Tricia Fuglestad's Blog

How to Make a Light Up Robot

12/7/2015

So, if you've been following my posts lately you would notice that I've been working on an idea to incorporate paper circuits into an art-making experience for my students.
See my post where I discovered how to make a circuit & dreamt of a light up robot.
See my post where I made my prototype for a light up robot.
Now, watch my step-by-step video where I try to explain the process here or below.

Click to view the Robot Paper Circuit Lesson

Paper Circuit Art with LEDs from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.

How to Build a Light Up Robot with Paper Circuits from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.

I wrote up this lesson proposal on Donor's Choose. It has a full list of all the supplies I would need to complete this project with an entire grade level of students. I also included in my supplies some voice recorders so some students could make their robots speak with the touch of a button. I would LOVE to be able to try this light up robot project. Can you help by donating a few dollars?

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Thank you !

UPDATE:

Our students finally had a chance to make light up robots. View the movies below of students lighting up their robots and clickhere to view the gallery on Artsonia here.

Light Up Robots 5-2 from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.

Light Up Robots 5-3 from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.

Light Up Robots 5-4 from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.

This project was written about by David Gran in the January 2016 issue of School Arts Magazine.
View the digital version here.

This is just one of 150+ STEAM art lessons I've created and organized into one digital flyer. This link will lead you to all the resources you'll need to add some ART to your Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math curriculum.

7 Comments

Painted Souvenirs link

8/4/2014 10:38:48 pm

Thanks a lot for this video, Tricia. It is very helpful!

Dominic Reigns link

8/22/2014 12:36:46 am

Great Video, keep up the good work :)

tricia fuglestad

8/27/2014 01:20:00 pm

Thank you

Nancy Woodley

12/1/2019 07:07:20 am

I wonder if you could share the sources for the supplies for this project.
The LED lights, copper foil tape, and batteries are with exact purchasing descriptions.

Tricia

12/3/2019 06:52:09 pm

Hi Nancy,
This post has the items listed and a link to the donor's choose project that shows you exactly what I purchased: https://drydenart.weebly.com/fugleblog/light-up-robots-with-paper-circuits

Sarah Lightfoot

9/7/2020 01:56:36 pm

Hi there, teacher from New Zealand, would love this plan but I am new to Donorshare, can you please let me know how it works.
Thank you
Sarah

Tricia M Fuglestad

9/12/2020 11:16:00 am

Hello Sarah,

Donor's choose is a website that helps teachers get the things they need for project. Donor's give money to help by them the supplies that they request. The project above was already funded. I am not sure if this company operates in New Zealand though.

About Me

Tricia Fuglestad, NBCT,
is the K-5 art teacher at Dryden Elementary School in Arlington Heights, IL. with a masters in K-12 technology integration. Tricia has been recognized for her innovative teaching in 2010 with the PBS Teachers Innovation Award, won Illinois Art Teacher of the Year in 2011, awarded Teacher of Distinction in 2012 by the Golden Apple Foundation, received Western Region Elementary Art Teacher of the Year 2013, selected to become a Jacobs Educator 2014-15, was presented with the NAEA Art Technology Outstanding Community Service Award in 2016, honored with the ISTE Teacher Educator Network Tech in Action award, 2018, and won an Art Education Leadership Award via Artsonia in 2019. Learn more here.