Grade 06 Science - EC: S6.C.3.2.2
Grade 06 Science - EC: S6.C.3.2.2
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Grade Levels
6th Grade
Course, Subject
Science
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- Define voltage.
- Define current.
- Define resistance.
- Describe Ohm’s Law.
- What is the relationship between current, voltage, and resistance?
- If the resistance decreases, what happens to the current? Why?
- Given the formula V=IR (where V=voltage, I=current, and R=resistance), what would the voltage of the circuit be if the current was 3 amps, and the resistance was 14 ohms? Show your work.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Voltage- a quantitative expression of the potential difference in charge between two points in an electrical field.
- Current is the rate at which the electrical charge is flowing.
- Resistance is a material’s opposition to the flow of an electric current.
- Ohm's law states that the current passing through a conductor is proportional to the voltage divided by the resistance. Ohm’s Law describes the currents flow through resistance when different levels of voltage are applied.
- Answer may include, but is not limited to: Current increases as voltage increases. Current increases as resistance decreases.
- Sample response: The current would increase. Since resistance restricts the flow of an electric charge, if there was less resistance, electrical flow would be easier, therefore current would increase.
- 42 volts
V = IR
V = 3 × 14
V = 42 volts
