circuit making: the modules

circuit making is a tinkering activity that has been developed in order to allow kids to have a fun and educational first encounter with electrical circuits.
muse fablab has developed a set of 8 magnetic modules that can be used both in the context of a formal lecture, and in a playful tinkering setting.
cyberebee will guide you though the process of reproducing those modules, as well as the additional materials that are used when experimenting with the electrical circuits.
step 1: get to know the modules
step 2: cut the structures of your modules
step 3: building "9v battery" and "buzzer"
step 4: building "button" and "potentiometer"
step 5: building "switch"
step 6: building "ldr", "led", and "rgb led"
step 7: making your pad and pinwheel
in order to start tinkering, you will need a couple of extra elements.
first of all, a metal pad ("metal_pad.pdf") that will help you keep the modules in place. you can print our model and use it to enclose a metal sheet.
secondly, a paper pinwheel (pinwheel.pdf"). once you've printed it, paint the dots using conductive ink or use aluminium foil to make them conductive. this will later be helpful when tinkering with the rgb led module. aluminium foil stripes will also be used to create connections between the modules.
cyberebee will help you to recognize more knowledge about electronic connectors and circuit makin.
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