Electrical Resistance & Ohm's Law Phenomena-Based Lesson: Two Devices on One Bench: The Straight Line and the Bend Teacher Discussion Guide | Physics II | Grades 9–12

This is the teacher discussion guide, with lesson flow, facilitation questions, anticipated student ideas and model explanations for leading the class discussion for the Phenomena-Based Lesson in the Physics II (grades 9–12) chapter Electrical Resistance & Ohm's Law, built around the phenomenon Two Devices on One Bench: The Straight Line and the Bend. It is sold separately from the other two parts of the set.

Complete the set: Electrical Resistance & Ohm's Law Phenomena-Based Lesson: Two Devices on One Bench: The Straight Line and the Bend Presentation; Electrical Resistance & Ohm's Law Phenomena-Based Lesson: Two Devices on One Bench: The Straight Line and the Bend Student Response Sheet. Scaffolded version: Electrical Resistance & Ohm's Law Scaffolded Phenomena-Based Lesson: Two Devices on One Bench: The Straight Line and the Bend Teacher Discussion Guide.

Sections: Standards Alignment; Student Learning Objectives (slos); Dated Observations (classroom Teaching Case); The Dataset (classroom Teaching Case); Sensemaking Questions; Talk Moves; Common Misconceptions; CER Task (verbatim Across The Trio). Sample item: “1. For the resistor, what does each 1.00 V step do to the current? What single word describes the steps for the lamp?”

What's inside: Teacher Discussion Guide (editable .docx + PDF, about 1,554 words, 4 pages).

Standards: NGSS High School Physical Science (HS-PS) disciplinary core ideas and the science practices of analyzing data and constructing explanations.

Resource type: Phenomena-Based Lesson – Teacher Discussion Guide. Format: editable Microsoft Word file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Open with the phenomenon slide show, let students record ideas on the response sheet, and lead the discussion with the teacher guide. Built for Physics II, grades 9–12.

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