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How to make a blinking spider

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Abstract

With a battery, LEDs and thin wire, you can make a spider that blinks when you move it.
This activity can be developed individually by learners or as a pair activity (2 learners) that shall be focused on the positive use of LEDs, a battery and handicraft.

   A blinking spider

Learning Outcomes

The learners will learn how to use different materials to make a blinking spider.

Skills and competences

The learners can develop following skills and competences:

  • Handicraft
  • Problem solving
  • Teamwork
  • Motivation
  • Do-it-yourself (DIY)
  • Process management
  • Analysation
  • Creativity
  • Initiative
  • Planning and organising

Knowledge

The following knowledge can be gathered by the learners:

  • How to be creative
  • How to work with hands
  • How to understand simple electronics

Other Instructions

  • Stretch out both pen springs.
  • Using electrical tape, attach both pen springs to the positive side of the battery.
         
  • Twist the negative legs of the LEDs together.
 
  • Using electrical tape, attach the twisted legs to the negative side of the battery.
         
  • Using the needle-nose pliers, bend small loops onto the ends of the positive legs on the LEDs, so that the pen springs feed through the loops.
  • Bending the legs too much can break them off!
  • Test if the LEDs light up when the pen springs touch the positive legs of the LEDs.
  • You can add a piece of tape onto the ends of the springs so that they are more likely to move with to wind and movement.
 
  • Using tape, attach the paperclips to the bottom of the spider.

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Author

Martin Maidla
Martin Maidla

Language

English

Main Topics

Engineering

Keywords

battery diy led recycled materials