Electricity: Foundations
From static sparks to your first circuits — the KS3 foundations of electricity.
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Start at the very beginning: what charge is, how current flows, how to read and build circuits, and how electricity reaches your home safely. Short, visual lessons with quick checks along the way.
What's inside
Charge and static electricityWhere electricity begins: charge, and what happens when it can't flow.
3 lessonsCurrent and simple circuitsGet charge moving, then read and build your first circuits.
4 lessonsVoltage, resistance and circuit rulesWhat pushes the current, what slows it, and how it shares out.
4 lessonsEnergy, safety and the gridStoring energy, staying safe, and how electricity reaches you.
4 lessons