Series and Parallel Circuits Lab - Schematic Diagrams
Schematic Symbols
Bulb
Draw each schematic diagram after have successfully built the following circuits. Remember to make your diagrams neat
and scientific by using right angles and straight lines.
1.) Series Circuit with 1 bulb. Record your observation of the relative brightness of the bulb on your diagram.
2.) Series Circuit with 2 bulbs. Record your observations of the relative brightness of each bulb on your diagram.
3.) Series Circuit with 3 bulbs. Record your observations of the relative brightness of each bulb on your diagram.
4.) Parallel Circuit with 2 bulbs. Record the relative brightness of each bulb on your diagram.
5.) Parallel Circuit with 3 bulbs. Record the relative brightness of each bulb on your diagram.
Reflection Questions: Restate the question in your response. You may use any text in class to answer the following.
6.) What is a series circuit?
7.) What are two disadvantages of a series circuit?
8.) What happens to the brightness of the light bulbs in a series circuit when more light bulbs are added to the circuit?
9.) What is a parallel circuit? (Explain how you could tell if a circuit is parallel.)
10.) What happens to the brightness of the light bulbs in a parallel circuit when another light bulb is added?
11.) What is an advantage of a parallel circuit?
Series and Parallel Circuits Lab - Schematic Diagrams
Schematic Symbols
Bulb
Draw each schematic diagram after have successfully built the following circuits. Remember to make your diagrams neat
and scientific by using right angles and straight lines.
1.) Series Circuit with 1 bulb. Record your observation of the relative brightness of the bulb on your diagram.
2.) Series Circuit with 2 bulbs. Record your observations of the relative brightness of each bulb on your diagram.
3.) Series Circuit with 3 bulbs. Record your observations of the relative brightness of each bulb on your diagram.
4.) Parallel Circuit with 2 bulbs. Record the relative brightness of each bulb on your diagram.
5.) Parallel Circuit with 3 bulbs. Record the relative brightness of each bulb on your diagram.
Reflection Questions: Restate the question in your response. You may use any text in class to answer the following.
6.) What is a series circuit?
7.) What are two disadvantages of a series circuit?
8.) What happens to the brightness of the light bulbs in a series circuit when more light bulbs are added to the circuit?
9.) What is a parallel circuit? (Explain how you could tell if a circuit is parallel.)
10.) What happens to the brightness of the light bulbs in a parallel circuit when another light bulb is added?
11.) What is an advantage of a parallel circuit?