EU CODE WEEK CHALLENGES
Unplug and code: Create a paper circuit
This challenge has been written by EU Code Week Team and is part of the EU CODE WEEK CHALLENGES.
  1. Teachers
  2. Students (7-14)
Experience
  1. Beginner
Duration
  1. 1 hour
Recommended Materials
  1. paper or cardboard
  2. crayons or marker
  3. coin-cell battery
  4. copper tape
  5. LED circuit stickers
  6. paper clip
Purpose
  1. Enhance creativity
  2. Develop problem-solving skills
Description
Draw and object of your choice. It can be a night sky, a ladybird, a robot, a Christmas tree or anything you can think of. Feel free to personalize your project with EU Code Week visuals: you can explore the EU Code Week teacher toolkit and download any logo or visual you wish. You can even create a paper circuit invitation to EU Code Week. Add a motivating message to your circuit to encourage other teachers to join Code Week and/or to check the website dedicated to schools.
Instructions
  • Draw an object and decide which parts will be illuminated (e.g. stars)..
  • Make a hole through the paper with a pencil and insert a LED sticker in each illuminated part. .
  • Draw a circle where you will place the coin-cell battery..
  • Draw a + and a - track on the other side of the paper. Make sure that the longer leg of the LED circuit sticker is connected to the “+” side of the battery and the shorter to the “-” side of the battery..
  • Lay the copper tape on the tracks..
  • Create a fold so that when the paper covers the battery the LED is illuminated. You can use a paper clip to ensure good contact with the copper tape..
  • Take a picture of your paper circuit and share it on Instagram, explaining why you think it is worth it to take part in this initiative. .
Share the link to your work in your Instagram Bio: tap the Edit Profile button on your Instagram and add the link to your work in the Website field. After that, create a new post, add a screenshot of your work, write “Link in Bio”, add the hashtag #CodeWeekChallenge and mention @CodeWeekEU.
You prefer to share your challenge(s) on Facebook? EU Code Week will pin a new Challenge post on their Facebook page . You then just need to comment on the post with the link to your work.
Winners will be selected and offered Code Week goodies every day during Code Week between 9 – 24 October and announced on our Instagram and Facebook channels, so don't forget to check your notifications regularly.
Complete all the Challenges
Challenge completed? Print the bingo card and mark the little white bubble on the top left
Share your Challenge on social media and win some cool Code Week prizes
Just upload a picture with the completed row(s), column(s) or even better - the whole bingo - to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter
Make sure to use the #CodeWeekChallengesBingo
Example
See some examples of paper circuits:
Click here to download this challenge as a word document.
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