Class No.

10

Name: Daryl L Cruz

ID No.: 5501033

OBJECTIVE:
To gain an understanding of the circuit quantities, voltage, current and resistance, and
the application of ohms law using series and parallel circuits via a computer simulation.
WARNING: This activity should be saved in the following format:
series and parallel circuits worksheet_<family name+first name>
before emailing it to grethel_mende@hnu.edu.ph.
INSTRUCTIONS:
a. Visit the following URLs in your web browser:
http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/
http://www.article19.com/shockwave/oz.htm
Note: You must have Adobe Shockwave loaded on your computer for the simulation to
work. You will require a calculator as well to perform calculations.
b. Experiment with the Ohm Zone user interface. Read the introduction on the left-hand
side and experiment with each of the menus at the bottom.Move the components
around using your mouse on the right-hand side and experiment by building a basic
circuit.Press the clear button when you have finished experimenting, which will clear the
work area.
c.Click on the visualize button and the popups buttons on the bottom menu. Now
clickon the hand symbol on the lower menu and a new sub-menu appears.
d. You will now complete all of theactivities; however you will only answer questions on
a few of them. Follow the instruction sequence below.
BE AWARE: Due to the internal resistance of the simulation battery, measuredbattery
voltage values will be slightly lower than expected. Lets start the prac.
Exhibit 1. Building a simple circuit.
a. Read the introduction on the left, then connect the voltmeter (V) across the resistor
and measure the voltage across the resistor. Now measure the voltage across the
battery. Write your results below.
Vr = 9.99V
VBatt = 10V
When we measure voltage, we place the meter on the component.

b. Referring back to the video you watched previously, what is another name we use for
voltage?

c. Name the direction the current flows from the battery? Positive direction
Is this current flow electron or conventional current flow? conventional
d.Now place the ammeter (A) in the circuit and measure the current. Current is
measured 0.1A with the circuit.
Write the measured current here 0.1A
e. Fill out the missing sections in the table below by substituting the resistor values and
take the measurements by placing the voltmeter and ammeter in the correct places.
Resistance Value
Green - 10
Yellow - 20
Blue - 100
Purple 200

Voltage
9.998
9.99
9.9998
9.9999

Current
0.998
0.5
0.1
0.05

From your observations above, in this circuit the voltage remains the same no matter
what the value of resistance is and as the current increases in value, the Resistance
decreases in value.
Exhibit 2. Building a series circuit.
a. Read the introduction and complete the activity.
Exhibit 3. Building a parallel circuit.
a. Read the introduction and complete the activity.
If you remove either light bulb, what happens to the remaining current?
It will still flow because the wires are connected independently with each other,
so with one connection out the current will still flow with the other one.
Exhibit 4. Building a combination circuit.
a. Read the introduction and complete the activity.
Why is it that if I remove the light bulb at A, the circuit ceases to work, yet if I remove
either B or C the circuit continues working?

If you will remove a the circuit will not work because it is in series with the other,
while removing B or C wont affect because they are connected in parallel.

Exhibit 5. Ohms Law.

a. Read the introduction and complete the activity.
Exhibit 6. Equivalent resistance in a series circuit.
a. Read the introduction and complete the activity. Add a 100 ohm resistor (blue) to the
circuit.
What is the equivalent series resistance of the circuit now? 400 ohm
Exhibit 7. Equivalent resistance in a parallel circuit.
a. Read the introduction and complete the activity. Replace R 2with a 100 ohm resistor
(blue) in the circuit.
What is the equivalent parallel resistance of the circuit now?150 ohm
If I have two resistors of equal value and I place them in parallel, the equivalent parallel
resistance is 3/2 of the value of one of the original resistors.
Exhibit 9. Current in a series circuit.
a. Read the introduction and complete the activity.
Exhibit 10. Current in a parallel circuit.
a. Read the introduction and complete the activity.
Exhibit 8. Kirchhoffs Current Law.
a. Read the introduction and complete the activity. Replace the 200 ohm resistor with a
100 ohm resistor (blue) in the circuit. Measure I 1, I2 and I3 again.
Is I3 equal to I1 + I2? yes

Exhibit 12. Voltage in a series circuit.

a. Read the introduction and complete the activity.
Exhibit 13. Voltage in a parallel circuit.
a. Read the introduction and complete the activity.
Exhibit 11. Kirchhoffs Voltage Law.
a. Read the introduction and complete the activity. If I changed the battery voltage to
20V and the voltage across R3 was 6.66V, what should the voltage be across R 2? 9V
Exhibit 14. Short circuits.
a. Read the introduction and complete the activity.

Final Assessment. Construct a circuit and calculate and measure circuit

quantities.
a. Click the clearmenuto create a blank slate.
b.Build a circuit containing the battery, a 100 ohm resistor (blue) in series with the
battery, a lamp in parallel with the battery, then a 10 ohm, 20 ohm and 200 ohm resistor
all connected in a series branch, yet in parallel to the lamp as per the diagram below:

c.Calculate the equivalent resistance of the circuit, then using ohms law, calculate the
circuit current. Place your results in the table below. Move your mouse over the battery
to discover the equivalent resistance of the circuit and measure the overall circuit
currentusing the ammeter as shown above.

Calculated equivalent resistance Measured equivalent resistance

(show all working)
10+20+200=1/230+1/10=9.58+100
109.58 ohm

Calculated circuit current(show all Measured circuit current

working)
0.038=0.038=0.038=0.038+0.0875=
0.0913 A
0.0913=0.0913

Are there any discrepancies in the above results? If so, why?

Yes, if we use decimals rather than fractions.
d.Measure the current through the lamp and the 200 ohm resistor. Write your results
below:
I Lamp = 0.0875A
I 200ohm= 0.0038A
Does the addition of these values equal the overall circuit current from your table
above? yes
e.Calculate the voltage drop across all of the resistors in the circuit using ohms law.
Write your results in the table below:
V 100ohm

Calculated Value
9.13V

Measured Value
9.125V

V200ohm

0.76V

0.7604V

V 20ohm

0.076V

0.0769V

V10ohm

0.038V
0.038V

e. Measure the voltage across all of the resistors in the circuit. Write your results in the
table above:

Does the addition of either the calculated or measured values equal the overall battery
voltage? yes
If not, why not?
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BONUS ACTIVITY:
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/mastascu/eLessonsHtml/Resist/Resist2.html