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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 (LESSON 30)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 (LESSON 30)

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Lesson Outline
• Notes
• Activity 1: Hands-on Activity
• Activity 2: MCQS
• Activity 3: Open-ended Questions
• Activity 4: Fun Facts

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VIDEO: Circuits in Holiday Lights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9s_SIBIbwI
Discussion Question:
1. How do the series circuit and parallel circuit work?
2. What happens to each electrical circuit if one bulb is burned out?
3. Which type of circuit is more advantageous to use in holiday lights?

Why?

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Series and Parallel Circuit - Notes
There are two ways to arrange the components of an electric circuit. Each has
different effect in the current and in the load.
A circuit in which the components are connected from end-to-end are called
___________. This provides a single path for ___________ or the flow of
electrons. The bulbs in this circuit share an equal current. So, if you have two
bulbs, the current will be divided equally to the two bulbs.

Series circuit

Since electricity flows from the source Series circuit with one bulb busted
to each load one at a time, in the Light produced in series circuit
order they are wired to the circuit, if
one of the bulbs blew out, the other
bulbs would not be able to light up.
This is because the current is
interrupted and the circuit is open.

Adding more batteries in a series
circuit will produce _______ light
while adding more bulbs will produce
________ light. This is because the
bulbs in a series divides the electric
current more, thus, each light will
receive less current.

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Series and Parallel Circuit - Notes
In _______ circuit, there are multiple paths through which electrons can flow.

Parallel Circuit
In this circuit, the electric current has more than one path to travel. So, if one
bulb blew out, the other bulb would still be able to light up because the current
will still flow to the good bulb.
Each bulb receives the same amount of current that leaves the battery. Current is
not divided into the number of bulbs or load. Adding more bulbs will not affect the
current and all bulbs will have the same brightness. However, this will consume
the battery faster than it is in a series circuit.
Adding more batteries in this circuit will give brighter light but there is a limit. The
bulbs have limited current capacity. If there is too high current flowing though the
bulb it might blow out or get busted. Before adding more batteries take a look at
the limit of current that the bulb can hold to avoid getting busted.
How will you arrange the lights in this
keyboard? What do you think is the best
way to connect them?
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Activity 1 – Hands-on Activity: Series and Parallel Investigation

Material:
LED Light (3 pcs)
Copper tape (0.5 cm width, the shorter it is, the better.)
3-Volts Coin Cell Battery (2 pcs)
Construction paper

Instructions:

1. Put the copper wire on the construction paper as indicated on the diagram
below.

Battery Long strip A Z
End of long strip B
XY

Long strip B

2. Put 2 LED Light in the space X and Y. Then, connect the end of Long
strip B.

3. Add another bulb in gap Z and observe if there are any changes in the
brightness of the bulbs.

4. Add another battery to the circuit and observe what changes will happen
in the negative terminal of the battery. Make sure the positive terminal of
the battery is connected to the negative terminal of the other battery.

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5. Follow the illustration for the Circuit B. You may use the LED light used in
Circuit A.

Battery

6. Connect the end of the copper tape to the battery. Observe the brightness.
7. Disconnect Bulb B, and connect the end of the tape to the battery. Observe

what happens.
8. Return Bulb B to the circuit. Then, create a gap before Bulb A and connect

another LED light. Observe brightness of the bulbs.

Battery

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9. Add another battery to the circuit. Observe what happens to the
brightness of the bulb.
(a) How does the brightness of Circuit A and B differ after adding another
bulb?
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(b) Why do you think Circuit B did not work when removing one bulb
unlike in circuit A?
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(c) How does adding a battery affect the brightness of the bulb in each
circuit? Which circuit produced brighter light?
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(d) How would you compare the route of current in each circuit?
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Activity 2 - MCQs

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1. In the given circuit below, all the bulbs do not light up when two of the bulbs are not
working.

D C

B
A

Which two bulbs are fused? ()

(1) A and C only
(2) A and D only
(3) B and D only
(4) C and D only

2. Study the circuit diagrams below.

T U
S

Which of the following will have the brightest light and the dimmest light?

(1) T is the brightest and S is the dimmest ()
(2) S is the brightest and T is the dimmest
(3) U is the brightest and S is the dimmest
(4) T is the brightest and U is the dimmest

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3. Study the circuit diagrams below.

Circuit E Circuit F

Circuit G Circuit H

Which of the following circuits correctly match the experimental problem?

Set-ups Experimental Problem
(1) E and G
(2) E and H How does the number of bulbs affect the
(3) F and G brightness of the bulbs?
(4) F and H
How does the arrangement of the bulbs
affect the brightness of the bulbs?

How does the number of bulbs affect the
brightness of the bulbs?

How does the arrangement of the bulbs
affect the brightness of the bulbs?

()

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4. Study the diagram below. Switch A Room 1
Switch B Room 2
Electricity
supply

Room 4

Room 3

Based on the diagram above, which of the following is correct about the electrical circuit
Is correct?

(1) If only switch A is closed, all the bulbs in the rooms will light up. ( )
(2) If only switch A is opened, the bulbs in rooms 3 and 4 will light up.
(3) If only switch B is closed, the bulbs in rooms 2, 3, and 4 will light up.
(4) If only switch B is opened, all the bulbs in the rooms will not light up.

5. Study the circuit below. P

S1 Q R S2 S4

T U S3 ()

V S5 12

Which bulb/s will light up if only S1, S2 and S5 are closed?
(1) Only V and P
(2) Only Q, R and P
(3) Only V, Q, R, and P
(4) Only V, T and U

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6. Study the electrical circuit below.

When two bulbs fused, the other bulbs remained lighted up. Which were the two bulbs that
had fused?

(1) A and B ()
(2) A and D
(3) B and C
(4) C and D

7. The diagram below is a circuit with three identical bulbs X, Y, and Z.

X

Y

Z

Which of the following statement is correct about the circuit above is correct?

(1) The switch controls bulb X and Z ( )
(2) Bulb X, Y, and Z are arranged in series.
(3) When bulb X fuses, bulb Y and Z will remain lit.
(4) There are four batteries in the circuit connected in series.

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8.. Which of the following will light the most number of bulbs when only one switch is

closed?
(1) (2)

(3) (4)

()

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9. Study the diagram below.

In which order would you close the switches so that the Bulb A lights up first, followed by
Bulb B and then Bulb C?

1st switch to close 2nd switch to close 3rd switch to close
Z
(1) X Y X
Z
(2) Z Y Y

(3) Y X

(4) Z X

()

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10. Which of the following actions illustrate the safe handling of electrical parts? ( )

A. Do not touch switches with wet hands
B. Replace wires when rubber insulation is damaged
C. Connect as many plugs as possible to one socket
D. Connect the plug to the socket when the switch is turned off

(1) A and C only
(2) B, C, and D only
(3) A, B, and D only
(4) A, B, C and D

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Activity 3: Open-ended questions

1. Study the diagram below. Circuit X bulb A
bulb A

bulb B

(a) Will Bulb A remain lit when Bulb B is removed as shown? Give a reason for your

answer. [1]

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bulb A Circuit Y bulb A

bulb B

(b) Will the observation be the same in Circuit Y? Explain. [1]

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2. Study the three circuits below.

P

S1 Q R S2

T U S3

V S5 S4

(a) Which switch/es must be closed to make Bulb T and Bulb U light up? [1]

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(b) If all the switches are closed, which bulb, when fused, will cause all the other bulbs

not to light up? [1]

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(c) Which bulb/s will light up if Bulb R is fused and only S1, S2, and S3 are closed? [1]
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ACTIVITY 4: Fun Facts – The Electric Fish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0M7_HPSi14

Discuss Answer

Before the video Are there fishes that could
0:29 produced electricity?
1:12
4:36 How do electric eels use
electricity?

How do fishes create electricity?

Why do electric fish not
electrocute themselves?

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