Paper Circuits Lab

Paper circuits can be really challenging!  We have been working throughout the year on the idea that failing is okay and that it just means you get to try again.  These paper circuits turned out to be a great way to fail and try again!

We started with the simple paper circuit.  We made it with a cheet of colored cardstock paper, one LED (light emitting diode), copper foil tape, and a 3V battery.  Click on each one for the link to purchase if needed.

We then moved on to trying to get 2 of the LEDs to light up!  This was REALLY tough to figure out!  The LED bulbs have a negative and a positive metal lead.  Place them on either side of the battery to figure out which is which!

These took about an hour to figure out!  I gave kids a lot of hints as we went, but I really made them struggle through it, which was TOTALLY worth it!