Year 8 · Science

Current Electricity

Year 8 learners practise series and parallel circuits resistance.

The activities include Compare Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Production, Investigate Conducting Electricity in Liquids, Investigate Resistance in Series and Parallel Circuits, and related practice. The checked support below includes lesson, video, teaching, worksheet. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

Compare Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Production
Investigate Conducting Electricity in Liquids
Investigate Resistance in Series and Parallel Circuits
Learn About Mains Electricity and the National Grid
Study the Different Types of Resistors in Circuits

Checked learning resources

Series circuits

Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

Year 8 Science resource matched to series and parallel circuits resistance.
Electricity - KS3 Physics

BBC Bitesize · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

Year 8 Science resource matched to series and parallel circuits resistance.
Oak: Using Renewable Energy Resources

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

Year 8 science lesson. I can describe how renewable energy resources can be used to generate electricity. Renewable energy resources will not run out because they are replenished more quickly than we use them up Electric
Does Water Really Conduct Electricity?

YouTube — ScienceABC · Video · Opens on the provider website

Compares pure water with ion-containing solutions and explains why dissolved ions allow current to flow through liquids.
Oak: Comparing Series And Parallel Circuits

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

Year 9 science lesson. I can compare the properties of series and parallel circuits that have the same components. With the same battery, two bulbs in parallel are brighter than two in series. With the same battery, curr
Mains Electricity

YouTube — Freesciencelessons · Video · Opens on the provider website

Covers UK 230 V mains, alternating current and live, neutral and earth wires in a plug.
LDRs and Thermistors

YouTube — Miss Wetton · Video · Opens on the provider website

Explains how light-dependent resistors and thermistors vary resistance and are used as sensors.
Oak lesson slides: Using Renewable Energy Resources

Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

Year 8 science lesson. I can describe how renewable energy resources can be used to generate electricity. Renewable energy resources will not run out because they are replenished more quickly than we use them up Electric