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Paper circuits are a good way to begin teaching students about how to make a circuit since it involves hands-on work. In the example below, copper tape, batteries, led lights, and a few other items are used to show students how to build a basic circuit. From there, students can experiment some more to see how circuits can become more complex.
Building Paper Circuits (pdf - 624KB)
These directions also introduce the Circuit Scribe kit that allows students to draw circuits using conductive ink pens. This allows for a lot more imagination and can be integrated into other subjects as well. Wouldn't it be fun to teach maps where students can draw houses or businesses and then have them light up? How about using these to teach about cause and effect? The possibilities are endless.
Squishy Circuits were developed by the University of St. Thomas as a way to introduce young children to the world of electronics and circuitry. The University developed recipes for dough that you can make with just a few household items that conducts electricity. Several concepts are learning through the manipulation of the squishy circuit dough including parallel and serial circuits, the properties of conductive material, and more. A certain amount of trial and error, hypothesizing, and problem solving skills are also involved with using squishy circuits in the classroom. Squishy circuits can be used with students and adults of all ages.
Dough recipe- http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/apthomas/SquishyCircuits/insulatingDough.htm
You tube video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShNvwUamR1o
Check out this 10 year old's video on using the Squishy Circuits!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDZo51k2BWQ
Exploring Electricity- http://www.unl.edu/ncmn/Exploring%20Electricity%282%29%281%29.pdf
Squishy Circuits game- http://create.coloradovirtuallibrary.org/squishy-circuits-projects-and-teaching-tools