1. The document describes the Gigo Learning Lab, which includes 20 individual packages and 5 school sets for teaching creative ability and innovation through hands-on building and experimentation using "building block" models. 2. The Learning Lab uses a construction-based curriculum to build ready-to-assemble models in each class, promotes individual creativity, and allows recording of learning progress on a cloud platform. 3. The goal is for children to learn scientific knowledge through fun hands-on experiences and apply their knowledge to develop problem-solving abilities and a positive attitude toward science and innovation.

1. Creative Ability
can be Learned
(v1.0)
Gigo Learning Lab’s complete series includes 20 individual packages, as well as five
school sets. The special features of Gigo’s Learning Lab are as follows:
1. Using GIGO’s “building block” construction-based curriculum, every class has
a ready-to-assemble model, and includes time designed to promote individual
creativity.
2. Promotes thinking outside-the-box of the traditional educational framework by
learning innovation through play!
3. We are all innately good at something, so we should take into account both individual
development and the ability to work as part of a team effort.
4. Course levels are designed from elementary to difficult, combining a life sciences-
based curriculum with applications from daily life.
5. Experiment using Gigo’s “building blocks”, which can be used over and over again,
saving both time and effort.
6. Comes with Gigo’s newly developed 3D Smart Manual, which makes learning how to
intelligently assemble each model easier than ever before.
7. Learning Lab’s Cloud Platform allows systematic recording of learning progress.
We hope that kids can enthusiastically learn scientific knowledge through fun hands-
on experience, developing their problem-solving abilities, as well as a positive attitude
towards science. Our mission is to help children apply their newfound knowledge to
daily life, furthering their innovational skills and abilities.
For any questions or inquires. please email to LL@mail.gigo.com.tw
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Index
07. Simple Circuit
08. Household Appliances
10. Monograph (2)
11. Circuit Connection
Appendix: Learning Lab Packages
19. Intelligent Circuits
18. Safety Circuit
17. Circuit Test
16. Circuit Control
15. Monograph (3)
14. Multiple Circuit
13. Parallel Circuit
12. Series Circuit
09. Circuit Application
04. Voltage
05. Monograph (1)
06. Circuit Symbols
03. Electric Current
02. Electric Charge
01. Electricity Safety
Parts List
Index
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20. Monograph (4)

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Long Frame
Short Frame
Dual Frame
Square Frame
Dual Rod
11-hole Rod
11-hole Prolate Rod
7-hole Prolate Rod
5-hole Rod
5-hole Dual Rod-III
3-hole Rod
3-hole Dule Rod
Bended Rod
Cross Axle 3CM
Cross Axle 6CM
Cross Axle 7CM
Cross Axle 10CM
Cross Axle 15CM
Battery Holder (AA Cell)
Wire (Red)
Wire (Black)
Alligator Clip (Red)
Alligator Clip (Black)
Reverse Generator
20T Gear
40T Gear
60T Gear
Snail Cam
M Pulley
L Pulley
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Racing Tire
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L Ring
L Rubber Band
Cross Axle Fixer
Two-in-one Converter
Hinge
Cross Axle Connector
90 Degree Adaptor-I
90 Degree Adaptor-II
Axle
Loose Axle
L Connecting Peg
S Connecting Peg
Cube Conductor
Switch Conductor
Bulb (Yellow)
Bulb (Red)
Bulb (Green)
Peg Conductor
Marble
Crank
Base Grid Connector
Base Grid
Enamelled Wire 400CM
Spanner
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3. S e s s i o n 01
Electricity Safety
Parts List
Brainstorming
It’s cold in winter, and many of us may turn
on the electric heaters to warm ourselves; however,
electric heaters consume a lot of power, which may result
in wires discharging accidentally and even a fire disaster due
to careless use. Therefore, we must buy the qualified electric appliances,
correctly assemble them and observe their safety specifications. For instance, we
should not use extension cords and use more than four hours at a time,
to get both warmth and safety.
Many people hear about the story of Franklin’s kite, he is the scientist who
proved that lightning belongs to common electricity via flying kites on a
rainy day. But what you don’t know is that not all of his many experiments
went smoothly.
Once upon a time, Franklin invited his friends to have an exquisite electric
toasted turkey. In order to show his new invention, he planned to kill a
turkey via electric shock and then roast it with the electric grill that he
invented. However, he got an electricity shock accidentally and fainted on
the scene while connecting the turkey with electricity.
Franklin is the one who knows electricity best at that time. He planned
to roast a turkey but nearly got injured due to his fault, so he always
reminded people about the importance of electricity safety.
Kids, electricity facilitates our daily life
remarkably, but do
abide by electricity
safety measures
when using it.
What are dangerous ways of
using electricity in life and what
disasters may result from them?
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Electric Current
Avoider
Note: remove the coating of
enamelled wire first.
Daily
Application
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4. 1 2 3
Model
Assembled
Experiment
Complete
Model
Creation
Experiment
Time
Art
Attack
Evaluation
Get three kinds of frequently-seen wires
and test if they can conduct electricity.
In addition to lighting up the lamps,
what extended applications can the
model be used for?
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5. S e s s i o n 02
Electric Charge
Parts List
Brainstorming
In a winter evening when we take off
our chemical fiber sweaters, we may hear the
crackle and see tiny sparkles, which is actually the
phenomenon called friction charging. In history, Franklin first
found out that the glass rod rubbing against silk carried positive charge
and the rubber rubbing against furs carried negative charge. It is generally
believed there are only two kinds of charges in nature, which are named positive
charge and negative charge respectively. The interaction between
charges are that opposite charges attract and like charges repel.
What kinds of materials in our
daily life can conduct electricity?
Helen and her family visited the American National Park with a tour group.
It began to grow dark on the day they scheduled to climb mountains, but
all visitors were in high spirits and still decided to climb the mountain peak
to appreciate the natural scenes.
Suddenly Helen found her hair standing up, and she immediately asked
her mother to take a photo of her, so that she can post it on her Facebook
and share this interesting experience. At that moment, the tour guide blew
the whistle and urged everyone to hurry toward the bus.
After getting on the bus, the tour guide explained that their hair stood up
because the dark clouds were charging (energy) and it was a warning from
nature. As soon as he stopped, lightning and thunder erupted. Everyone
felt lucky that they weren’t struck by it.
Kids, have your hair ever stood up suddenly
under natural
conditions?
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Flag
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6. 1 2 3
Model
Assembled
Experiment
Complete
Model
Creation
Experiment
Time
Art
Attack
Evaluation
Try to switch the connection of positive and
negative poles of electric wires, and find
out what will occur with the flags.
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The positive and negative poles of
electric wires in a circuit may affect
the motor rotation, so try to make other
interesting mechanisms.
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7. S e s s i o n 03
Electric Current
Parts List
Brainstorming
Electric current is quite similar to water
flow, so people analyze the given information
about water flow comparing it with electric current to
study its characteristics, which is named as analogy. Analogy
is to compare the similarity between two things so as to learn the
unfamiliar things on the basis of known ones. Since we know well about
water flow, the analogy between water flow and electric currents helps
us learn electric current effectively. For instance, water flow is the flow
state of water while electric current is the flow state of charge.
W hat are t he inf luenc e s of
electric current intensity on
electric products?
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In the late 18th century, an Italian doctor Galvani dissected a frog and
accidentally found that the frog legs convulsed violently when touching
the exposed nerves of the legs with his scalpel. He felt quite surprised at
the phenomenon and started to research, contributing to our knowledge
of bioelectricity.
Physicist Volta devoted himself to the study of the contact between two
different metals based on the Galvanic Experiment, finding that the frog
legs would not generate electricity but only react. Later, Volta immersed
cloth into a salt solution and then clipped it between zinc and silver
circular plates to form a column, and connected a conducting wire to
the top silver circular plate and bottom zinc circular plates, thus the first
battery was invented. Consequently, the scientists could employ constant
stable current to conduct various electricity
researches, leading to great development in this
area.
Kids, do you know that
a battery has positive
and negative poles?
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Test
Daily
Application
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8. 1 2 3
Model
Assembled
Experiment
Complete
Model
Creation
Experiment
Time
Art
Attack
Evaluation
Test two circuits, one connecting a battery holder
with a bulb in a series and the other connecting
a battery holder with a motor, and observe which
battery in which circuit has a longer endurance.
Try to design a mechanism that is able
to consume battery power quickly.
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9. S e s s i o n 04
Voltage
Parts List
Brainstorming
The river water falls from high mountains and
finally into the ocean; water from a water tower flows
to each household via water pipes. It’s not hard for us to find
water always coming from a higher place and going to a lower one,
and the water level difference is defined as hydraulic head or hydraulic
pressure. With the analogy method in scientific researches, we can apply the
concepts of hydraulic head to studies on electricity, thus the potential
level differences is named as potential difference or voltage. Voltage
urges charges to flow from a higher potential level to a lower level.
Why is high-voltage electricity
used for power transmission?
Both Walter and Tony are fond of baseball leagues and they often
play baseball in the clearing. Once, Walter missed a fly ball which
rebounded from his mitt and fell in a strange area surrounded by a net
enclosure.
Walter was going to reach for the ball but Tony stopped him. Tony
pointed at the special sign above the enclosure and asked Walter: “Do
you know what this is?” Walter shook his head.
Tony told Walter it was a warning sign of high-voltage electricity, so
the place must be a substation, and it would be no laughing matter if
they got an electric shock. Finally, both of them decided to give up the
baseball and never play there again.
Kids, places close to high-voltage
electricity are quite dangerous, so you
must be careful.
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Model
Assembled
Experiment
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Model
Creation
Experiment
Time
Art
Attack
Evaluation
A higher voltage can provide larger energy to
power supply. Please observe the differences
in the action speed of owls driven by one
battery and that of two batteries.
How can we maintain the same action
speed of owls’ flying with two batteries
connected?
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11. Monograph
01. Electric Current Avoider
03. Battery Endurance Test
02. Holding Flag
04. Fly Owls
S e s s i o n 05
1
Design a toy race car capable of both running and rotating (or
lightning).
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Model
Review
Model
Design
Model
Creation
Winner!
Design
Concept
My Artwork
Evaluation

12. S e s s i o n 06
Circuit Symbols
Parts List
Brainstorming
Characters are symbols developed
for communication of human beings, for
instance, we often use emoticons when
chatting online to express our feelings. The universal
symbols can enhance communication and facilitate learning, such
as music notes and mathematic symbols. Circuit symbols are pictorial
symbols designed for different electric components in circuit diagrams,
such as lamps, batteries, switches, etc.
Seeing their neighbors’ family were burglarized, everyone went to buy a
burglar alarm in the supermarkets for the sake of family security. However,
Paul’s father thought it was too expensive, so he decided to search for
a circuit of simple alarm online and purchase materials specified in the
circuit diagram.
Paul was curious to know why his father is working in his study recently,
so he approached his father, asking why he assembled as per the circuits.
His father told him that he assembled according to the instructions where
circuit symbols were shown. Paul was proud of his father and wanted to
learn these symbols.
Kids, how many circuit symbols do you
know? Can you name the meaning of each
circuit symbol?
What are the pros and cons
in the applic ation of circuit
symbols?
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Puzzle
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13. Model
Assembled
Experiment
Complete
Model
Creation
Evaluation
1 2 3
Experiment
Time
Art
Attack
Please draw up three circuit symbols
designed on your own and describe what
components they represent.
Design a circuit with more than four
loops and transfer them into the
circuit symbol diagram. Change the
c onnec tion order to see whether
different effects may occur.
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14. S e s s i o n 07
Simple Circuit
Parts List
Brainstorming
Christmas was in sight, Grandpa Rudolph took Helen to stroll in the
little park and appreciate the colorful Christmas lights decorating the
trees and pavilions. There were also many other electric appliances
making the whole park lively.
Helen had learned some elementary knowledge about electricity and
circuits, and she thought there might be a lot of learning behind the
glorious decorations, so she asked her Grandpa. Grandpa Rudolph
praised her for her love of learning and told her a simple circuit was
enough to light these lamps, with fantastic lighting change.
Kids, if you were the color lights
designer of the park, can you make
a simple circuit for lighting a lamp?
Are there switches for the lamps
in the park? How will you design
the switches?
To ensure the appliance can receive the
electric energy provided by power, we must use
a wire to form a closed loop by connecting power and the
appliance, by which current can flow into the closed loop. The
conducting loop consisting of metal wires and electric components
is called a circuit. A simple circuit consists of power, switch, wire and
appliance, and a simple circuit with a lamp can make it light up.
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Assembled
Experiment
Complete
Model
Creation
Experiment
Time
Art
Attack
Evaluation
1 2 3
Please design a switch to control the
operation of the park and state the design
concepts.
Design an electric merry-go-round for
the park, which shall share the same
power supply with the bulbs.
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16. S e s s i o n 08
Household Appliances
Parts List
Brainstorming
What appliances with lamps that
light up are there in our daily
life?
Nowadays, people can’t live without electricity.
In this era of rapid developing technologies, it is hard
not to use household appliances such as washer, water
heater, refrigerator, electric fan in our daily life. When enjoying
the convenience brought by various appliances owing to advanced
technologies, we should also pay attention to the correct use. Choose the
energy-saving and low-carbon one when purchasing a new product.
Due to the soaring electricity bills, Paul’s mother can’t help stomping when
receiving the bills recently. Although the family has tried every method of
power saving, the amount saved was still limited, yet they can’t find the
causes.
Once, when his mother was cooking in the kitchen, Paul found that the
interior lights would light up whenever his mother opened the refrigerator,
so he told his mother he found the reason for the expensive electric bill,
it was because the refrigerator lights were on. Paul could hardly wait to
disassemble the lights.
After Paul's father came back, he asked Paul to install
the lights back and observe them via opening the
refrigerator door slowly. Paul took a peek inside the
refrigerator finding it was dark inside, and the lights
turned on when the door was opened wider. Father told
him it was because the refrigerator required power to
supply the out-flowing cool air.
Kids, do the lamps turn on when
the refrigerator door is closed?
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17. 1 2 3
Model
Assembled
Experiment
Complete
Model
Creation
Experiment
Time
Art
Attack
Evaluation
Design a mechanism similar to the lights in a
refrigerator, which will light on when opening
the door and light off when closing it.
In addition to the refrigerator switch
controlled lights, can you figure out
other light control designs?
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18. S e s s i o n 09
Circuit Application
Parts List
Brainstorming
The circuit application along roads are
represented by red and green lights, namely, traffic
lights. There are generally three colors, red, yellow and
green. The lights are installed in the necessary locations and
change within a specified time to guide passing vehicles and
pedestrians, serving as traffic control measures.
Paul always wakes up late in the morning, so his father has to drive
hurriedly to send him to school. It would be okay if they have a smooth trip,
but they may be late if they chance upon a lot of red lights.
One day, Paul woke up late again because he watched cartoons and went
to bed late the night before.
After finishing his breakfast hurriedly, father drove Paul to school in a
hurry. Unfortunately, they kept coming to red lights all the way. Seeing he
is going to be late, Paul can’t help crying and spoke out : “it wouldn’t be so
annoying if it were green lights all the way to school! ”
Father replied: “Paul hopes we just encounter green lights so that we
would not be late, but if this is the case, other people will encounter only
red lights, thus there may be many other
children crying for being late.”
Pa u l a n s we r e d:
“I see. I will sleep
earlier and won’t get
up late from now
on.”
H o w c a n w e d e s i g n t h e
linkage of traffic lights at an
intersection?
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Assembled
Experiment
Complete
Model
Creation
Experiment
Time
Art
Attack
Evaluation
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There are different changing modes in
traffic lights along roads, please recreate a
new lighting mode for it.
Try to design switch control modes of
different structures.
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20. 06. Circuit Puzzle
08. Refrigerator Lights
07. Little Park
09. Traffic Lights
S e s s i o n 10
2
Please design a wire-controlled car and control its movements via
wire switches.
Model
Review
Monograph
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Design
Concept
Model
Design
Model
Creation
Winner!
Evaluation
My Artwork

21. S e s s i o n 11
Circuit Connection
Parts List
Brainstorming
Grandpa Rudolph found Tony staring blankly at his desk, so he
approached him and asked Tony what happened. Tony said he had
no inspiration for the composition and didn’t know what to do.
Grandpa Rudolph said jokingly: “the Tony who always has a lot of
inspiration disappears today and loses his way in a maze, and his
inspirations fade away like the lamp. People in ancient times were
quite clear that inspirations come and go without leaving a trace.
Then what can we do? Just like a hunter is hunting for a sly prey,
what will Tony do?”
Tony replied there would be opportunities if we mastered habits.
Grandpa Rudolph was glad and nodded his head : “Exactly! Although
inspirations are unpredictable like a sly prey,
they may emerge in certain places, like the
ancient people often got inspiration in bed,
on horseback and on the toilet.”
Kids, you can have
a try if you have no
inspiration next time.
There are so many electr ic
equipment in our house, how
does the circuit connect them?
A circuit connection is to correctly connect
the wires with all components, making sure the
circuit components can exert their desired functions.
For instance, a short circuit may destroy the power and
sometimes result in fire disasters due to accidental discharge.
Moreover, the power can’t supply energy regularly if the wire fails to
connect the entire circuit, thus the components won’t work because
of a lack of electricity.
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Note: prepare a sheet of Aluminium foil.
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Model
Assembled
Experiment
Complete
Model
Creation
Experiment
Time
Art
Attack
Evaluation
Attach aluminium foil on the model and
design a loop with power supply and bulbs.
Have a tr y, see whether you c an
design a loop maze with the wires?
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23. S e s s i o n 12
Series Circuit
Parts List
BrainstormingSupport the
Frontline
What activities or mechanisms
have a similar pattern with the
series connection in our life?
A long electric torch requires two or three
batteries which are installed with the positive
pole first, thus the batteries are series connected
via positive and negative poles. Such a connection mode is
called series connection, and the corresponding circuit is named
series circuits, in which the voltage provided equals to the sum total of
voltage at the two ends of each component.
Tony and Walter entered their names for the mountain-climbing activities.
That day, after they entered the mountain with the mountaineering team,
they were confronted with stiff palisades.
After asking everyone to be seated, the team leader explained that the
following journey would be difficult and there was only one climbing
rope, so they should climb with the rope one by one. Although it required
no professional climbing skills, they should work in unison. Once the one
ahead fell down carelessly, the one behind shall hold him with hands or
shoulders. The falling strength would be great even though everyone
had the security hooks, so it would be better to hold the falling one at
the very beginning, by which the severe accident of falling down serially
could be avoided. They could reach the mountain peak safely if they
follow the leader’s directions.
Tony and Walter soon learned the common
ground between series actions and series
circuits from the mountain-climbing activity, that
is, the whole team may
go wrong as long as
one part goes wrong.
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24. Model
Assembled
Experiment
Complete
Model
Creation
Art
Attack
1 2 3Evaluation
Experiment
Time
Design two loops, one links two batter y
holders and one bulb via series connection
and the other links a battery holder and two
bulbs; compare the brightness differences of
the bulbs in the two loops.
Tr y to de si gn an endur able l o o p
through a series connection.
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25. S e s s i o n 13
Parallel Circuit
Parts List
Brainstorming
What activities or mechanisms
have a similar pat ter n with
parallel connections in our life?
Most of the rambler sockets in our family
are a kind of parallel circuit of sockets, each
of them can provide the same voltage, making the
appliances with the same voltage specification able to connect
with power supply and operate under normal voltage. Parallel
connection connects two ends of several components with two nodes
respectively, and the circuit of a parallel connection is called a parallel
circuit. The current provided by power equals to the current sum of each
component, and the voltage equals to the one of each component.
Helen asked her mother to read a bedtime story for her in the evening,
and mother read the story of Peter Pan.
Peter Pan was a boy who wouldn’t grow up and can fly between
Neverland and the human world. After encountering Wendy, Peter Pan
wanted to take her to Neverland, so he flew with Wendy hand in hand.
Wendy enjoyed the fantastic flight but she couldn’t fly alone freely. “I
have no wings, so I can’t fly” Wendy said. And Peter Pan replied : “It’s
all right to have no wings, you can also fly when you recall the happy
things in your mind.” So they experienced
the glorious adventures of being attacked by
monsters and pirates.
Kids, if circuit components were connected like
hand in hand and foot by foot, it is a parallel
circuit.
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Use a single power to connect two different
loops.
Tr y t o f i g u r e o u t w h e t h e r o t h e r
extended applications of a similar
design are existent.
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27. S e s s i o n 14
Multiple Circuit
Parts List
Brainstorming
The circuit designs in our life are
quite complicated. What multiple
circuits can you associate?
In the distribution box, the one above is the
master switch, which adopts the series circuit, so all
lamps will not power up if it is turned off. The rest of the
switches control the power supply of certain areas, which
won’t interfere with others, belonging to the parallel circuit. So all
switches in the distribution box are in the multiple circuits consisting of
series and parallel circuits.
After attending school, Paul found he had fewer time to play with his
father, so his father and Paul often took a stroll after supper. During
their stroll, father often told him stories of his childhood. Paul loves
the father-son time.
One day when they walked under the moon, Paul suddenly found
the road under his feet darker, and discovered that a lamp was not
working. He stopped and looked around, finding that all lamps were
working except the one in front of him. So he asked curiously why the
damaged lamp didn’t affect the others.
Father praised his careful observation and told him that lamps are
connected in a parallel circuit, so the rest
of the lamps can still work even though
one of them is broken. Moreover, several
lamps are divided in a zone via a series
switch. Therefore, a circuit including both
series and parallel
circuits forms a
multiple circuit.
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Tr y t o d e s i g n a m e c h a n i s m t o
respectively control the loops on both
sides.
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13. Anti-theft Indicator
12. Support the Frontline
14. Weight Checker
S e s s i o n 15
3
Please design a loop mechanism with two lights capable of
flickering alternately.
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30. S e s s i o n 16
Circuit Control
Parts List
Brainstorming
Segway is a motor-driven personal vehicle
with an internal circuit controlling the self-balance,
ensuring it moves steadily, just a mobile version of roly-
poly. The invention is inspired by the idea that human beings can
walk upright, which is because our internal organs can judge the change
in the center of gravity and then control the leg muscles to restore
balance.
What equipments in life are
controlled by circuits?
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“Mom, watch out! Someone is shaking flags and flashing lights!” Tony
is quite thoughtful, who always pays attention to the road condition
rather than playing with his mobile phone, and reminds others in case of
emergencies. This time was no exception.
After hearing his warning, mother switched lanes to avoid the person.
Tony found out it was not really a person shaking flags in tidy suits when
their vehicle passed by. Though the time was short, Tony found out that
the “robot” could shake red flags, and believed it might be driven by
electricity but not caused by wind blowing.
After getting home, Tony asked his father about the robot, and father told
him it was actually driven by motor and there must by a circuit control
inside, so that he could make the movement of
shaking flags.
Kids, if you find a false person waving a flag on
site or on the road, do be
careful because it means
danger.
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Please make a switch which can control
the forward and reverse rotation of a motor.
Tr y t o f i g u r e o u t w h a t ex te n d e d
applications of a motor’s forward and
reverse rotation have.
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32. S e s s i o n 17
Circuit Test
Parts List
Brainstorming
If an electric equipment fails to
work, how can we figure out the
causes?
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03
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used for circuit test to check the three
basic physical quantities of current, voltage and
resistance, hence the name volt-ohm-milliammeter. But
if an electric equipment is not operating temporarily and there is no
volt-ohm-milliammeter available, we can make a simple electroscope
like Tony did, by which we may perhaps find the problems.
Walter has an exquisite electric toy tank he loves most and he is reluctant
to share it with other kids.
One day, when Tony came to his home, Walter showed off his toy chariot,
but he found the gunturret not rotating and the tank not working. It was
still normal when he played with it the day before, why could it be broken
today? Walter was frightened and had no idea what to do.
Tony said he could check the problems, so he found a small lamp
and some wires from the toys, making a simple electroscope. He first
connected the battery and the lamp lighted up, so he confirmed the
battery had no problems. Next, he connected the wiring on both sides
of the motor with the electroscope, finding that the lamp didn’t work.
Therefore, Tony guessed there was something wrong in the wiring, so
the motor couldn’t receive power to work. Finally, they found the wire
dropout.
After Tony reconnected the wiring, the tank was
restored. Walter was quite
appreciative of Tony’s
h e l p, s o h e p l a y e d
happily with Tony.
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Please make an element module with the
lamp and connect it directly with the circuit
layout.
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What other methods for detecting short
circuits are there in addition to lamps?
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34. S e s s i o n 18
Safety Circuit
Parts List
Brainstorming
D a n g e r s m ay o c c u r d u e t o
careless operation of appliances.
Can you name some examples?
A safety circuit is an automatic protection
system in emergency conditions. It can sense
the potential danger and take necessary measures to
reduce the risks, but it doesn’t mean it is perfect . For instance,
an elevator installed with a safety circuit may be stopped from falling
down when the automatic brake is triggered if elevator excesses the
setting speed due to cable rupture or elevator faults.
Helen traveled to Europe independently in her summer vocation. She
decided to experience the beauty of the city by light rail for she had never
seen a light rail with only two carriages.
After boarding the light rail vehicle, she enjoyed the street scenes that are
different from what was shown in the movies. Suddenly, she felt a strong
impact and fell down; after she stood up again, she found out that the
vehicle had derailed.
After returning to the hotel and watching the news on TV, she learned
that the vehicle was controlled manually without any safety facilities such
as speed limitation device and automatic brakes installed. The vehicle
was running at full speed in the straight sections, and the driver failed to
brake in advance when coming to the turns, so
the train was easily derailed due to over speed
turning.
Kids, do you know that installing an automatic
brake in vehicles can avoid
the accidents caused by
overspeeding?
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Tr y to c hang e t he numb er of ser i e s
batteries and record the difference after
crash.
Try to design a vehicle with a safety
protection mechanism.
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36. S e s s i o n 19
Intelligent Circuits
Parts List
Brainstorming
There are a lot of intelligent electrical
apparatus that are convenient to
use. Can you name some of them?
The buildings and architectures nowadays
are specified to have fire-alarm equipment installed
to guarantee the safety of people. Inside the fire-alarm there
are intelligent circuits which are able to detect the smoke density
and temperature change in environments. For example, if someone has to
leave the kitchen while he is cooking and forgets to cut off the fire, fire
disasters may occur. To remind the residents early, it is quite necessary
to install fire-alarm devices in the kitchen.
Paul likes imagining his future occupation and always took his father’s
hands while his father was reading newspapers and asked about the
future world. One day, his father was beat and made Paul seat down
to talk about the future world.
Father told him the future world would be an intelligent world of
electricity. All electric devices can be connected together just like the
linkage of computers to the internet, by which a connecting pipe is
established in the world and the condition of being with each other
though far apart can be realized preliminarily.
Besides, all electric devices are equipped with intelligent circuits in
the future. Any situations that are supposed to not happen will be
transformed into abnormal signals and sent
to the control center instantly as well as the
owner’s smart phone or other smart devices,
to realize the remote alarm.
K i d s , c a n y o u
list some electric
devices equipped
w i t h i n t e l l i g e n t
circuits?
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Try to trigger the circuit mechanism of the
model with an external force.
Try to design a living tool with the
same principle.
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S e s s i o n 20
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Please design a warning indicator that is able to detect falling
rocks.
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