FOUNDATION MODULE · 3 LESSONS
Virtual science labs for curious learners
Online science learning becomes more concrete when you can change a variable and observe a result. Start with a simple circuit simulation, predict what will happen, then record the evidence in an experiment notebook.
Open this moduleWhat you will practise
- Explain why a circuit needs a complete conducting path.
- Use an ideal resistor model to compare voltage and current.
- Plan an investigation that changes one variable at a time.
Read each lesson, use browser-supported text-to-speech if it helps, then check your understanding with a short exercise. Use the feedback to revisit an idea and try again.
This introductory module is available to signed-in learners aged 10–16. Older age divisions receive extension prompts. It is enrichment content awaiting Zimbabwe curriculum mapping and teacher review.
A world of energy
Your lesson path
A complete path
Open the circuit lab and toggle the switch. Predict what the indicator will show before you change it.
Current and resistance
In the lab, keep resistance at 10 ohms. Compare current at 3 V and 6 V. Write what changed.
A fair investigation
Use the experiment notebook to record a prediction, observations and conclusion for the circuit lab.
TRY A LITTLE LEARNING
A complete path
A simple electric circuit needs a source of electrical energy, conducting connections and a complete path. A battery can provide the source. A switch opens or closes the path. If there is a break, current cannot flow around the complete circuit.
Think about it
Open the circuit lab and toggle the switch. Predict what the indicator will show before you change it.
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