Name of Student: Grade Level & Section:

School: Telabastagan Integrated School Date:

Teacher: Alvin Marc M. Dancel (# 0915 291 5594) Quarter: First Quarter

DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN SCIENCE 8

(Quarter 1 – Week 7 – Day 1-3)

I. OBJECTIVES
A. Content Standard:
The learners demonstrate understanding of current- voltage-resistance relationship, electric power,
electric energy, and home circuitry

B. Performance Standard:

C. Learning Competency:
The learners should be able to explain the advantages and disadvantages of parallel and series
connections at home.

 Specific Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to:
1. identify parallel and series connections
2. explain the advantages and disadvantages of parallel and series connection at home.

II. CONTENT: LESSON 9: SERIES CIRCUIT AND PARALLEL CIRCUIT CONNECTION

III. LEARNING RESOURCES

A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide pages: 42 - 44
2. Learner’s Material pages:61 - 63
3. Teacher’s Manual pages:
4. Textbook pages:
B. Other Learning Resources
https://thepiquelab.com/blog/series-vs-parallel-advantages-disadvantages-of-different-arrangements-of-bulbs-
in-a-circuit/?fbclid=IwAR2PvVcCFm3J_e23pG3V7uZ66e79Yjy3dI-MoF5fyMZIMBitHZCf3rXRJFc

IV. PROCEDURE
(ELICIT)
A. Reviewing previous lesson or presenting the new lesson
Before you start with a new lesson, let’s have a short recap of the previous discussion about circuits by
answering the table below.

Review:
1. Identify three basic quantities and differentiate them.

2. What is Ohms Law and what is it for?

(ENGAGE)
B. Establishing the purpose for the lesson

When you turn off a light bulb in your house, the others remain lighted. But when you remove one
bulb from a string of colored Christmas lights, the other bulbs go off. Why?

Do you know that this is because of the number of pathways of the electricity that affects the
arrangement of light bulbs?
C. Presenting examples/instances of the new lesson

Study the circuit diagrams carefully.

DIAGRAMS OF CIRCUIT A and B

(EXPLORE)
 You can see from the diagrams that both Circuit A and Circuit B have 2 batteries and 2 bulbs each.

The only difference (other than the number of switches) is the position of the
bulbs in the circuit. When there are two bulbs in a circuit, they can either be
arranged in series or in parallel. However, many often have misconceptions
about the definition of bulbs in “series” and “parallel”. They tend to associate

bulbs arranged in series to be bulbs placed next to each other and bulbs in
parallel to be one bulb placed on top/below of another bulb, which is inaccurate.

Series - there is only one pathway that electricity can flow through.

Parallel - there is more than one pathway in the circuit that electricity can flow through.

(EXPLORE)
D. Discussing new concepts and practicing new skills #1

Circuit A

In the diagram above, I have traced in red how electricity flows from one end to the other end of the battery for
Circuit A. We can see that there is only one pathway that electricity can flow through the bulbs in Circuit A.  Which Type of
circuit connection is circuit A? _____________________

Circuit B

In the two diagrams above, I have traced in green and yellow the two possible pathways that electricity can flow

through from one end of the battery to the other. With these diagrams, it is clear that there is more than one possible

pathway that electricity can flow through the bulbs. Which type of circuit connection is illustrated? _

Discussing new concepts and practicing new skills #2

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF ARRANGING BULBS IN SERIES OR PARALLEL

 There are four points of comparison between the series arrangement and the parallel arrangement of bulbs:
1. Brightness of the bulb
2. Lifespan of batteries
3. Independent control of bulbs
4. Whether the other bulbs in the circuit will still light up when one bulb fuses
COMPARISON 1: BRIGHTNESS OF THE BULB
The number of batteries in a circuit determines the amount of electricity flowing through each pathway.
Additionally, the brightness of the bulb corresponds to the amount of electricity it receives. With the above in mind, let us
now work out the brightness of the bulbs together. Note: 1 battery represents 1 unit of electricity.

Series

In the circuit above, there are two batteries. This means that there are 2 units of electricity flowing through

the red pathway. As electricity passes through both Bulbs A and B, the two bulbs share the 2 units of electricity equally. 2

units of electricity ÷ 2 bulbs → each bulb receives 1 unit of electricity Since the brightness of the bulb corresponds to the

amount of electricity it receives, each bulb in this series circuit has a brightness of 1 unit.

 Parallel

Recall that the number of batteries in

a circuit determines the amount of electricity

through each pathway.

Comparing the brightness of the bulbs

The bulbs in the series circuit have a brightness of 1 unit, while the bulbs in the parallel circuit have a brightness

of 2 units. Therefore, we can see that if all other variables were kept constant, bulbs arranged in parallel are brighter than

bulbs arranged in series. 

COMPARISON 2: LIFESPAN OF BATTERIES

 Series

Each bulb in the above circuit uses 1 unit of electricity. Therefore, in total, the batteries need to produce 2 units of

electricity for the bulbs arranged in series.

Parallel

Each bulb in the above circuit uses 2 units of electricity. Therefore, in total, the batteries need to produce 4 units
of electricity for the bulbs arranged in parallel. The batteries in a parallel circuit have to produce more units of electricity
than the batteries in a series circuit. Thus, we can infer that the batteries in a circuit with bulbs arranged in parallel will be
used up more quickly and have a shorter lifespan.
 

COMPARISON 3: INDEPENDENT CONTROL OF BULBS

Series

When switch 1 is open, there is an open circuit. Electricity is unable to flow through both bulbs A and B,
preventing these bulbs from lighting up.

 Parallel

Depending on which part of the circuit where

switches are installed, the bulbs can be

controlled independently.

In the case of the above circuit, when switch 2 is open

, there is an open circuit with Bulb C.

Electricity is unable to flow through Bulb C,

preventing Bulb C from lighting up.

However, as switch 3 is closed, there is still a closed

circuit with Bulb D.  Electricity is able to flow through

 Bulb D, allowing Bulb D to light up.

Comparing the degree of control

From the above, we can see that the bulbs arranged in parallel can be controlled independently of each other,

whereas the bulbs in series will always be switched on or off together.

COMPARISON 4: WHETHER THE OTHER BULBS IN THE CIRCUIT WILL STILL LIGHT UP WHEN ONE

BULB FUSES

The filament is the part of the bulb that glows when electricity flows through, causing the bulb to light up.

When too much electricity flows through the filament, the filament overheats and melts, resulting in a gap.

When bulbs have a melted filament, they have fused. Due to the gap in the filament, electricity is unable to flow

through the filaments of fused bulbs, preventing them from lighting up. How will one fused bulb affect the other bulbs in

the circuits? The outcome depends on how the bulbs are arranged in the circuit.

 Series

When Bulb A is fused, there is an open circuit. Electricity would not be able to flow through Bulb A, and

consequently, Bulb B. Thus, Bulb B would not light up.

Parallel

When Bulb C is fused, there is still a closed circuit with Bulb D.

Electricity would be able to flow through Bulb D, allowing Bulb D

to light up.

Comparing the outcome when one of the bulbs fuses

When one of the bulbs in a parallel arrangement fuses, the other bulbs in the circuit are still able to light up. On the other

hand, when one of the bulbs in a series arrangement fuses, the other bulbs in the circuit will not light up. With the above

analysis, let us now answer part (b). As the bulbs in Circuit B are arranged in parallel, we shall name the advantages and

disadvantages of connecting bulbs in parallel.

  (EXPLAIN)

E. Developing mastery:
Discuss the differences between a series circuit and a parallel circuit. Summarize the lesson using the
table below.

Series Circuit Parallel Circuit

(ELABORATE)
F. Finding practical applications of concepts and skills in daily living

Enumerate the advantages and disadvantages of Series circuit and Parallel circuit connection

CIRCUIT ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

1. Series

2.Parallel
 G. Generalizations and abstractions about the lesson
Read this carefully
Components of an electrical circuit or electronic circuit can be connected in many different ways. The two
simplest of these are called series and parallel and occur frequently. Components connected in series are
connected along a single path, so the same current flows through all of the components. Components connected in
parallel are connected so the same voltage is applied to each component.

A series circuit is a circuit in which resistors are arranged in a chain, so the current has only one path to
take. The current is the same through each resistor. The total resistance of the circuit is found by simply adding up
the resistance values of the individual resistors

A parallel circuit is a circuit in which the resistors are arranged with their heads connected together, and
their tails connected together. The current in a parallel circuit breaks up, with some flowing along each parallel
branch and re-combining when the branches meet again. The voltage across each resistor in parallel is the same.

(EVALUATE)
H. Evaluating learning

Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. A circuit that has only one electric flow is _________.

A. parallel circuit C. paper circuit
B. battery circuit D. series circuit
2. What happens to lights in series if one goes out?
A. they all go out C. Every other one goes out
B. they stay lit D. they flicker

3. What happens to the intensity or the brightness of the lamps

connected in series as more and more lamps are added?
A. increases C. decreases
B. remains the same D. cannot be predicted

4. Two bulbs are connected and plugged to the outlet as shown in

the figure. Both bulbs have the same.
A. current
B. voltage
C. resistance
D. voltage and current

5. In the circuit below, which two elements are connected parallel to each other?

A. A and B
B. B and C
C. C and D
D. A and D