Download Theme 1 Electricity

Literacy Mat: Year 7 Physics Theme 1 – Electricity
Lesson 1: Electrical
circuits
Lesson 2: Series and
parallel
Keywords: electrical, symbol
bulb, buzzer, cell, battery
lead, ammeter, voltmeter
circuit, complete, broken
Keywords: series circuit,
parallel circuit, components
bulbs, cell, battery
Sentence starters:
This circuit is a ......
A series circuit is different to a
parallel circuit because ...
In a series circuit the electricity
flows ...
In a parallel circuit the
electricity flows ...
This diagram shows that...
This symbol shows a ...
I think electricity will / will not
flow through this circuit.
I think this because ...
To allow electricity to flow I have
changed the circuit by ...
Lesson 5:
Voltage
Keywords:
voltage, volts,
voltmeter,
energy
Sentence starters:
To measure voltage you need...
Voltage is the ...
In a series circuit the voltage ...
In a parallel circuit the voltage ...
I think the voltage values in the
series circuit are .... because ...
I think the voltage values in the
parallel circuit are .... because ...
Sentence starters:
Lesson 6: Models (APP)
Keywords: model, voltage,
current, cell, battery
Sentence starters:
An object that moves like an
electron is ...
In my model the .... represents
the ....
In my model the current is the ...
In my model the voltage is the ...
My model is like a
real circuit because...
My model is not like a
real circuit because...
My model could be improved by ...
Lesson 3: Switches
Lesson 4: Current
Keywords: Switch, open, closed,
electricity, flows
Keywords: current, electrons,
ammeter, amps, flow
Sentence starters:
The symbol for a switch is ..
A switch work by ...
When the switch is open ...
When the switch is closed ...
In a series circuit ...
In a parallel circuit ...
I think bulb ? will be on / off
when switch ? is open / closed.
I think this because ...
Lesson 7:
Static
Keywords:
static, spark,
electrons, positive, negative,
charge, repel, attract, charges,
insulator
Sentence starters:
If charges are the same they ...
If charges are opposite they ...
An insulator becomes charged by
...
When the balloon is rubbed on
the jumper ...
The uses of static are ...
The dangers of static are ...
Sentence
starters:
The particle that moves with
electricity is called ...
Electrical current is...
Current in a series circuit will...
Current in a parallel circuit will...
The current in a series circuit is...
The current in a parallel circuit
is...
I think what is happening to the
electrons is...
Lesson 8: Magnets and
fields
Keywords: magnetic field,
magnet, south, north, pole,
Sentence starters:
The ends of a magnet are ...
Examples of magnetic materials
are ...
Examples of non- magnetic
materials are ...
The magnetic field lines are
different because ...
A bar magnet is similar to our
Earth’s magnetic field because ...
Holgate School
iteracy mat
My Work
Can I write in paragraphs?
Can I use different
sentence types?
I am proud of my work because...
I use connectives in each paragraph
to link my ideas and to put them in a
logical order.
Can I spell accurately?
Sound out the word
Think about a similar word
Find the word in a Key words list
Ask a friend or teacher
To learn it: look, cover, write ,
check
Once you’ve solved it, add the
correct spelling to your own word
bank.
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I have written clearly so that my reader can
understand my writing easily.
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I have used my literacy mat to check my
spelling and corrected any errors.
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I have used full sentences with a subject and
a verb.
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I have used correct punctuation and
grammar.
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I have paragraphed my work using TIPTOP.
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My writing is suitable for the person I am
writing for.
Simple sentences: contains a subject and
a verb and can contain an object
• The nucleus (subject) is the
controller (verb) of the cell
Compound sentences: joins two simple
sentences using the connectives: for, and,
nor, but, or, yet, so.
Tissues are lots of similar cells working
together and organs are different tissues
working together to perform a function.
Complex sentences: A complex sentence
contains a conjunction such as because,
since, after, although, or when .
A heart is classed as an organ, because it
has different tissues working together to
perform a function.
Can I use Punctuation and Grammar?
Basics
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for punctuation and grammar:
Every sentence must start with a capital letter.
Every sentence must finish with some form of punctuation: .?!
Proper nouns need capital letters. These are unique people, places or things e.g. there are many cities so
‘city’ doesn’t take a capital letter. However there is only one London, therefore it takes a capital letter.
 Remember don’t mix up ‘was’ and ‘were.’ For example ‘I was (singular)’ and ‘We were (plural)’