Circuit vocabulary
Use technical vocabulary for electrical circuits — circuit, component, cell, battery, current, voltage, resistance, conductor, insulator, switch, series circuit, parallel circuit — and apply these when describing, drawing, and designing working circuits
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“Does your child know the difference between a series circuit and a parallel circuit — not just which one, but what actually makes them different electrically?”
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- Activity. Use technical vocabulary for electrical circuits — circuit, component, cell, battery, current, voltage, resistance, conductor, insulator, switch, series circuit, parallel circuit — and apply these when describing, drawing, and designing working circuits
What to notice. Use 'series' and 'parallel' correctly to describe two different circuit configurations and explain the key difference • Apply 'current', 'voltage', and 'resistance' correctly in a written description of how a circuit works • Name at least six standard circuit components and describe what each one does
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Does your child know the difference between a series circuit and a parallel circuit — not just which one, but what actually makes them different electrically?
Use technical vocabulary for electrical circuits — circuit, component, cell, battery, current, voltage, resistance, conductor, insulator, switch, series circuit, parallel circuit — and apply these when describing, drawing, and designing working circuits
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- Use 'series' and 'parallel' correctly to describe two different circuit configurations and explain the key difference
- Apply 'current', 'voltage', and 'resistance' correctly in a written description of how a circuit works
- Name at least six standard circuit components and describe what each one does
“Does your child know the difference between a series circuit and a parallel circuit — not just which one, but what actually makes them different electrically?”
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- Language
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Energy
- Age range
- Ages 9–11