{"id":3710,"date":"2014-07-25T09:05:21","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T16:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ttinvent.com\/?p=3710"},"modified":"2014-07-25T09:05:21","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T16:05:21","slug":"summer-science-projects-blinky-lights-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/?p=3710","title":{"rendered":"Summer Science Projects: Blinky Lights Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: Verdana\">This <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px\">easy project will teach your student about simple circuits and how they work&#8230;.add some pipe cleaners and there&#8217;s no telling what creatures they will come up with!\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Supplies<\/span><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">1 Fast LED<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">1 Slow LED<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">1 Coin Cell Battery<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Pipe cleaners<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Masking Tape<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">A simple electrical circuit has a power source, a complete path for electrons to flow, and a resistive load.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Screen-Shot-2014-07-23-at-8.43.02-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3711\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Screen-Shot-2014-07-23-at-8.43.02-AM.png\" alt=\"simple circuit\" width=\"315\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Screen-Shot-2014-07-23-at-8.43.02-AM.png 392w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Screen-Shot-2014-07-23-at-8.43.02-AM-273x206.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Place one side of the LED on each side of the battery.\u00a0 Does it light up?\u00a0 If not, switch sides.\u00a0 The long &#8220;leg&#8221; (anode-positive) and the short leg (cathode-negative) only work one way on the battery.\u00a0 Let students experiment to find out which way works.\u00a0 Use masking tape\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px;line-height: 18px\">to attach the LEDs to the battery<\/span>, and add pipe cleaners to create something fun!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">If you enjoyed this project and would like to purchase the electronic supplies, please check out the Blinky Light Kits by TTI <\/span><a class=\"validation-enabled valid-link\" style=\"font-family: Verdana\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ttinvent.com\/?product=blinky-lights-kit-with-extra-leds\">here<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px\">Want to learn more about Arduino, electronics, computers, and more?\u00a0 Sign up below for Inventor&#8217;s Bootcamp!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/10406391_1451722451752375_6800852835773284710_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3712\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/10406391_1451722451752375_6800852835773284710_n-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"blinky light\" width=\"249\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/10406391_1451722451752375_6800852835773284710_n-375x500.jpg 375w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/10406391_1451722451752375_6800852835773284710_n-638x851.jpg 638w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/10406391_1451722451752375_6800852835773284710_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"><strong>Want to see blinky light projects in action?\u00a0 Watch this video!<\/strong><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Spz0tWdmX6k\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3713 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Screen-Shot-2014-07-23-at-8.54.49-AM-500x304.png\" alt=\"Blinky light video\" width=\"406\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Screen-Shot-2014-07-23-at-8.54.49-AM-500x304.png 500w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Screen-Shot-2014-07-23-at-8.54.49-AM-1024x623.png 1024w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Screen-Shot-2014-07-23-at-8.54.49-AM-273x166.png 273w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Screen-Shot-2014-07-23-at-8.54.49-AM.png 1278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"><strong>Inventor&#8217;s Bootcamp 2014 Registration<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;margin-bottom: 16px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px\">Do you like computers and gadgets?\u00a0 Want to add some creativity and fun to your summer?\u00a0 Does the idea of a week near the beautiful California coast sound appealing?\u00a0 Register for our final summer Inventor&#8217;s Bootcamp in Thousand Oaks, CA <span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">(August 19-22)<\/span> and get involved with Project 5S!\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px\"><br \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;margin-bottom: 16px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px\">Reserve your spot here:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana\"><a class=\"valid-link validation-enabled\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ttinvent.com\/2014ThousandOaksStudents\">http:\/\/www.ttinvent.com\/2014ThousandOaksStudents<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana\"><a class=\"valid-link validation-enabled\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ttinvent.com\/2014ThousandOaksEducators\">http:\/\/www.ttinvent.com\/2014ThousandOaksEducators<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-family: verdana,sans-serif;margin-bottom: 16px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px\">Follow the fun at our Murphy NC camp happening RIGHT NOW! 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