Circuits

in Play Dough Facilitated by

Sharon Cichelli Software Developer and Technical Lead at Headspring in Austin, Texas

With thanks to

Squishy Circuits

University of St. Thomas http://www.stthomas.edu/squishycircuits/

@scichelli

#thatCircuits

Experiment 1

GirlWritesCode.com @scichelli

The Circuit

Experiment 2

GirlWritesCode.com @scichelli

The Switch

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Short circuits ruin LEDs and make batteries get very hot. Disconnect ‘em when you see ‘em.

you could conduct

electricity with…

you could conduct

electricity with…

you could conduct

electricity with…

a pen?

http://www.electroninks.com/ http://www.botanicalls.com/

a plant? http://fashioningtech.com/

a dress?

Conductive Play Dough

Mix:

¼ cup water

½ tablespoon vegetable oil

food coloring

Stir that into:

1 cup flour

½ cup salt

Mix it, then knead it with extra flour until it is the consistency of fun.

Thanks to the That Conference sponsors!