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Circuit Blocks exist in many different forms throughout museums around the world. A circuit block is a set of components, switches and power sources that can be tethered together to allow people to explore electricity in a safe and easy manner. We have been building and facilitating circuit exploration for the past several years at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. Circuit Blocks have become a staple activity in MAKESHOP. We don’t buy our circuit blocks from some special museum store. We make them ourselves. All of the Teaching Artists in MAKESHOP have their own distinct style of circuit block; some are more refined than others. All of the Circuit Blocks start with the same set of tools and materials. The following instructions will give you a general idea of how to create a simple power source block and a component block.
