Electricity

Electricity
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Consolidation Worksheet 1
What is Electricity?
a. There are four items in Tom’s room that use electricity to work. Circle these
items in the picture below.
b. Name four other items around you that use electricity to work.
1. 2.
3. 4.
c. Name four items around you that do not use electricity to work.
1. 2.
3. 4.
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What is an Electricity Circuit?
a. A simple circuit can be made up of the four basic components shown in the
table below. State the function of each component and draw its symbol.
Component Function Symbol
Switch
Battery
Wire
Bulb
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b. Draw the circuit diagrams to represent each of the following electric circuits.
Electric circuit Circuit diagram
c. You are provided with a switch, two lightbulbs, two batteries and some
connecting wires.
i. Draw a circuit diagram to show that all the components in the circuit are
arranged in series.
ii. Draw a circuit diagram to show that only the lightbulbs are arranged in
parallel.
d. Study the circuit below.
B1 B2
S1
S2
Will the lightbulbs up when the following combinations of open/closed switches

are used? Write your answers ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ in the boxes in the table below.
S1 S2 B1 B2
Open Closed
Closed Open
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What Happens When Parts of a Circuit
Are Changed?
Look at the group of circuits below. In which circuit will the lightbulb shine the
brightest when the switch is closed?
a. The brightest lightbulb is in Circuit .

A B C
b. The brightest lightbulb is in Circuit .

D E F
c. The brightest lightbulb is in Circuit .

G H I
d. The brightest lightbulb is in Circuit .
W X Y Z
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What Are Conductors and Insulators of Electricity?
/ How Can We Use Electricity Safely?
a. The items shown below are either electrical conductors or insulators. Circle
only the electrical conductors.
Plastic spoon Ceramic cup Gold chain
Wooden chopsticks Metal fork Cloth
Copper coin Rubber hose Safety pins
Aluminium foil Cardboard Silver vase
b. Why must we handle electricity safely?
c. Which of the following actions below should you do or not do when handling
electricity? Write ‘Do’ or ‘Do not’ in the boxes provided.
Touching an electrical device or socket with wet hands.
Have a repair man fix socket when it is broken.
Have many plugs connected to one socket.
Keep electrical appliances in a dry area, away from water.
Turn off a switch before removing a plug from a socket.
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Fun and Electron Around the Circuit

Games
Electron needs to move from Point A to Point B in the direction shown below.
Point A Point B
START END
Glass
bridge
Copper
bridge
Wooden
bridge
Steel
Iron bridge
bridge
There are several paths from Point A to Point B. However, Electron can only
travel through bridges that are conductors of electricity.
Help Electron reach Point B by tracing the path he can take.
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Exam Practice
Process skills: Observing, Analysing, Communicating
The picture below shows a circuit diagram. Study the diagram carefully and
answer the questions that follow.
Lightbulb A
Lightbulb B
a. If Object P is a conductor, which of the lightbulbs would light up? [1 mark]
b. If Object P is an insulator, which of the lightbulbs would light up? [1 mark]
c. Where would you break the circuit to make sure that Hint:
neither of the lightbulbs will light up? Mark your How can you make open
answer on the circuit with an ‘X’. [1 mark] circuits for both the bulbs
using only one break?
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Consolidation Worksheet 1 Consolidation Worksheet 2

What is Electricity? What is an Electricity Circuit?
a. There are four items in Tom’s room that use electricity to work. Circle these a. A simple circuit can be made up of the four basic components shown in the
items in the picture below. table below. State the function of each component and draw its symbol.
Additional Teacher’s Resources

Component Function Symbol
Used to open and close the circuit
Switch
Provides energy to the

components in the circuit
Battery
Used to connect the different

components together
b. Name four other items around you that use electricity to work.
1. 2.
3. 4. Wire
(Accept all possible answers.) Helps detect current flowing

through the circuit by lighting up
c. Name four items around you that do not use electricity to work.
1. 2.
Bulb
3. 4.
(Accept all possible answers.)
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b. Draw the circuit diagrams to represent each of the following electric circuits. c. You are provided with a switch, two lightbulbs, two batteries and some
connecting wires.
Electric circuit Circuit diagram i. Draw a circuit diagram to show that all the components in the circuit are
arranged in series.

ii. Draw a circuit diagram to show that only the lightbulbs are arranged in
parallel.

d. Study the circuit below.
B1 B2
S1
S2
Will the lightbulbs up when the following combinations of open/closed switches

are used? Write your answers ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ in the boxes in the table below.
S1 S2 B1 B2
Open Closed Yes Yes
Closed Open Yes No
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Consolidation Worksheet 3 Consolidation Worksheet 4

What Happens When Parts of a Circuit What Are Conductors and Insulators of Electricity?
Are Changed? / How Can We Use Electricity Safely?
Look at the group of circuits below. In which circuit will the lightbulb shine the a. The items shown below are either electrical conductors or insulators. Circle
brightest when the switch is closed? only the electrical conductors.

a. The brightest lightbulb is in Circuit C .
A B C
Plastic spoon Ceramic cup Gold chain

b. The brightest lightbulb is in Circuit D .
D E F
c. The brightest lightbulb is in Circuit H . Wooden chopsticks Metal fork Cloth

G H I
d. The brightest lightbulb is in Circuit X .

Copper coin Rubber hose Safety pins
W X Y Z
Aluminium foil Cardboard Silver vase

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b. Why must we handle electricity safely?
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If we do not handle electricity safely, we can get seriously injured and
can cause harm to our surroundings, such as starting fires.

Fun and Electron Around the Circuit
Games
c. Which of the following actions below should you do or not do when handling Electron needs to move from Point A to Point B in the direction shown below.
electricity? Write ‘Do’ or ‘Do not’ in the boxes provided.
Do not Touching an electrical device or socket with wet hands. Point A Point B

START END
Do Have a repair man fix socket when it is broken.
Glass
Do not Have many plugs connected to one socket. bridge
Copper
bridge
Do Keep electrical appliances in a dry area, away from water.
Wooden
bridge
Do Turn off a switch before removing a plug from a socket.
Steel
Iron bridge
bridge
There are several paths from Point A to Point B. However, Electron can only
travel through bridges that are conductors of electricity.
Help Electron reach Point B by tracing the path he can take.
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Exam Practice
Process skills: Observing, Analysing, Communicating
The picture below shows a circuit diagram. Study the diagram carefully and
answer the questions that follow.

Lightbulb A
Lightbulb B
X X X
a. If Object P is a conductor, which of the lightbulbs would light up? [1 mark]

Lightbulbs A and B.
b. If Object P is an insulator, which of the lightbulbs would light up? [1 mark]
Lightbulb B.
c. Where would you break the circuit to make sure that Hint:
neither of the lightbulbs will light up? Mark your How can you make open
answer on the circuit with an ‘X’. [1 mark] circuits for both the bulbs
using only one break?
(Mark an X on either side of the battery or Lightbulb B.)

Glossary
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Electricity
Circuit diagram A drawing that uses symbols to represent an actual electric circuit
Closed circuit A circuit that has a complete path for electricity to flow
Component A part of something
Conductor A material that electricity flows through easily
Electricity A form of energy
Electric circuit A path in an electrical device that allows electric current to flow
Electric current The flow of particles carrying electrical energy around a circuit
Insulator A material that does not allow electricity to flow through easily
Open circuit A circuit that does not have a complete path for electricity to flow
Parallel circuit A circuit that has more than one path for electricity to flow
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Series circuit A circuit that has only one path for electricity to flow
Symbol Something that is used to represent the parts or components that make
up a circuit

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Component Function Symbol

Electric circuit Circuit diagram

d. Study the circuit below.

Will the lightbulbs up when the following combinations of open/closed switches

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a. The brightest lightbulb is in Circuit .

b. The brightest lightbulb is in Circuit .

c. The brightest lightbulb is in Circuit .

d. The brightest lightbulb is in Circuit .

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Plastic spoon Ceramic cup Gold chain

Wooden chopsticks Metal fork Cloth

Copper coin Rubber hose Safety pins

Aluminium foil Cardboard Silver vase

Touching an electrical device or socket with wet hands.

Have a repair man fix socket when it is broken.

Have many plugs connected to one socket.

Keep electrical appliances in a dry area, away from water.

Turn off a switch before removing a plug from a socket.

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Fun and Electron Around the Circuit

Help Electron reach Point B by tracing the path he can take.

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a. If Object P is a conductor, which of the lightbulbs would light up? [1 mark]

b. If Object P is an insulator, which of the lightbulbs would light up? [1 mark]

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Used to open and close the circuit

Provides energy to the

Used to connect the different

(Accept all possible answers.) Helps detect current flowing

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(Accept all possible answers.)

Will the lightbulbs up when the following combinations of open/closed switches

Open Closed Yes Yes

Closed Open Yes No

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Plastic spoon Ceramic cup Gold chain

c. The brightest lightbulb is in Circuit H . Wooden chopsticks Metal fork Cloth

d. The brightest lightbulb is in Circuit X .

Aluminium foil Cardboard Silver vase

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can cause harm to our surroundings, such as starting fires.

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Help Electron reach Point B by tracing the path he can take.

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a. If Object P is a conductor, which of the lightbulbs would light up? [1 mark]