Paper Circuits Classroom STEM Kit – Learn with Light

Perfect for putting the “A” in STEAM, Paper Circuits are made with LEDs, coin-cell batteries, conductive tape, and everyday craft supplies. Use printable PDF instructions and templates from Brown Dog Gadgets, or create your own designs to light up a craft, poster or tri-fold presentation board. Paper Circuits are our most economical kit, with a very low cost per participant. They are a great teaching tool for hands-on learning and simple circuitry. Standard Kit contains enough materials for at least 10 solderless projects.

Overview

Why mess with wires when you can just use conductive tape! Choose from our personal sized Standard Kit or our giant Classroom Set to create all kinds of electronics projects out of paper!

Designed from the ground up to be engaging for kids of all ages, our kit fits right at home at a kitchen table, workshop, or classroom. Create your own projects from scratch or use one of our many free Paper Circuits project guides or our themed eBooks. Teach the basics of electronics by using our online lessons and simple curriculum, complete with student and teacher documentation.

Take things one step further by using our amazing  Maker Tape to build projects on fabric! Create simple wearables just by sticking Maker Tape onto a shirt, hat, or felt fabric sheet. Avoid the mess of conductive sewing and just stick your parts on. 

Maker Tape's nylon fibers combined with conductive materials result in an amazingly strong and highly conductive tape that won't leave a mess on your next project. Maker Tape turns any surface into your next circuitry project. Use it on walls or windows, cardboard or fabric, design your own Paper Craft creation or even apply it to building bricks for use with Crazy Circuits.

Unlike other conductive tape options Maker Tape is specially designed to be Z Axis Conductive for much easier project creation. Just overlap two pieces of Maker Tape to create a solid electrical connection. Just tape down the component for a simple connection. No mess, hassle, or special tools needed. 

Warning: Kit includes small parts and batteries. These are a choking hazard. Not intended for children under the age of 10.

Standard Kit vs Classroom Set

The Standard Kit is intended as an individual or small group activity kit, with enough parts for at least 10 projects. The Classroom Set is intended for large groups and includes enough parts for at least 40 projects. The kits include the same variety of components, with the Classroom Set containing four times as many components. 

The Standard Kit Includes:

• Maker Tape 1/4th Inch Conductive Tape Roll 5M (16 Feet)
• CR2032 Batteries (x10)
• Jumbo LEDs (x30) - Five Colors including Color Changing
• Binder Clips (x10)

The Classroom Set Includes:

• Maker Tape 1/4th Inch Conductive Nylon Tape Roll 2 x 20M (130 Feet total)
• CR2032 Batteries (x40)
• Jumbo LEDs (x120) - Five Colors including Color Changing
• Binder Clips (x40)

Directions, eBooks, Lesson Plans, and Videos

A wide variety of paper craft templates and designs can be found on our online Project Database or through one of our themed eBooks. New users will find our Getting Started With Paper Circuits eBook quite helpful in learning the basics. Educators who want to use Paper Circuits to teach the fundamentals of electronics can use our Paper Circuits eBook as a workbook to teach basic lessons.