksheet
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video
    I can explain why longer wires have a higher resistance than shorter wires.
    1 Slide deck
    1 Worksheet
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video
    I can use circuit diagrams to build parallel circuits and draw circuit diagrams of parallel circuits.
    1 Slide deck
    1 Worksheet
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video
    I can describe the rule for voltages in a parallel circuit.
    1 Slide deck
    1 Worksheet
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video
    I can divide a parallel circuit into a set of nested series circuits.
    1 Slide deck
    1 Worksheet
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video
    I can describe how to measure current through each branch of a parallel circuit.
    1 Slide deck
    1 Worksheet
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video
    I can compare the properties of series and parallel circuits that have the same components.
    1 Slide deck
    1 Worksheet
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video
    I can compare the power of different appliances and work out how much they cost to use.
    1 Slide deck
    1 Worksheet
    2 Quizzes
    1 Video