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Measuring Current and Voltage
Current and Voltage
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/scien
ce/energy_electricity_forces/electric_current_
voltage/activity.shtml
Introduction to Circuits Activity
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/learning/b
itesize/standard/physics/using_electricity/r
esistance_activity.shtml
Measuring Current
Measuring Current
Use an ammeter to measure the current through the lamp.
Draw a circuit diagram with the ammeter connected correctly.
How to set up an… Ammeter
A
Measuring Current – Series Circuit
Measure the current through:
1.The Battery
2.Bulb 1
3.Bulb 2
Measuring Current – Parallel Circuit
Measure the current through:
1.The Battery
2.Bulb 1
3.Bulb 2
Measuring Voltage
Measuring Voltage
Use a voltmeter to measure voltage across the lamp.
Draw a circuit diagram with the voltmeter connected correctly
How to set up a… Voltmeter
V
Effect of Number of Cells on Voltage?
Measuring Voltage – Series Circuit
Measure the voltage across:
1.The Battery
2.Bulb 1
3.Bulb 2
Measuring Voltage – Parallel Circuit
Measure the voltage across:
1.The Battery
2.Bulb 1
3.Bulb 2
Measuring Current and Voltage
Measure the current through bulb 1 and the voltage
across bulb 2.
Measuring Current and Voltage
Draw a circuit diagram
Measuring Current and Voltage
Voltage and Current - Graph
Display these results as a line graph.
What is the relationship between voltage and current?
Voltage
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