Let it Glow: Holiday Card Workshop 2022
4:00 - 5:30pm | Dec 8, 2022
Tiffany Chan, UVic Libraries
tjychan@uvic.ca
Overview
- Introduction to paper circuits
- Hands-on activity
- Make individual cards
What is a paper circuit?
- A power source (battery)
- A closed loop made from something conductive
- travels from the positive (+) end of the power source to the negative (-) end
- continuous, no gaps or breaks
Optional: Computer, sensors, other electronics
Any circuit built on and attached to paper. It needs 2 things:
Conductive Materials
The path that electricity travels
Conductivity and Resistance
Low resistance
High conductivity
High resistance
Low conductivity
wires, solder, copper tape
conductive paint or ink
people, fruit, water
silver
carbon
graphite
nickel
vinegar
RGB LED Colour Slider
Computers: Makey Makey
Easy to learn & made to work with high resistance materials
Makey Makey: Examples
Example: Electronic Popables
An interactive electronic pop-up book by Dr. Jie Qi, Leah Buckley
Chibitronics Stickers
chibitronics.com
Card Templates
Laser Cutter
Types of LEDs
LEDs
String LEDs or Fairy Lights
Demo of Each Template
Hands-On Activity:
Making a Simple Circuit
Copy of Paper Circuits and Bibliocircuitry: Arts and Crafts meets Electricity
By tiffchan
