Flashlight making - school workshop

Build your own flashlight – Build your own flashlight and discover the world of electronics!

Facts
Duration: 3 hours (optionally 1.5 hours possible)
Target group: Students aged 8 to 14 years
Maximum group size: 1 mentor = max. 12 participants
Required equipment: soldering iron sets, 2 multimeters, breadboards, table mats, flipchart
Materials required: Flashlight kits, LEDs, switches, resistors, battery cases, cables, glue, teaching boards, batteries
Format: School workshop, holiday program
Costs: € 420,- including materials and a mentor

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 , children and young people will build their own working flashlight – step by step and with a real sense of technology! While assembling the kit, they'll learn the basics of electronics and how electrical circuits work. The highlight: They'll get to work with a soldering iron, connect components, and finally, light up their own flashlight!

Contents of the workshop

The participants

• build your own flashlight from a kit
• learn the function of electrical circuits (switches, LEDs, resistors, batteries, cables)
• solder your own connections and work with typical electronics tools
• understand how electronics works through teaching boards and clear examples
• apply their knowledge directly in practice and take their self-made lamp home

Teaching future skills

✔ Problem-solving skills
✔ Fine motor skills & technical understanding
✔ Teamwork & project work
✔ Creativity & self-efficacy

Innovation aspect

This workshop combines theory with practice , bringing electronics to life and making it understandable . Through hands-on construction, children experience how technology can improve their everyday lives – and how much fun it is to create things themselves.