Topic 12: Resistance

1. Complete in workbook:

• Summarise core content on pages 151 - 160

• Act. 1 Revise what you know about resistance (page 151)

• Act. 2 Identify resistors in everyday life (page 153)

• Act. 3 Revise terminology about resistors (page 153)

• Act. 4 Measure the current in a circuit (page 154)

• Act. 5 Measure the voltage in a circuit (page 155)

• Act. 6 Investigate the effect of the type of material on resistance (page 157 - 158)

• Act. 7 Investigate the effect of thickness of a conductor on resistance (page 158)

• Skills focus: Analyse data and draw conclusions (page 159)

• Topic 12 revision (page 160)

2. Important terminology:

Below is a list of the key terms in Topic 5. Use the "Key word" text boxes on pages 151 - 160 to compile a list of important terminology with definitions in your workbooks

• resistance

• conductor

• resistor

• rheostat

• diode

• semi-conductor

• insulator

• data

• analysing

3. Informal Assessment: