electric circuits

"Robbie the Robot has had an accident! With the help of Miss Eureka, Suzy and Max learn about circuits, tools, and batteries. Will their technology know-how rescue Robbie?"--Back cover.

Introduces beginning readers to electricity.

Details the characteristics of electric circuits and examines how they function. Discusses how components and switches work and how these items are used to build complete electrical systems. Includes full-color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

"With paper circuits, you can add lights, sounds, and more to paper crafts such as greeting cards. With this book, students learn the art of innovation through detailed explanations and hands-on activities built to foster creativity and problem solving. Fun, engaging text introduces readers to new ideas and builds on maker-related concepts they may already know"--Provided by publisher.

Text and illustrations provide a collection of electronic device projects.

"Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In [this book kids will] use bright and squishy conductive dough to power mini UFO lights, a journal alarm, and more! Step-by-step photos bring each project to life."--Back cover.

Make your own electronic devices. Turn on a light with pencil lead, run a clock with potatoes, experiment with play dough power, make touchscreen gloves, and transform a shoe box into a lamp. Who knew circuits could be so much fun?.

Did you know that electric current can be controlled? Have you ever wondered how that might be done? Transistors can act as amplifiers, taking in a small current and sending out a larger one, or as switches, turning electric current on and off. But how do these different transistors work? How are they used in our electronic devices? Discover the history of how transistors were developed, explore how different types of transistors can play different roles in various types of electronics, and learn where transistors may be taking technology in the future!.