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Current, potential difference and resistance

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What is electricity | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

What is electricity | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

BBC Four | 2011 | 1'49''

An electric current is essentially the flow of electrons (which are electrically charged) from one atom to anot...

Resistance | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Resistance | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

BBC Four | 2011 | 4'44''

Jim Al-Khalili explains how, as we made microchips smaller, the electrical feature of resistance was becoming more probl...

Alternating current | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Alternating current | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

BBC Four | 2011 | 5'14''

Nikola Tesla invented alternating current (AC) which allowed no electrical power to be lost when passing throug...

Positive and negative charges | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Positive and negative charges | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

BBC Four | 2011 | 3'18''

Benjamin Franklin discovered that electricity could be like money in a bank, it could be in credit (p...

S04E01: South West | Local Heroes

S04E01: South West | Local Heroes

BBC Two | 1999 | 29'09''

This week he reveals the heroes of Bath, Stroud, Dorset and the New Forest, from the inventor of concrete to a pioneer of static electricit...

Alternating and direct current | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Alternating and direct current | GCSE Bitesize Revision

BBC Two | 2010 | 35'''

Spec references J249: P8.2h J250: P6.2g. Alternating and direct current. Description and animation.

Ohm's law | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Ohm's law | GCSE Bitesize Revision

BBC Two | 2010 | 2'07''

. Ohm's law V = IR with worked example narrated slides.

Voltaic Pile | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Voltaic Pile | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

BBC Four | 2011 | 5'06''

Invented by Italian chemist Alessandro Volta in 1799, the voltaic pile was the first electrical battery that could con...
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Electrical power and safety

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S05E01: London | Local Heroes

S05E01: London | Local Heroes

BBC Two | 2000 | 29'04''

London is the first destination, where he investigates the invention of the lightning conductor, the pressure cooker and the electrocardiogram.

S03E01: Cornwall | Local Heroes

S03E01: Cornwall | Local Heroes

BBC Two | 1998 | 28'55''

Adam visits south-west England, where his subjects include William Murdock, who devised the world's first mechanical vehicle and also came up...

What does a fuse do? | GCSE Bitesize Revision

What does a fuse do? | GCSE Bitesize Revision

BBC Two | 2010 | 1'35''

Spec references J249: P8.2j J250: P6.2i. Animation showing domestic fuses and fuse boxes. Use of P = I V to choose the correct ...

What is the purpose of the earth wire in a plug? | GCSE Bitesize Revision

What is the purpose of the earth wire in a plug? | GCSE Bitesize Revision

BBC Two | 2010 | 38''

Spec references J249: P8.2i J250: P6.2h. Animation - purpose of the earth wire.

Wiring a plug | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Wiring a plug | GCSE Bitesize Revision

BBC Two | 2010 | 1'33''

Spec references J249: P8.2i J250: P6.2h. Wiring a plug. Animation with method to remember wire colour.

03/12/2009 | Bang Goes the Theory

03/12/2009 | Bang Goes the Theory

Electricity | BBC One | 2009 | 58'12''

A Bang Goes the Theory special event showing how much electricity we use without even thinking about it. The gang attempts to power a house...

03: Revelations and Revolutions | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

03: Revelations and Revolutions | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Electricity | BBC Four | 2011 | 59'04''

Jim Al-Khalili concludes by looking at how, if we could understand the secret of electrical superco...

02: The Age of Invention | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

02: The Age of Invention | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Electricity | BBC Four | 2011 | 59'23''

Jim Al-Khalili shows how harnessing the link between magnetism and electricity transformed the world, allo...

01: Spark | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

01: Spark | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Electricity | BBC Four | 2011 | 59'21''

Jim Al-Khalili tells how the first 'natural philosophers' began to unlock electricity's mysteries, studying its curious l...

Uses of electrostatics – the photocopier | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Uses of electrostatics – the photocopier | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Electricity | BBC Two | 2010 | 33''

Spec references J249: P3.1b, P3.1c, P3.1d. Uses of electrostatics - photocopier - animation and descr...

Uses of electrostatics – the electrostatic dust precipitator | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Uses of electrostatics – the electrostatic dust precipitator | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Electricity | BBC Two | 2010 | 48''

Spec references J249: P3.1b, P3.1c, P3.1d. Uses of electrostatics - the electrost...

Dangers and nuisance of electrostatics | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Dangers and nuisance of electrostatics | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Electricity | BBC Two | 2010 | 45''

Spec references J249: P3.1c J250: P3.1c. Discharging charged objects and dangers nuisance of static electrici...

Electrical Power | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Electrical Power | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Electricity | BBC Two | 2010 | 49''

Spec references J249: P3.2l, P3.2m J250: P3.2l, P3.2m . Description of electrical power, P = I V, watts and kilowatts. Narrated sl...

The Diode | GCSE Bitesize Revision

The Diode | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Electricity | BBC Two | 2010 | 28''

Spec references J249: P3.2g, P3.2h J250: P3.2g, P3.2h. Non-ohmic conductors - diode. Circuit symbol, electrical characteristic and descrip...

Light dependent resistor (LDR) | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Light dependent resistor (LDR) | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Electricity | BBC Two | 2010 | 25''

Spec references J249: P3.2g, P3.2h J250: P3.2g, P3.2h. Non-ohmic conductors - LDR. Circuit symbol, electrical charact...

The thermistor | GCSE Bitesize Revision

The thermistor | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Electricity | BBC Two | 2010 | 23''

. Non-ohmic conductors - thermistor. Circuit symbol, electrical characteristic and description. Narrated slides.

The filament lamp | GCSE Bitesize Revision

The filament lamp | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Electricity | BBC Two | 2010 | 29''

. Non-ohmic conductors - filament lamp. Circuit symbol, electrical characteristic and description. Narrated slides.

Circuit symbols | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Circuit symbols | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Electricity | BBC Two | 2010 | 13''

Spec references J249: P3.2b J250: P3.2b. Circuit symbols - narrated slides.

Potential difference in series and parallel circuits | Curriculum Bites

Potential difference in series and parallel circuits | Curriculum Bites

Electricity | CBBC | 2003 | 1'44''

Spec references J249: P3.2a J250: P3.2a. Voltage (potential difference) in series and parallel circuits.

Potential difference | Curriculum Bites

Potential difference | Curriculum Bites

Electricity | CBBC | 2003 | 34''

Spec references J249: P3.2c J250: P3.2c. What is voltage (potential difference) and how is it measured? Animation and description.

Current in series and parallel circuits | Curriculum Bites

Current in series and parallel circuits | Curriculum Bites

Electricity | CBBC | 2003 | 55''

Spec references J249: P3.2a, P3.1f J250: P3.2a, P3.1e . Animated explanation of a current in series and parallel c...

Parallel and series circuits | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Parallel and series circuits | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Electricity | BBC Two | 2010 | 3'08''

Spec references J249: P3.1e, P3.1f, P3.2a, P3.2b J250: P3.1d, P3.1e, P3.2a, P3.2b. Circuit symbols, differences between...

Mains electricity 2 | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Mains electricity 2 | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Electricity | BBC Two | 2010 | 4'45''

Animated shorts to support students preparing for assessments in GCSE Additional Science.

Electrostatics | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Electrostatics | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Electricity | BBC Two | 2010 | 3'40''

Animated shorts to support students preparing for assessments in GCSE Additional Science.

Electric charge | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Electric charge | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Electricity | BBC Two | 2010 | 1'27''

A revision programme covering electricity.

Mains electricity | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Mains electricity | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Electricity | BBC Two | 2010 | 5'02''

A revision programme covering electricity.

Energy transfer in circuits | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Energy transfer in circuits | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Electricity | BBC Two | 2010 | 4'33''

A revision programme covering electricity.

Circuits | Curriculum Bites

Circuits | Curriculum Bites

Electricity | CBBC | 2003 | 5'42''

Schools science programme where topics in the double science curriculum are broken down into small chunks.

Faraday cage | Dangerous Earth

Faraday cage | Dangerous Earth

Electricity | BBC Four | 2016 | 2'20''

Dr Helen Czerski explains how planes are protected from lightning.

Superconductors | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Superconductors | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Bonding Structure and Properties | BBC Four | 2011 | 3'01''

Jim Al-Khalili looks at how, in 1986, IBM researchers discovered a breakthrough regarding superconductivity in cera...

Crystal Junctions | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Crystal Junctions | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Electricity | BBC Four | 2011 | 5'46''

Jim Al-Khalili explores the race between scientists to create a reliable way to amplify electrical signals, and i...

Semiconductors and WWII | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Semiconductors and WWII | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Bonding Structure and Properties | BBC Four | 2011 | 4'15''

Jim Al-Khalili explains the importance of semiconductors, particularly with regard to fighting WWII.

Electricity and the Atomic scale | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Electricity and the Atomic scale | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Atomic Structure | BBC Four | 2011 | 3'09''

Jim Al-Khalili explores how Ernest Rutherford's work on the atom revealed what electricity was on ...

Valves | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Valves | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Electricity | BBC Four | 2011 | 2'21''

Jim Al-Khalili explains how William Crooks experimented with sending electrical currents through a vacuum.

Semiconductors | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Semiconductors | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Electricity | BBC Four | 2011 | 2'44''

Jim Al-Khalili explores how JC Bose and his wave detector made use of crystals to conduct electricity.

Electromagnetic waves | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Electromagnetic waves | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Electricity | BBC Four | 2011 | 3'28''

Jim Al-Khalili explains Michael Faraday's theory that any electrical charge can create a forcefield surroundi...

The first light bulbs | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

The first light bulbs | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Electricity | BBC Four | 2011 | 3'01''

Jim Al-Khalili explores the history of Thomas Edison's first incandescent light bulb.

Electromagnets and telegraphs | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Electromagnets and telegraphs | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Electricity | BBC Four | 2011 | 4'03''

Jim Al-Khalili explains how an electromagnet works and how it paved the way for the birth of the tele...

Leyden Jar | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Leyden Jar | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Electricity | BBC Four | 2011 | 4'44''

A Leyden jar is a device for storing static electricity, discovered accidentally in Leiden, Netherlands.

Insulators and Conductors | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Insulators and Conductors | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Electricity | BBC Four | 2011 | 4'22''

Stephen Gray, a silk dyer, was used to seeing sparks leap from the silk so he began experiments conductin...

How Nikola Tesla electrified his Victorian peers | Victorian Sensations

How Nikola Tesla electrified his Victorian peers | Victorian Sensations

Electricity | BBC Four | 2019 | 2'09''

Hannah Fry describes the first moment Nikola Tesla demonstrated the power of electricity.

The invention of the electricity generator | The Genius of Invention

The invention of the electricity generator | The Genius of Invention

Electricity | BBC Two | 2013 | 5'00''

Mark Miodownik explores the scientific achievements of Michael Faraday. He linked ideas of motion and ma...
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