LightUP your FAB – SCOPES-DF
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Lesson Details

Subjects*
Engineering, Technology
Age Ranges*
8-11, 8-11, 11-14
Fab Tools*
CAD, electronics, Laser cutter, laser cutter, Recycled Material, Digital desing
Standards
Fab-Safety.1, Fab-Electronics.1, Fab-Fabrication.1
Author
Edmundo Reyes
Additional Contributors
Alejandra Diaz de Leon Lastras, Alejandra Díaz de León Lastras

Author

Edmundo Reyes
Maker

Summary

Light is an essential thing in our lives and we have been able to capture it. LightUP is a fun and simple way to understand it. Children build a pocket light with a battery, a led light and a laser cut cardboard.

What You'll Need

One child kit:

  • 3V disk battery
  • Cardboard laser cut archive
  • Small LED light

 

Explanation:

  • Basic electronics knowledge
  • nergy transportation

 

The Instructions

Prepare

Get the material and prepare an explanation

Get the material and prepare an explanation:

Buy electronics

Laser cut the archive

Get white scholar glue

Learn

Gather the children for an explanation

Explain the children this concepts (Do it in a dynamic way and give examples)

-Light

-Energy

-Battery

-LED light

-Switch

Make

Give the children the material and show them how to build the item

Explain them you are going to create a pocket lamp and let them watch you do it

Play

Let them play

Let them play

Standards

  • (Fab-Safety.1): I can safely conduct myself in a Fab Lab and observe operations under instructor guidance.
  • (Fab-Electronics.1): I can follow instructions to build a simple electrical circuit using conductive material, basic components, and power.
  • (Fab-Fabrication.1): I can follow instructor guided steps that link a software to a machine to produce a simple physical artifact.

Common Core Standards

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