Doing the maths: Ohm's Law
When learners struggle with a concept such as Ohm's Law, the challenge for them may lie in the basic Mathematics. This card matching activity will reveal whether this is the case for your learners. It uses the set of cards that you will find in the resource box. The set can also be downloaded.
The approach used in this activity helps both teachers and learners to understand where difficulties and misconceptions lie, and what needs to be addressed. Watch the video clip to see it in action, and to begin thinking about where a similar approach might suit your learners.
Download the activity guide for instructions on using the activity.
Downloads
Ohm's Law Activity Guide (RTF,3937KB)
Ohms Law hexagonal card set (PDF, 1442KB)
Ohm's law solution sheet (PDF, 998KB)
Related Links
To set the activity in a wider context, go to Planning the learning. There's a partially completed example for Ohm's Law to get you started
Go to CPD builder: Challenging topics for suggestions on the CPD implications of this activity
You might also like to look at Using observation to gather information to explore another useful outcome from this activity