Basic Electricity Study Module

The Basic Electricity Study Module (301-01) is designed to introduce students to electricity and electronics through a wide range of practical activities. Using either of the Experiment Platforms, users can select from a range of faults to be inserted into the study module circuits to develop electronic diagnostic and faultfinding techniques.

The board can also be used in conjunction with our optional cloud-based engineering software, which offers online interactive theory presentations, investigations, and assessments to underpin the practical learning carried out on this resource.

Topics include the following:

• Symbols and Switches
• Magnetism and Relays
• Measuring Electricity
• Lamps in Series and Parallel
• Motors and Generators
• Thermistors
• Fault Finding

Typical activities include:

• Represent electrical circuits in diagrams
• Set up and investigate circuits with switches
• Identify what magnetism is
• Set up and investigate a latched relay system
• Explain why metals are good conductors
• Explain EMF and Potential Difference
• Use a multimeter to measure current and voltage
• Work out current, voltage and power requirements for lamps in series and parallel
• State what resistance is
• Recognize construction/use of variable resistors
• Recognize how a potentiometer can be used to set voltage across a component
• Measure the current flowing in a circuit
• Measure and calculate resistance
• State the relationship between electric current and magnetic field
• Recognize the dynamo/generator effect
• Locate faults in simple electric circuits

Please Note: This resource requires access to an Advanced Electronics Experiment Platform (300-01).