Unit Award Scheme

116506

INVESTIGATING RESISTANCE

Level: Level One

In successfully completing this unit, the learner will have	Evidence needed
demonstrated the ability to 1. set up a series circuit with a bulb, a cell, an ammeter and a voltmeter	Summary sheet
2. measure the current and potential difference across one bulb when the number of bulbs in the circuit is changed but the number of cells stays the same	Summary sheet
3. measure the current and potential difference when the number of bulbs stays the same but the number of cells in the circuit is changed	Summary sheet
shown knowledge of 4. how to complete a results table for their investigation	Student completed work
5. how to calculate resistance as being the potential difference divided by the current	Student completed work
6. how resistance is affected by the number of bulbs	Student completed work
7. how resistance is affected by the number of cells.	Student completed work

Approved 03 Nov 2021

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