Practice: Circuit Drawing

1. Is Circuit #1 series or parallel? What about Circuit #2? Explain how you know.

2. How many pathways are there in Circuit #1 for current to travel through?

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• 1

• 2

3. How many pathways are there in Circuit #2 for current to travel through?

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• 1

• 2

• 3

4. If bulb A burns out, will bulb C still light? Explain why or why not.

5. If bulb D burns out, will bulb F still light? Explain why or why not.

6. Use circuit notation to draw Circuit #1.

7. Use circuit notation to draw Circuit #2.

8. Draw a series circuit with 3 light bulbs, an ammeter, a resistor, a switch, and two batteries.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

9. Draw a parallel circuit with 2 light bulbs, 3 switches and a battery. Each light bulb should have its own

switch, and there should be a switch to turn the whole circuit off.

10. Challenge: Draw a circuit with two light bulbs wired in parallel to each other, and a third light bulb in series

to the other two. Include a battery and a switch to turn the whole circuit off.