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Ohm's Law: voltage, current, resistance

Apply Ohm's Law (V = IR) to calculate current, voltage, or resistance in a simple circuit, and explain that resistance opposes the flow of current

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Ohm's Law: voltage, current, resistance means practising the idea at the table with a simple hands-on check. We will demo once, then your child tries.

Materials: A battery, bulb, and wires OR a warm/cool cup comparison setup; Paper for a simple energy-path note. 1. Say the goal of Ohm's Law: voltage, current, resistance in plain words once. 2. Adult shows one energy transfer (circuit lights, or heat moving to a cooler hand nearby) and names the path. 3. Child traces or describes three energy paths and says what changed. 4. Fresh check: one fresh energy-path description. Record and stop. Done: three energy-path notes with a before/after change. Proof: parent note of examples and results. Stop: End after the fresh check; keep optional challenge for another day.

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  • States Ohm's Law as V = IR and identifies the units for each quantity
  • Rearranges V = IR to find the unknown value given the other two
  • Explains that resistance opposes current flow and identifies factors that affect resistance (material, length, thickness)
“If your child doubles the resistance in a circuit while keeping the battery the same, can they predict what happens to the current and explain using the V = IR formula?”

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Type
Procedural
Subject
Science
Domain
Energy
Age range
Ages 12–13

Standards

ngss-ms:MS-PS2-3