Name:_________________________________________________________________________________ Date:____________________

Circuit Builder
Please complete this as you use the websites to work though building circuits. Once you are finished, you can start to build your
final project.
Level 1: Draw the circuit diagrams for each circuit you build.
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4

Level 2: Draw the circuit diagrams for each circuit you build. Respond to the questions in each section.
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4

2.5

2.6

2.2: What happens to the

circuit when the bulb breaks?
Why?

2.4: What happens to the

brightness of the bulbs? Why?

2.3: What happens to the bulb 2.5: What happens? Why?

and buzzer? Why?

Level 2 Summary:
Please summarize what happens to the brightness of the bulbs (or loudness of the buzzer) as more are added to the circuit.

Please summarize what happens when a bulb is broken in the circuit. Why does this happen?

Level 3: Draw the circuit diagrams for each circuit you build.
3.1
3.2

What do you notice about the

brightness of the bulbs?

What happens to the circuit

when the bulbs are broken?

3.3

3.4

What do you notice about the

sound of the buzzer and the
brightness of the bulb?

What happens to the other

bulbs that are not broken?
Why?

Level 3 Summary:
Please summarize what happens to the bulbs when they are connected in parallel.

Overall Summary:
What is the difference between series and parallel circuits?