Circuit Building with LilyPad – 3rd-8th Grades Girls

Students make their own design decisions about controlling the LEDs in a light-up, e-textile circuit, plush toy project that they make using LilyPad components and conductive thread.

They will first learn about the switches—an on/off switch and a button—exploring these two ways of controlling the flow of electric current to LEDs and showing them the difference between closed and open circuits. Then they craft their creative light-up plush pals made from sewn and stuffed felt pieces and sew their electric circuits.

Through this sewable electronics project, students gain a familiarity with circuits, switches and LEDs—everyday items in today’s world and the components used in so many engineered devices.

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