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Creative Switch; Easel

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Step 1; Image 1;

A: Planning, sketching and gathering materials, sketch the shape of the easel back, and cut out a baseboard for the easel out of yardstick paper. 

B: Tape baseboard down to the easel and fold the flap under neath. (See image 2)

C: Make Ground, take construction paper about 5” long and 1/2” tall and place a strip pf copper tape about 4” 1/2” long centered on the paper. Tape with clear scotch tape to the skeleton of the front part of the easel.

D: Apply and tape many layers of copper fabric to the correct placement to the canvas bases.

E: Materials: 

  • Easel
  • Card stock and construction paper 
  • Pen/Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Scissors
  • Clear scotch and electrical tape
  • Pre-painted canvases, x3
  • Copper Tape
  • Copper Fabric
  • Paper clip
  • 1x 9v battery
  • 1x Battery cap with power and ground wires
  • 3x LED’s: Red, Blue, White
  • 3x Resistors at 220 Ohms

Step 2; Image 2;

A: Fasten battery cap on the 9v and use the electrical tape to fasten to the back of the baseboard on the bottom right side.

B: Run the power(red wire) up the baseboard vertically and the ground (black wire) around to the front. Tape down with electrical tape to keep the wires from crossing each other. 

C: Start the circuit: Grab the copper tape and fasten the exposed power wires to the tape vertically 1/2”. Fold the corner and turn the tape to the left about 4”, applying across the upper part of the baseboard.

D: Once you reach an inch from the edge of the baseboard, fold the copper tape and apply vertically in a downwards matter. Get the 220 Ohm resistor and place one end under the last section of the tape. 

E: Repeat for the last 2 resistors in a parallel circuit. Test the circuit with the ground wire and an LED, (+, +) and (-, -) to see if the connection is stable.

Step 3; Image 3;

F: Take your ground wire and copper tape it to the ground strip across the front. 

G: Attach the LED’s to the resistors with copper tape in-between and bend the LED positive side under the easel base. With the negative bent up and over the sill of the easel, copper tape the led down to the sill. Repeat for the last 2.

H: Switches; Take 3 short strips of copper tape and run from the ground strip, to the sill of the easel making sure NOT to touch the LED’s copper. 

Step 4, Images: 4, 5, 6;

I: Test the switches, take the canvases and place them on the easel. If the correct canvas is placed, the correlating LED will light up. Deeming the “correct” switch or canvas.

Red LED: Yellow and Black Lines

White LED: Flora

Blue LED: Cuttlefish