Measuring Current in Series

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Measuring Current in Series

• Learning Objective
• Measure and record current using an ammeter.
• Record observations and describe patterns.

Starter Bingo Starter 2 Unscramble
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Starter
Unscramble the tiles to reveal a message.

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Current in a series circuit
Start with one cell and one bulb. This is your
normal brightness of bulb so write the word
normal in the box below that has one cell and
one bulb.
Normal
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Measuring electric current
What happens to the size of the current when more
bulbs are added or more cells are added?
Start with one cell and one bulb and an ammeter.
This is your Current. Write the Value in the box.
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Conclusion
If a battery is added the current will ________
because there is a greater _____ on the
electrons. This makes the lamps _________.
If a bulb is added the current will _______
because there is greater ________ in the circuit.
The lamps will be ________.