A group of former students discussed their results for the series circuits: Marco, said if that bulbs or resistors are connected in series to one another and to the terminals of a battery, the one closest to the - pole would have a larger potential difference across it because it is harder to push the charge through the second one after it has already gone through the first and so on. His partner, Sonya, says that the order of the circuit elements does not matter and the resistor with the larger resistance would see a greater potential difference no matter where it is placed in the series. A third partner, Pat, agrees with Sonya’s claim that resistance matters, but they believe smaller resistances should have bigger voltages. With which of these students do you agree, if any? Why? Indicate what is incorrect in the models with which you disagree. How would you convince them which claim is correct?

A group of former students discussed their results for the series circuits: Marco, said if that bulbs or resistors are connected in series to one another and to the terminals of a battery, the one closest to the - pole would have a larger potential difference across it because it is harder to push the charge through the second one after it has already gone through the first and so on. His partner, Sonya, says that the order of the circuit elements does not matter and the resistor with the larger resistance would see a greater potential difference no matter where it is placed in the series. A third partner, Pat, agrees with Sonya’s claim that resistance matters, but they believe smaller resistances should have bigger voltages. With which of these students do you agree, if any? Why? Indicate what is incorrect in the models with which you disagree. How would you convince them which claim is correct?