Haunted House Paper Circuit Halloween STEM Activity
What’s more spooktackular than a haunted house? One that your students make while learning the basics of circuits!
Grades: 3rd - 10th
Teaching Duration: 2 hours
What’s more spooktackular than a haunted house? One that your students make while learning the basics of circuits!
Grades: 3rd - 10th
Teaching Duration: 2 hours
What’s more spooktackular than a haunted house? One that your students make while learning the basics of circuits!
Grades: 3rd - 10th
Teaching Duration: 2 hours
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What’s more spooktackular than a haunted house? One that your students make while learning the basics of circuits!
Haunted House STEM Activity: All you need is some paper, tape, copper conductive tape, LEDs, and coin cell batteries. Then create your creepy castle or cottage. Students will first learn about circuits and use a template to build a Halloween-themed paper circuit. Students are then tasked to use the engineering design process to design and build a light-up Haunted House!
Included in this product:
Teachers guide with editable Teacher slides
4 paper circuit templates
Editable student design sheets guiding them through the engineering design process
Background on circuits and electrical engineering STEM career connection
Paper Circuit Templates Materials:
Print-out of paper circuit template
Conductive ¼” copper tape approximately 6 inches (15 cm) or highly recommend Brown Dog Gadgets brand Nylon Maker Tape
LED light (like this)
3V Coin battery (like this)
Index card
Scissors
Haunted House Design Challenge:
Suggested material list
1 ft Copper tape
3 LED lights
3V coin cell battery
Scissors
1 sheet of card stock
4 index cards
4 craft sticks
Clear tape
Markers for decoration