Year 7 physics knowledge organiser – electricity and magnetism
Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Tim Swan
This knowledge organiser for Y7 students is based on the AQA KS3 science syllabus. It includes:
- background information on electricity and magnetism
- symbols for the various components in an electric circuit
- definitions of basic terms such as 'electrons' and 'current'
- definitions of key terms such as 'resistance' and 'potential difference'
- a summary of the differences between parallel circuits and series circuits
- challenge questions to test students' understanding.
It comes in a gapped write-on version where students complete the missing information and a revision mat version with answers.
The write-on version will work best printed on A3 paper to allow students space to write.
The suggested answer to one of the challenge questions:
Suggest and explain ways to reduce the risk of getting electrostatic shocks.
- Wear clothes and shoes made of natural fibres as these do not encourage a static charge to build up.
- Have flooring which allows a charge to dissipate, such as wood, mats made of natural fibres, or anti-static flooring.
- Humid air helps to dissipate the charge.
- Touch a metal key to a door handle to conduct the static charge away before you touch the handle with your hand.
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