Grade: 8 Subject: Science 8

Quarter First Week No: 7 Day: 5

I. OBECTIVES
Content Standard The learners demonstrate an understanding of: current –
voltage-resistance relationship, electric power, electric
energy, and home circuitry
Performance Standard
Learning Competencies Perform activity to show advantages and
disadvantages in the use parallel circuit.
Knowledge Identify important rules for resistances in parallel.
Skills Solve total resistance and current in a series circuit.
Attitude Describe the effect of connecting bulbs in parallel circuit.
II. CONTENT Parallel Circuit
III. LEARNING RESOURCES
References Physics IV pages 253 -257
Other Learning Resources Google Images
IV. PROCEDURES
A. Preparation Review the students of the lesson about series circuit
and the rules for resistors connected in series.
B. Mind setting Show to the class a sample illustration of bulbs
connected in parallel.

Ask the students of the following questions:

*How many paths for electric current to flow from the
negative to the positive terminal of the battery?
Answer: Three
*How are the bulbs connected with respect to each
other?
Answer: Bulbs are connected parallel to each other.
*If the first bulb is removed do you think this will affect
the other bulbs?
Answer: No, because current can still flow in the second
and third bulb.
*If the bulb in the middle is remove, what happen to the
first and third bulb?
Answer: Bulbs will continue to emit light because current
flow is not cut off in the first and third bulb. Removal of
bulb will cut off the flow of current only in that portion of
the circuit.
C. Activity See the attachment

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D. Analysis Ask the following questions:
*What type of circuit is formed by the connection of the
Bulbs?
Answer: parallel circuit
*How many paths are available for current to flow?
Answer: three or more than one paths
*What is the total resistance offered by the bulbs
connected in parallel?
Answer: 2.85 ohms
*What is the voltage across the three bulbs?
Answer: 12 volts
What is the current flowing in the first bulb?
Answer: 1.2 Amperes
*What is the current flowing in the second bulb?
Answer: 2.4 Amperes
*What is the current flowing in the third bulb?
Answer: 0.6 Amperes
*What is the effect of connecting bulbs in parallel?
Answer: Bulbs emit bright light because the resistance it
offers is very small.
E. Abstraction Explain to class the following concepts about parallel
circuit;
Parallel circuit has more than one path for electric current
flow.
Removal of any of the bulbs will not affect the rest from
emitting light.
Total resistance in the circuit is obtained adding the sum
of the reciprocals of the separate bulbs.
The total current flowing in the circuit is equal to the sum
of the current flowing in every bulb.
The bulbs connected in parallel emit bright light because
the resistance in the circuit is very small.
F. Application Ask this question:
6 bulbs have red and black wires, how will you connect it
to create a parallel circuit that will be attached to a 24
volts lead storage battery.
Answer: connect all red wires to the positive terminal of
the battery and connect all black wires to the negative
terminal.
G. Practical Applications of Why appliances should be connected parallel to other
Concepts and Skills in appliances at home?
Daily Living Answer: Appliances should be connected in parallel to
Increase the current flow and reduced damage of the
appliances due to low voltage supply.
H. Generalization Let the students recite the definition of parallel circuit and
the rules for resistances in parallel connection.

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 I. Evaluation See the attachment
J. Additional activities for Answer the following questions:
application or What are the advantage and disadvantage of series and
remediation parallel circuit?
(assignment) What should be done to reduced electrical energy
consumption of appliances?
V. REMARKS
VI. REFLECTION
No. of learners who earned
80% in the evaluation
No. of learners who
continue to require
remediation
Did the remedial lesson
work? No. of learners who
caught up the lesson
No. of learners who require
remediation
Which of my teaching
strategies worked well?
Why did these work?

What difficulties did I

encounter which principal
and supervisor can help or
solve?
What innovation or localized
did I use/discover which I
wish to share?

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ATTACHMENT TO ACTIVITY
Activity 1. Finding total resistance and current in parallel circuit.
Illustration

Bulb 1 Bulb 2 Bulb 3 Schematic Diagram

R1 = 10Ω R2 = 5Ω R3 = 20Ω
Voltage supplied by the battery across the bulbs = 12 volts

Procedure:
1. Calculate the total resistance offered by the bulbs in the circuit. This can be done by finding the
sum of the reciprocals of the separate resistance.
1 = 1 + 1 + 1
Rt R1 R2 R3
= 1 + 1 + 1
10Ω 5Ω 20Ω
= 2 + 4 + 1
20
= 7
20
= 20
7
R t = _______ ohms

2. Since the bulbs are connected in parallel, the voltage drop in each resistance is the same. The
voltage across the circuit is 12 volts. What is the voltage drop in bulb 1, bulb 2 and bulb 3?
Answer: ________ volts

3. What is current (I) flowing in bulb 1?

I1 = V = 12 volts = ______ Ampere
R1 10 Ω

4. What is current (I) flowing in bulb 2?

I2 = V = 12 volts = ______ Ampere
R2 5Ω

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4. What is current (I) flowing in the bulb 3?
I3 = V = 12 volts = ______ Ampere
R3 20 Ω

5. What type of circuit offers small resistance to current?

___________________________________________

6. In terms of current flow, what type of circuit allows high flow of electric current?
___________________________________________

ATTACHMENT TO EVALUATION
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Multiple Choice.

1. Electrical circuit that has more than one path for current flow is called
A. open circuit C. series circuit
B. close circuit D. parallel circuit
2. What type of electric circuit offers low resistance to current flow?
A. open circuit C. series circuit
B. close circuit D. parallel circuit
3. What type of circuit allows high current flow?
A. open circuit C. series circuit
B. close circuit D. parallel circuit
4. How are the appliances in homes connected?
A. connected in series with other appliances
B. connected in parallel with other appliances
C. connected in short circuit
D. all of the choices
5. When one of the bulbs connected in parallel is removed in the circuit, what will happen to
rest of the bulbs?
A. stop from emitting light C. bulbs emit dim light
B. continue emitting light D. all of the choices

Problem Solving

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6V RRsssss

R1 R2 R3
2Ω 3Ω 12Ω
1. Find the total resistance in the circuit.
2. Find the current flowing in every bulb.

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