Series and Parallel Circuits

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Series and Parallel Circuits

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What is this activity?

Build the circuit in the challenge. Place bulbs and batteries, then check how they are connected.

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Open Series and Parallel Circuits on Scratch

How to play

  1. Press the green flag. Read the challenge using the word guide below.
  2. Tap the grid to place components. Keep changing the cells until your circuit matches the challenge.
  3. Choose 答合わせ (Check answer) in the top-right corner. Look at the result and try another arrangement.

Word guide: 電球 = bulb; 電池 = battery; 直列 = series (one after another); 並列 = parallel (separate branches); 2つ = two. For example, 電球を2つ並列に、電池を2つ直列につないだ回路 means two bulbs in parallel with two batteries in series. The challenge text remains in Japanese.

For families and teachers

Ask learners to trace a complete path through the circuit and compare series and parallel arrangements. This is an on-screen model, rather than a substitute for safe, supervised practical work.

This English guide uses the original Chicodori Scratch project. Some labels remain in Japanese. You can explore and remix the project on Scratch.

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