Learning Resources
Power and Energy, Part 2
Why does good wiring matter?
This summer camp theme explores POWER! See part one for kinetic energy and more.
| Project: | Description: | Related concepts and machines: |
| Wind Power | From TeacherGeek. Build a turbine and measure the power generated. | Measurement, waterwheel, lineshaft system |
| Paper Circuitry | From Makerspaces.com. This set of directions is very clear. If you use LEDs with ‘long legs,’ you can do a quick win by testing your light and battery together. Once students understand the concepts they can design and experiment with multiple lights and making a switch. | Lineshaft system, electric machines (Cone Automatic for example) |
| Conductive Piano | From Makey Makey. Now that we can build circuits, let’s use them to Do Stuff (like play a piano.) | Conductivity, design, programming, sensors, Input & Output |
We collected these free resources online, and combined they make about one day’s worth of activities (three projects, cleanup, lunch, and breaks).
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