MADANIA SECONDARY SCHOOL

GRADE 8 - STUDENT WORKSHEET

ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT

Name: _______________________ Class: 8________ Date: ______________________

Basic Competition
4.2 Understand the electrical quantities and its properties
4.3 Understand how electric circuit works
Indicator
4.2.2 To state the current is related to the flow of charge and measured by
ammeter
4.2.3 To state the e.m.f of an electrical source of energy is measured in volts
4.2.4 To state that the potential difference (p.d) across a circuit component is
measured in volts
4.2.5 To state that resistance = p.d / current and the changes in p.d or
resistance will affect current
4.2.6 To understand that electric circuits transfer energy from the battery or
power source to the circuit components then into the surroundings
4.3.1 To draw and interpret circuit diagrams containing sources, switches,
resistors (fixed and variable), light-dependent resistors, lamps, ammeters,
and voltmeters
4.3.2 To understand how the current, resistor and potential difference in both
series and parallel circuit

Getting Started with YWrobot Power Adaptor and Arduino Uno Microcontroller

This application of series and parallel

Figure 1 Electrical parallel circuit which
commonly used in school
Source : www.kompasiana.com
circuit can’t be developed by using this kit. The
design of each kit is very basic so it can’t be
modified. Technically those kinds of tools
can’t be found in the application of electric
appliances. However, the tool explains the
basic principle of basic series-parallel concept
which in line with curriculum demands and
electricity problems which commonly found at
theoretical exam questions.
 Figure 3 YWrobot
Figure 2 Arduino Uno Source : hetpro-store.com
Source : adafruit.com

Nowadays, parallel and series electrical circuit using breadboard with YWrobot
and Arduino Uno is become a trending topic. Yes, its true the price is relatively expensive,
but it can be developed, modified and long-term used application. YWrobot provide the
voltage source, which connected use a USB to Laptop, Adapter, and Battery. While Arduino
Uno Microcontroller also provide voltage source, which connected use a USB to Laptop and
it can control the device or appliances such as LED and LDR lamps or even thermometer
which use LM35 sensor by inputting the formulae inside Arduino. Availability is very
abundant in the market, but technical practitioners must know in advance the basic
principles and the technical specifications.

Now, we will try basic application of YWrobot first.

1. Experiment 1 (Constructing Series and Parallel Circuit use Breadboard and YWrobot)

You will need :

No. Name Figure

1. Jumper Wire

2. YWrobot
3. Breadboard

4. LED Lamp

5. Resistor (270 Ω)

6. Battery ( 9 Volt)
 7. Battery Cable Connector

A. Series and Parallel Circuit

No. Steps Figure

1. Connect YwRobot on the
breadboard. Four of
YwRobot should fit in the
hole of breadboard.

2. Take battery cable

connector, and connect it
into YWrobot and two pit
of battery .
3.  In Row 15, Connect
one resistor in
negative line*.
 Connect LED lamp
next to resistor*.
 Connect another
resistor in positive
line*.

*the wire can be replaced

by jumper wire
*the longer foot of
resistor is placed in
negative pole, the shorter
one is placed in positive
pole.
*the scheme of circuit
should be ” - , + , - , + “
4. In making parallel circuit,
you can repeat the third
step in row 18-19.
B. Measuring Voltage and Current in the Working Circuit.

No. Circuits Voltage Current

1.

2.

C. Build Your Own Circuit !

No. Circuits Schemes *

1.
 2.

*you can draw circuit scheme after your installation is work.

D. Getting Started with Arduino

Now, you will try to make Traffic Light by using Arduino. The materials
which needed is almost same with the experiment before. But, YwRobot is
replaced by Arduino and the software of Arduino for inputting the formulae.

No. Steps Figure

1. Connect blue
connector cable to
laptop as Arduinos’
power supply

1. - With a wire,
connect ground
from the Arduino
(labeled GND) to
the negative charge
in the bottom row
of the farthest right
column of the bread
board.
- With a wire,
connect power from
where it says 5V
(the V stands for
voltage and this is
 where the electric
power comes from.)
on the Arduino to
the positive charge
in the bottom row,
next to right
column.

3. - Connect the LED

Lamps cathode
(shorter leg) to row
e7, e11 and e15
and anode (longer
leg) to row g/f 7,
11, and 15.

- With three wires

which connect to
digital pit of 12,
11, and 10.

4. Connect the resistor

with one end in row
d7, d11, d15 and the
other end on the
furthest negative
column (ground).
(This makes it
connect to the
resistor through the
breadboard because
they are on the same
row.)
5. The LED should
light up. If it doesn’t,
unplug power from
the Arduino, check
all of your
connections and
make sure you didn’t
plug the LED
inversely. Then try
power again until it
turn on.

9. Write the sketch on

the sketch editor of
Arduino IDE
10. Plug the components
on the breadboard
that fits with your
pins in your sketch
11. Verify the sketch and
upload it