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Squishy Circuit - Make it work

Follow these steps to light up the LED's or make a motor work.  
Materials:
  • Conductive dough
  • Insulating dough
  • Battery pack with 4 AA batteries with attached terminals
  • LED (10mm)
  • Motor (5V, ~30mA)
  • Piezoelectric Buzzer
from: http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/apthomas/SquishyCircuits/motors.htm
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From: ​http://www.sciencefriday.com/educational-resources/squishy-circuits/
Conductive Dough recipe: 
http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/apthomas/SquishyCircuits/conductiveDough.htm
Insulating Dough recipe: (keep refrigerated over long periods)
http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/apthomas/SquishyCircuits/insulatingDough.htm



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Squishy Circuit flag

Using conductive and non-conductive dough, create a flag that will light up.   Complete student worksheet in the lesson plan .  
​Then complete the squishy_flag instructions to light up your flag. 
squishy_circuits-Lesson_Plan.pdf
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squishy_flag.pdf
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squishy circuit

Build something from playdough and light it up. Using conductive dough and non conductive dough and create something.  
​What kind of things light up?  Lightening bug?  Eyes? Stoplight?  Be creative - and make it light up.

​Lesson plan: http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/squishy-circuits/
squishy_circuit_board_lesson_plan.pdf
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Magnetic Maze:  Makey-Makey, Squishy Circuit dough, LED & Magnets

With Squishy Circuit Dough, LED, 2 magnets, battery and Makey Makey, design a maze.  Then lead your magnet through the maze.
​From Makercamp: 
http://makercamp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Magnetic-Maze.pdf

Resources:

Conductive Dough recipe: 
http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/apthomas/SquishyCircuits/conductiveDough.htm
Insulating Dough recipe: (keep refrigerated over long periods)
http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/apthomas/SquishyCircuits/insulatingDough.htm
Squishy Circuits Bible: http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/apthomas/SquishyCircuits/howTo.htm
Squishy Circuits Classroom Guide(includes dough recipes): http://goo.gl/WlppQL
Squishy Circuit Lesson Plan: ​http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/squishy-circuits/
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