Bil

Name

DATA LOGGING:
Investigate The
Relationship Of Voltage
And Current Of A Light
Bulb And A Resistor
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
New Innovative
Experiments
ADVANTAGES
Possible

Better
Understanding Of
Science Concepts
Opportunities for
Interdisciplinary

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

DISADVANTA
GES
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
Batterie
s
Resisto
r/ Bulb
USB Digital
Multimeter

Ammet
er

A rheostat is a variable resistor

that is used to alter the amount
of voltage or current in a

Rheosta
t

EMPOWER

INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONSHIP OF VOLTAGE AND

CURRENT OF A LIGHT BULB AND A RESISTOR
Current
through the
resistor/
light bulb, I/
(A)

Voltage
across the
resistor/
light bulb,
V/(V)

Resistor

Light Bulb

Ohms Law: V=IR

Gradient of graph= Resistance across resistor/ light b

Hence, resistor is an ohmic conductor while light bulb is nonohmic 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

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 nonohmic 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.

THANK YOU !