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Lesson
Plan: Grade 10 Science Class
Lesson: ~1
hour
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Introduction of Ohm’s Law and definitions of current, voltage, resistance
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Introduce Kirchhoff’s current and voltage laws
- Series
Circuits
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Demonstration of a series circuit, with students determining what will
happen when resistors are added to the circuit. Comparison of experimental
and theoretical data.
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Parallel Circuits
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Demonstration of a parallel circuit, with students determining what will
happen when resistors are added to the circuit. Comparison of experimental
and theoretical data.
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Introduction of the light bulb
- Power
- Bulbs
in series demonstration
- Bulbs
in parallel demonstration
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Explanation of the non-linearity of light bulbs
- “Memory
Bulbs” demonstration
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Conclusion of lesson
Powerpoint presentation
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