Hands-on Building Activities

Interactive Art: Paper Circuits (3-12)

        
        Paper circuits, suitable for grades 3 and up, provide an engaging way to both learn about basic circuits, 

         and to create meaningful interactive works of art, using copper tape, batteries, and light-emitting diodes(LEDs).

Electronic Sculpture: Squishy Circuits (3-12)

         Squishy circuits, suitable for grades 3 and up, provide an engaging way to both learn about basic circuits, 

         and to create meaningful interactive 3-dimensional sculptures, using conductive and non-conductive modeling clay, 

         batteries, and light-emitting diodes(LEDs).

Geometry and Mechanisms: Strawbees (K-12)

         Strawbees,suitable for grades 3 and up, are a system of plastic straws and connectors that can be used

        to build geometric models, mechanisms, and sculptures.

     Playful Engineering(K-12)

Explore hands-on engineering using everyday materials, using Engineering Placemats from the Tufts CEEO.
The Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) is dedicated to bringing playful engineering-based learning into K-16 schools for all students.