DATA LOGGING: Investigate The

Relationship Of Voltage And

Current Of A Light Bulb And A
Resistor
Bil.

Name

Group

Number matrix

1.

CHUA XIAO XUAN

D20161075225

2.

ARIFAH ADLINA BINTI RASHAHAN

D20161075231

3.

LINA ANAK KANDAU

D20161075232

4.

ANIS SYAHIRA BINTI MASROM

D20161075233

INTRODUCTION
Better Understanding Of
Scientific Experimentation
Greater Interest
In Practical Work

More Collegial
Collaboration Opportunities

ADVANTAGES

Better Understanding
Of Science Concepts

Opportunities for
Interdisciplinary Projects

New Innovative
Experiments Possible

Better Graphing Skills

Enhanced Computer Literacy

 Some People May Not Like

Working On Computer
System
Loss of Conventional
Methods Of Data
Collection

Increased Work
Load Of Teachers

Reduced Practice Of
Graphing Skills

DISADVANTAGES

Students may not relate

science concepts to
microscopic and symbolic
system representations

ENGAGE
What is the relationship between current and voltage of a light
bulb and a resistor?

RESISTOR is an Ohmic conductor or non-ohmic conductor?

Is light bulb an Ohmic conductor?

EMPOWER
DATA LOGGER
USB Digital Multimeter
Measure voltage, current and resistance
in a circuit.
Can replace role of ammeter and
voltmeter in a circuit.
Connect to computer to record data in
table and plot graph using computer
software.

EMPOWER
INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONSHIP OF VOLTAGE AND CURRENT OF
A LIGHT BULB AND A RESISTOR
Batteries

Resistor/
Bulb
USB Digital
Multimeter

Ammeter

A rheostat is a variable resistor that is

used to alter the amount of voltage or
current in a circuit.

Rheostat

EMPOWER
INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONSHIP OF VOLTAGE AND CURRENT OF
A LIGHT BULB AND A RESISTOR
Current through Voltage across
the resistor/ light
the resistor/
bulb, I/(A)
light bulb, V/(V)

Resistor

Light Bulb

Ohms Law: V=IR

Gradient of graph= Resistance across resistor/ light bulb

Hence, resistor is an ohmic conductor while light bulb is non-ohmic conductor.

ENHANCE
Most appliances need a certain amount of voltage and current to
operate.
Using Ohms law, we can figure out how much resistance is needed
in a circuit, and therefore either too much or too little current or
voltage would be produced.

Electric Iron

Alternator/Synchronous Generator
Generate electrical power

Laptop Charger

CONCLUSION
In this experiment, USB digital multimeter acts as data logger and is connected to computer.

Software such as data studio is used to obtain data from multimeter.

Main difference between an ohmic and a non-ohmic conductor
is whether they follow Ohms law.
An ohmic conductor would have a linear relationship
between the current and the voltage.
With non-ohmic conductors, the relationship is not linear.
Resistor is an ohmic conductor while light bulb is non-ohmic
conductor.