Scrappy Projects - Make alarms, games, musical instruments, secret spy devices and more.Alternative Power Sources - Learn about how batteries work by building your own.Control Bricks - Buzzers can be loud or soft, lights bright and dim, but only if you know how to control electricity and bend it to your will!.Switches - Control the world with switches that turn circuits on and off in fun and interesting ways.Action Bricks - It's all about action when you build things that light up, buzz, and move.Core Bricks - The five building blocks of Scrappy Circuits will have you powered up in no time.Featuring hands-on, safe and inexpensive projects that are fun for girls and boys ages 8-14 with no experience or soldering and expensive equipment required. Raid your junk drawer for simple office supplies, add a little cardboard, pay a visit to a local dollar store, and you are on your way to countless fun projects while learning about electronics.

Use a voltmeter to measure voltage drops. Compare and contrast series, parallel and combination circuits. Add resistors, light bulbs, wires and ammeters to build a circuit, Explore Ohm's law. Scrappy Circuits is an imaginative 'do-it-yourself' way to learn about electrical circuits. A kitchen in North America has three appliances connected to a 120 V circuit with a 15 A circuit breaker: an 850 W coffee maker, a 1200 W microwave oven, and a. The DC Circuit Builder equips the learner with a virtual electronic circuit board. Play and learn with simple, fun projects for less than $1 per person!

Basic electrical circuits for makers