CS-USEFUL-03

CS-USEFUL-03 Datasheet

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Very Useful Circuits Lectrical engineering for all ages Since launching Lectrify in 2015, we’ve enabled thousands of children in classrooms and camps to build their first circuits using LEGO and common craft materials. We’re excited to launch the newest in our line of circuits Very Useful Circuits With Very Useful Circuits you can bring your making to the next level. Enhance your projects with new features like touch activation, light activation, and blinking. Improve your soldering and making skills with our easy to use soldering kits. Explore key concepts in electrical engineering through making. What are Very Useful Circuits? Very Useful Circuits enable students to explore foundational electronics concepts through making. With Very Useful Circuits, you can add a new level of control to your creations and learn basic electronic circuits at the same time. Each Very Useful Circuit is available as either a pre-soldered board or as a soldering kit. The pre-soldered boards come ready for components to be used in projects. They work well for makers and classrooms that don’t offer soldering. We’ve designed the soldering kits with beginners in mind. Each PCB board includes the circuit diagram and clear instructions on where the components should be placed. There are large holes to keep components in place while soldering. Whether you choose the pre-assembled boards or the soldering kits, each board comes with a comprehensive lesson plan to explore the circuit along a number of paths. We are introducing 4 types of Very Useful Circuits Touchpad - a conductive touchpad to make interactive projects Blinker - two blinking LEDs Nitelight - an LED that turns on in the dark Sensor - a circuit that senses small changes in temperature, pressure, light, or humidity Each can be embedded into circuit crafts including LEGO , sewables, and paper circuits! The hands-on projects make it easier to get started using transistors, capacitors, and resistors. TouchPad Introducing the Transistor Explore how a small current can turn on an LED. Use these components to make a touch-based lamp, fruit switch, or a humidity sensor. This board is an introduction to transistors and exploring how objects may be conductive while having high resistance. Concepts transistors, conductivity NiteLight Simple Logic with a Transistor Blinker Keeping Time with Capacitors Use this board to create projects with blinking LEDs. Create a predictable timer/blinker circuit using two transistors and the properties of the capacitor-resistor discharge. Experiment by changing the capacitor to see what happens to the blink rate. Concepts capacitors Sensor Embrace Resistance Build projects that could one day link to the Internet of Things iOT . This board measures small changes in resistance temperature, pressure, light, and humidity . Use Sensor to create interactive games that control LEDs when there are changes in pressure or temperature. This circuit also helps you explore the properties of the Wheatstone Bridge. Concepts resistance Comparisons Teaching Making Cost Works with LEGO Lectrify Traditional Soldering Kits Limited No Snap Circuits LittleBits Limited Need additional adapter Who Needs It and Why? Very Useful Circuits are designed for curious minds ages 12 to infinity who have mastered simple circuits and are ready to explore more. If you’re looking to make your hands-on projects more complex and interactive, these kits are for you. Plus, they also address concepts from AP Physics and undergraduate level Engineering courses. We believe makers, students, and teachers would find value in these circuits. What can I make or do with Very Useful Circuits? You can use Very Useful Circuits to make craft projects or use them to create your very own science and electronic experiments. LEGO Crafts Like all Lectrify components, Very Useful Circuits are sized to fit onto LEGO bricks. Enhance any LEGO project with some conductive tape or alligator clips. Wearable Tech Embed Very Useful Circuits into wearables with conductive thread or fabric. Make a night light safety pin that turns on when it’s dark outside. Science Experiments Use the Touchpad as a probe to test conductivity and resistance. Conduct science experiments with Very Useful Circuits and everyday materials you have around the house. The Touchpad can be used as a probe to test conductivity and resistance. IoT Devices These smart home devices help automate lighting, heating, and more. Build smart gadgets that notify you that a certain temperature has been met and automatically take a follow-up action. Very Useful Circuits allow you to build logic with prototypes that might one day connect to the cloud and other smart devices. Learn How to Solder Soldering can be a handy skill when working with electronics. Very Useful Circuits are great for beginners because they have large through-holes to keep components in place. of Haley soldering Curriculum Guides/Tutorials Each Very Useful Circuit comes with a set of instructions and a sample project to help you get started. We know that there are lots of different ways to use Very Useful Circuits and hope to expand the curriculum with more project ideas for makers and classrooms. Our simple circuit kits map to Next Generation Science Standards. We plan to align our Very Useful Circuit curriculum to the CS Framework and AP Physics standards. What About Coding?

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Very Useful Circuits

Lectrical engineering for all ages

Since launching Lectrify in 2015, we’ve enabled thousands of children in classrooms and camps to build their first circuits using LEGO and common craft materials.

We’re excited to launch the newest in our line of circuits Very Useful Circuits

With Very Useful Circuits you can bring your making to the next level. Enhance your projects with new features like touch activation, light activation, and blinking. Improve your soldering and making skills with our easy to use soldering kits. Explore key concepts in electrical engineering through making.

What are Very Useful Circuits?

Very Useful Circuits enable students to explore foundational electronics concepts through making. With Very Useful Circuits, you can add a new level of control to your creations and learn basic electronic circuits at the same time. Each Very Useful Circuit is available as either a pre-soldered board or as a soldering kit. The pre-soldered boards come ready for components to be used in projects. They work well for makers and classrooms that don’t offer soldering. We’ve designed the soldering kits with beginners in mind. Each PCB board includes the circuit diagram and clear instructions on where the components should be placed. There are large holes to keep components in place while soldering. Whether you choose the pre-assembled boards or the soldering kits, each board comes with a comprehensive lesson plan to explore the circuit along a number of paths. We are introducing 4 types of Very Useful Circuits Touchpad - a conductive touchpad to make interactive projects Blinker - two blinking LEDs Nitelight - an LED that turns on in the dark Sensor - a circuit that senses small changes in temperature, pressure, light, or humidity

Each can be embedded into circuit crafts including LEGO , sewables, and paper circuits! The hands-on projects make it easier to get started using transistors, capacitors, and resistors.

TouchPad Introducing the Transistor

Explore how a small current can turn on an LED. Use these components to make a touch-based lamp, fruit switch, or a humidity sensor. This board is an introduction to transistors and exploring how objects may be conductive while having high resistance. Concepts transistors, conductivity

NiteLight Simple Logic with a Transistor

Blinker Keeping Time with Capacitors

Use this board to create projects with blinking LEDs. Create a predictable timer/blinker circuit using two transistors and the properties of the capacitor-resistor discharge. Experiment by changing the capacitor to see what happens to the blink rate. Concepts capacitors

Sensor Embrace Resistance

Build projects that could one day link to the Internet of Things iOT . This board measures small changes in resistance temperature, pressure, light, and humidity . Use Sensor to create interactive games that control LEDs when there are changes in pressure or temperature. This circuit also helps you explore the properties of the Wheatstone Bridge. Concepts resistance

Comparisons

Teaching Making Cost

Works with LEGO

Lectrify

Traditional Soldering Kits Limited No

Snap Circuits

LittleBits

Limited Need additional adapter

Who Needs It and Why?

Very Useful Circuits are designed for curious minds ages 12 to infinity who have mastered simple circuits and are ready to explore more. If you’re looking to make your hands-on projects more complex and interactive, these kits are for you. Plus, they also address concepts from AP Physics and undergraduate level Engineering courses. We believe makers, students, and teachers would find value in these circuits.

What can I make or do with Very Useful Circuits?

You can use Very Useful Circuits to make craft projects or use them to create your very own science and electronic experiments.

LEGO Crafts

Like all Lectrify components, Very Useful Circuits are sized to fit onto LEGO bricks. Enhance any LEGO project with some conductive tape or alligator clips.

Wearable Tech

Embed Very Useful Circuits into wearables with conductive thread or fabric. Make a night light safety pin that turns on when it’s dark outside.

Science Experiments

Use the Touchpad as a probe to test conductivity and resistance. Conduct science experiments with Very Useful Circuits and everyday materials you have around the house. The Touchpad can be used as a probe to test conductivity and resistance.

IoT Devices

These smart home devices help automate lighting, heating, and more. Build smart gadgets that notify you that a certain temperature has been met and automatically take a follow-up action. Very Useful Circuits allow you to build logic with prototypes that might one day connect to the cloud and other smart devices.

Learn How to Solder

Soldering can be a handy skill when working with electronics. Very Useful Circuits are great for beginners because they have large through-holes to keep components in place. of Haley soldering

Curriculum Guides/Tutorials

Each Very Useful Circuit comes with a set of instructions and a sample project to help you get started. We know that there are lots of different ways to use Very Useful Circuits and hope to expand the curriculum with more project ideas for makers and classrooms.

Our simple circuit kits map to Next Generation Science Standards. We plan to align our Very Useful Circuit curriculum to the CS Framework and AP Physics standards.

What About Coding?

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Datasheet ID: CS-USEFUL-03 507219