C I R C U I T A R TA combination of Engineering & Beauty / H W · V � O L J K W � L W � X S �

a unique combination of engineering and beauty. Electrical components and wire work give us the ability to move and harness electricity for a vari-ety of uses. Some of the best examples of electrical beauty are seen every holiday season in thousands of sparkling lights and synchronized displays shining on houses, trees, and even skyscrapers.

Express your creativity by designing your piece of electrical artwork! Combine various art materials that either conduct or insulate electrons to create a greeting card for a good friend, a piece of wall-art for your house, or a fun display to sit on your desk! Let your imagination be your guide.

To the left - check out examples of how Jie Qi has turned her “paper circuits” into a dynamic artistic painting.

Also note that this to the left as an interlacing of circuitry components (resistors, diodes,

etc.) is an intricate piece created by Leonardo Ulian.

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1. Imagine and/or sketch out your final piece.

How you will incorporate an LED circuit in your final piece. Will you make a card? Or a sculpture?

This is important to ensure that the logistics of the circuit work.

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2. Attach the LED, the battery and conductor material.

Following the diagram to the left, complete the circuit. 127(� Some LEDs have a positive and neg-ative connection just like batteries. Make sure your connect the positive side of the battery to the positive side of the LED (the longer wire leg) and the negative side to the negative leg!

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Use your functioning circuit and inte-grate it into a card, or circuit sculpture.

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Test your circuit in small sections, ex-panding the area once you know the connection is working.

Did you twist/secure every circuit con-nection tightly?

Wrap malfunctioning connections in aluminum foil (a strong conductor!)

Did you connect your battery to LED cor-rectly? (I.e. + to +, - to -)

Ask a friend or facilitator if they can see where you went wrong.