OpenStax Physics (High School)
Lesson Plan
Series Circuits
Goals / Objectives
Identify a series circuit configuration and explain what happens to current when the circuit is broken
Calculate the equivalent resistance of resistors in series using R_eq = R₁ + R₂ + ...
Apply Ohm's Law to find the current in a series circuit and the voltage drop across each resistor
Apply Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL) to verify that voltage drops sum to the source voltage
Analyze a series circuit with multiple resistors to find all unknown voltages and currents
Standards
19.2
"In a series circuit, the same current flows through all components. The total resistance of a series circuit is the sum of the individual resistances: R_total = R₁ + R₂ + R₃." "Kirchhoff's voltage law states that the algebraic sum of the changes in potential around any closed circuit loop must be zero."
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