This video will explain the basics of series and prrallel circuits.
Now it's time to build a series circuit but remember...
the resistor needs to be in the right spot
the pos (+) and neg (-) of the battery have to be properly matched with the pos (+) and neg (-) of the breadboard
LEDs have a pos (+) and a neg (-) side, pay close attention to this. The short leg and flat edge is neg(-) while the long leg and rounded side is pos (+).
Build the following SERIES CIRCUIT:
Once you have it working, consider the following questions:
Why do we only need one resistor, don't we need one for each LED?
What happens if we unplug one LED? Why does this happen?
Now it's time to build a parallel circuit but remember...
the resistor needs to be in the right spot
the pos (+) and neg (-) of the battery have to be properly matched with the pos (+) and neg (-) of the breadboard
LEDs have a pos (+) and a neg (-) side, pay close attention to this. The short leg and flat edge is neg(-) while the long leg and rounded side is pos (+).
Build the following PARALLEL CIRCUIT:
Once you have it working, consider the following questions:
Why do we need one resistor for each LED?
What happens if we unplug one LED? Why does this happen?
