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Light and buzzer in series
Put both outputs in a single path and watch what sharing current does: dimmer light, quieter buzz. The perfect setup for understanding parallel later.
VIDEO · exercise walkthrough · chapters: parts · build · test · why
Blocks you need
Battery · LED · Buzzer · 3 wires
You'll understand
Series circuitsShared currentWhy brightness drops
Steps
1Connect battery → LED → buzzer → back to battery, one single loop.
2Notice the LED is dimmer and the buzzer quieter than alone.
3Pull the LED out — everything stops. One path, one fate.
4Compare with the parallel build: same blocks, different behaviour.