Unit Award Scheme

122582 ELECTRICITY (UNIT 1)

In successfully completing this unit, the Learner will have		Evidence needed
demonstrated the ability to
1	define an electric current as the rate of the flow of electrical charge around a closed circuit	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
2	calculate a given charge and current by recalling and applying the formula from the given physics equations sheet	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
3	explain that current is caused by a source of potential difference and that it has the same value at any point in a series circuit	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
4	show by calculation and an explanation that components in series circuits have the same current passing through them	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
5	show by calculation and an explanation that components connected in parallel circuits have the same the potential difference across each of them	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
shown knowledge of
6	when the resistance of a component is greater, the current for a given potential difference (p.d.) is smaller across the component	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
demonstrated the ability to
7	calculate the current, potential difference or resistance by recalling and applying the equation from the given physics equations sheet	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
8	explain how to measure the resistance of a component by drawing an appropriate circuit diagram using the correct circuit symbols	Student completed work and/or student completed
9	calculate the total resistance of two given components in series as the sum of each component's given resistance	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
10	use the concept of equivalent resistance to solve at least two problems for circuits which include resistors in series	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
11	explain the key reason that adding resistors in series increases the total resistance, whilst adding resistors in parallel decreases the total resistance.	Summary sheet and/or student completed work

All outcomes recorded on an AQA Summary Sheet

Approved 28 November 2024Level - Level One