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Dough Creatures
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You can use anything that conducts electricity to make an electrical circuit—copper, pencil lead, fruit, even play dough! Adding salt to the dough helps electricity move through the material. With enough power, the electrical current can light LEDs and sound a buzzer!
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| Hints for uses in your library | Review how simple circuits work with the background resources in Related Links |
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Activity Guide in Spanish
Click 2 Science: What Do You Know About Circuits? A Liter of Light SciGirls Strategies: How to Engage Girls in STEM Engaging Latino Families Guide - English Engaging Latino Families Guide - Spanish |
| Originating Source | SciGirls |
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Electronics by Charles Platt
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