Creating a Simple Electric Circuit: A Homework Question for 11-Year-Olds

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The discussion revolves around creating a simple electric circuit for an 11-year-old's homework, which involves specific requirements for brightness and control of lamps. The proposed circuit includes four lamps, with two designated to be bright and two to be dim, while a switch controls only the bright lamps. Additionally, a voltmeter is used to measure the voltage across the cells, and an ammeter measures the current to the dim lamps. Feedback is requested on whether the circuit design meets the homework criteria. Overall, the circuit's design appears to align with the specified rules.
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My brother [11 years old] has a homework question to do with electricity. I go blank when the subject of electricity is involved, so I found this forum.

His question is:
You have wires, 2 cells, 1 ammeter, 1 voltmeter, 4 lamps, a switch.
Create a circuit, using these rules:
o Of the 4 lamps, 2 must be bright, and 2 must be dull.
o Switch must control the 2 bright lamps only
o Voltmeter to read voltage across cells
o Ammeter reads the current to the dim cells only.

This was our attempt..

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Bulbs 1 and 2 are meant to be bright, while 3 and 4 are the dim ones.

If you wouldn't mind, some feedback would be great. Would this circuit work? Would those bulbs be bright/dim in accordance with the rules?

Thank you in advance.
 
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Looks OK to me.
 
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