Progression: Explain how the lesson feeds into the larger unit/topic

Following on from lessons describing resistance, Ohm’s law and I-V graphs for the filament of a lamp and a metal wire 2.2 (a) – (e) and (g).
Leading to lessons describing the effect of temperature on the resistance of a metal and superconductivity 2.2 (i) – (n)
Lesson Topic/ Resistivity GCE Physics Unit 2.2 (h)
Specification coverage
Description
Learning Apply the equation for resistivity. Resources: Video 08. Determination of the resistivity of a wire |
Objectives: Describe the experiment to determine the Experiments on Film (science.cymru)
Resistance - (Blended Learning
resistivity of a wire. (d3kp6tphcrvm0s.cloudfront.net)

Apparatus for the experiment described in the teacher

guide Eduqas CPD - Word document template
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Blended learning resource Resistance - Blended
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Open, Rotations, Close
Whole Group Open Direct/Teacher Independent/Online Collaborative Whole Group Close
Introduction Remediate/Accelerate Practice/Assess/Inquire Explore/Create/Action Reflect
Show the apparatus for Teacher to lead a Practise using the equation by Watch the video Exit ticket:
the experiment Eduqas discussion about the complete the questions in the Determination of the Sketch a graph to show how the resistance of a wire
CPD - Word document factors that affect blended learning resource page resistivity of a wire: changes with increasing length.
template (wjec.co.uk) resistance; including the Resistance - Blended Learning Resistance - (Blended Explain how the graph can be used to determine the
Learners to suggest relationship between Learning resistivity of the wire.
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suggest they could be different materials. Resistance - Blended Learning
used to determine. (d3kp6tphcrvm0s.cloudfront.net) Plan an experiment to
Teacher to introduce determine the resistivity of
Teacher to prompt the equation for Complete the past paper a wire. Learners to discuss
using differentiated resistivity, learners to question from the blended ways to improve their
questions. e.g. suggest appropriate learning resource W14-1321- methods then conduct the
Name the apparatus. units for resistivity. 01.indd (wjec.co.uk) and self experiment as described in
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Are they connected in document template
series or parallel? (wjec.co.uk)
How will changing the
length affect the Analyse the results and
current? compare their value to the
known value given by the
teacher. Learners to discuss
why the values may be
different.