Help students learn and revise key information about circuit symbols for AQA GCSE physics. This worksheet features an easily adaptable matching activity plus a fully completed summary table of all circuit components including descriptions of their functions and circuit symbols.
What’s included
- GCSE revision worksheet featuring a summary table circuit components, descriptions and symbols with a matching activity to test students’ knowledge
- Free printable PDF or an editable version which can be easily adapted to change the level of demand to suit your students (editable version for subscribers only)
GCSE circuit symbols revision
AQA GCSE Physics students need to be familiar with various circuit symbols. They should be able to identify each component based on its symbol, understand its function, and know how it contributes to the overall functionality of a circuit.
This worksheet features all the key information students need to know about circuit components which include the lamp, fuse, open switch, diode, voltmeter, cell, resistor, thermistor, LED, closed switch, battery, Light-Dependent Resistor (LDR), ammeter and variable resistor.
How to use this GCSE circuit symbols worksheet
This worksheet can be used in the classroom as an engaging learning activity for GCSE physics students. Ask students to match the circuit symbols with their functions and descriptions. To differentiate, remove rows or add more information in the editable version of the worksheet. As an alternative activity, the summary answer sheet could be cut up and used as matching cards.
For revision purposes, students can use this worksheet to test their understanding of the various circuit symbols and components. They can practice recalling the symbols and their functions or refer to the completed summary table for a comprehensive review of all the circuit components. It is an effective revision tool for helping students prepare for their AQA GCSE Physics exam.
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Extract from the worksheet — electricity components and their functions:
|
Component |
Function |
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lamp |
Lights up when current flows through it |
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fuse |
Breaks a circuit if too much current flows through it by the metal wire melting |
|
open switch |
Creates a break in the circuit so that current cannot flow |
|
diode |
Allows current to flow through it in one direction only |
|
voltmeter |
Measures potential difference across a component in volts |
|
cell |
Source of potential difference in a circuit |
|
resistor |
Has a designed resistance to electric current passing through it |
|
thermistor |
A resistor which reduces in resistance when heated |
|
LED |
Diode that emits light when a voltage is applied |
|
closed switch |
Completes a circuit so that electric current can flow |
|
battery |
Two or more cells electrically connected to provide a source of potential difference |
|
LDR |
A resistor whose resistance varies depending on the light intensity |
|
ammeter |
Measures electric current through a circuit in amperes |
|
variable resistor |
A component which can have its resistance changed to vary the amount of current flowing through a circuit |
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