Unit Award Scheme

119056 CURRENT AND ELECTRICITY: SERIES AND PARALLEL

In successfully completing this unit, the Learner will have		Evidence needed
shown knowledge of
1	what a current is and how it can be measured	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
2	how current is measured in amps (A)	Student completed work and/or summary sheet
3	how different models can be used to describe electric current flow	Student completed work and/or summary sheet
4	how current is the same at all points in a series circuit and that current does not get 'used up'	Student completed work and/or summary sheet
demonstrated the ability to
5	use circuit symbols for a cell, battery, lamp, switch, ammeter and voltmeter	Student completed work and/or summary sheet
6	connect components such as lamps both in series and in parallel	Student completed work and/or summary sheet
shown knowledge of
7	how switches work and how they can control different kinds of circuit	Student completed work and/or summary sheet
8	how lighting circuits are usually parallel circuits	Student completed work and/or summary sheet
9	what happens to current at a junction.	Student completed work and/or summary sheet

All outcomes recorded on an AQA Summary Sheet

Approved 19 May 2023Level - Level One