Grade: High School - 4

PII.5.4
Define and describe a device as ohmic or non-ohmic based on the relationship between the current passing through the device and the voltage across the device based on the shape of the curve of a current vs. voltage or voltage vs. current graphical representation.

I Can Statements Academic Vocabulary
I can define a device as ohmic or non-ohmic based on the relationship between the current passing through the device and the voltage across the device based on the shape of the curve of a current vs. voltage or voltage vs. current graphical representation.

I can describe a device as ohmic or non-ohmic based on the relationship between the current passing through the device and the voltage across the device based on the shape of the curve of a current vs. voltage or voltage vs. current graphical representation.

Ohmic Device
Non-Ohmic Device
Current
Voltage
Resistance

Cross Cutting Concepts
Energy and Matter
Looking Back Looking Ahead
Develop graphical and mathematical representations that describe the relationship between the between the amount of current passing through an ohmic device and the amount of voltage (i.e. EMF) applied across the device according to Ohm’s Law. Apply those representations to qualitatively and quantitatively describe how changing the current affects the voltage and vice versa for an ohmic device of known resistance. (PII.5.2)

Describe the slope of the graphical representation of current vs. voltage or voltage vs. current in terms of the resistance of the device. (PI.8.4)

Explain and analyze simple arrangements of electrical components in series and parallel DC circuits in terms of current, resistance, voltage and power. Use Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s laws to analyze DC circuits. (PII.5.5)