Subject Code: ADTECH 2 Art, Design and Technology 2

LG Code: 14.0 Breadboarding Lab 2

Lesson Code: 14.0
Time Frame: 60 minutes +
Including the Supplementary Discussion

By the end of this learning guide, students will be able to:

• Prototype a series circuit on a breadboard
• Prototype a parallel circuit on a breadbard
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• Create and analyze circuits with the help of simulation software

Why do serial killers kill one person at a time?

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Because if they killed more, they would be
parallel killers.

Boom!

Figure 1. Series and Parallel Meme.

https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/434878907767070549/

In the previous module, you learned how to prototype a simple circuit

using a breadboard. In this module, you are going to prototype series and 10
parallel circuits on breadboards.

Recall that a series circuit is composed of a series of loads such as resistors where one end of a load
is connected to the end of another load.

Figure 2. Schematic Diagram of a Series Circuit with a power supply and three resistors.
https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/direct-current/chpt-5/building-simple-resistor-circuits/

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Constructing the circuit using a breadboard, the circuit can look like this, but any equivalent lay-out
can be used.

Figure 3. Series Circuit Construction on a Breadboard.

https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/direct-current/chpt-5/building-simple-resistor-circuits/

Notice that the current flows in one direction only. The positive terminal of the battery is connected to
one terminal of the first resistor. The other terminal of the first resistor is then connected to the terminal
of the second resistor and so on and so forth until the circuit closes.

Recall also that a parallel circuit is any circuit that provides one common voltage per branch across
the voltage source.

Figure 4. Schematic Diagram of a Parallel Circuit with a power supply and three resistors.
https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/direct-current/chpt-5/building-simple-resistor-circuits/

Constructing the circuit using a breadboard, the circuit can look like this, but any equivalent lay-out
can be used. Notice that the current flows in all branches across the source which is the battery.

Figure 5. Parallel Circuit Construction on a Breadboard.

https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/direct-current/chpt-5/building-simple-resistor-circuits/

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OPTIONAL VIEWING

Scan the QR code to watch a 4-minute video of another example of “Series and Parallel
Circuits on Breadboard” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvyFdiij_T8

LABORATORY ACTIVITY PART 2 of 2

10 points/ 10% of your grade
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Ask your teacher for specific instructions for your campus.

You will apply the concepts you learned from this learning guide and the previous learning guides to
prototype a series circuit and a parallel circuit.

Perform the following lab activity. Encode and paste (for pictures) your answers in a Word document.
Save it and submit it according to the instructions of your teacher.

MATERIALS:

1 pc 1KΩ Resistor 5-10 pcs M to M Connecting wires 1 pc 9V Battery

1 pc Breadboard 4 pc LED

EXPERIMENTAL SETUP:

1. Using your materials above, connect your components

according to the following schematic diagram.

Note: Remember the polarity of the

LED. Connect the positive terminal of
the battery to the anode of a LED.

Figure 6. Schematic diagram.

2. Take a picture of your

working series circuit
and place it here.
(4 points)

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 3. Now try removing D4 and closing the circuit. What are your observations? (1 point)

4. Using your materials above, connect your components according to the following schematic
diagram.

Figure 7. Schematic diagram.

Note: In practice, each LED should have its own resistor, but for the purposes of a simplified
experiment, we will only require one resistor.

5. Take a picture of your working parallel circuit and place it here. (4 points)

6. Now try removing D4 and closing the circuit. What are your observations? (1 point)

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 In this learning guide, you have learned to prototype a series circuit and a
parallel circuit. Also, you have observed the effects of an increase or
decrease in load by removing one LED. With more practice, you can be 1
adept at building more complicated circuits on a breadboard.

OPTIONAL ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:

If you have a multitester at home, try to measure voltage, current, and resistance. Try using the
formulas to see if your theoretical calculations match the measured values.

Try to build the circuits in PhET simulator, using lightbulbs instead of LEDs, and experimenting with
resistance and battery values.

You can practice more by following the video “Building a series parallel circuit” at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2qh5T-QX9Y
Understand more about LEDs at “Why parallel LEDs each need their own resistors - Simply Put”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BoBNW3swpA

Note:

Your teachers can adjust the assessments, rubrics, submission dates, and type of activity, in short,
anything and everything, depending on the situation of each campus.

References:

All emoticons from https://emojipedia.org/

All About Circuits. (n. d.). Building simple resistor circuits: Chapter 5 - Series and parallel circuits.
https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/direct-current/chpt-5/building-simple-resistor-
circuits/

New Wave Concepts. (2006). Circuit wizard (Trial version)[Software]. http://www.new-wave-

concepts.com

Science Buddies. (2015, September 17). How to use a breadboard [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WReFkfrUIk

The Physics Classroom. (2020). Combination circuits.

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/circuits/Lesson-4/Combination-Circuits

Prepared by: Roxanne Joy L. Doyayag Reviewed by: Ernie V. Roa

Position: Special Science Teacher II Position: Special Science Teacher III
Campus: PSHS-CARC Campus: PSHS-CBZRC

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