The current flowing in a series circuit is the same everywhere. Figure caption, A series circuit with two bulbs and one cell. The ammeter will read the same at points 1, 2 or 3. In series circuits ...

In circuits connected in parallel, the components are connected on different branches. Find out more with BBC Bitesize. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

The other is called a 'parallel circuit'. The two LEDs in this picture are connected in SERIES. Electric current flows out of the red battery lead, into and through the red LED, then through the ...