Discovering electronics – school workshop

Discover electronics – From old devices to new circuits

Facts
Duration: 3 hours (2-4 hours possible)
Target group: Students aged 10 to 14 years
Maximum group size: 8 participants
Required equipment: Breadboards, oscilloscopes, laboratory power supplies, multimeters, screwdrivers, soldering irons and old devices
Materials required: LEDs, resistors, switches, capacitors, cables, old electrical devices (to disassemble)
Format: School workshop, holiday program
Costs: € 420,- including technology, mentor & material

Optional For larger groups of more than 10 participants, a second mentor can be booked for an additional charge of € 65,-/hour.

Short description

In this workshop, participants will learn how electricity flows – and how to use it cleverly!
They explore the world of electronics through practical exercises, building their own circuits on a breadboard and disassembling old electronic devices to understand and reuse their components. Using oscilloscopes and laboratory power supplies, they test their circuits like real technicians!

Contents of the workshop

The participants

• receive an introduction to electronic components : LEDs, resistors, switches, capacitors
• learn the difference between series and parallel circuits
• build your first own circuits on the breadboard
• dismantle old devices and discover what's inside
• use existing components in new circuits
• test and analyze their results with oscilloscopes and laboratory power supplies

Teaching future skills

✔ Technical understanding & electronics basics
✔ Problem solving & logical thinking
✔ Sustainability through reuse
✔ Fine motor skills & accuracy during assembly

Special features

• Combination of upcycling & technology learning
• Active tinkering and research with real measuring instruments
• Make circuits visible and understandable

Conclusion

An ideal workshop for anyone who wants to know what's going on behind the scenes . By understanding, reproducing, and further developing circuits, young people will learn about electronics in a playful and practical way – and discover how exciting technology can be!