# Hands-on science with squishy circuits

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2011
- Speaker: AnnMarie Thomas
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/annmarie_thomas_hands_on_science_with_squishy_circuits)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In a zippy demo at TED U, AnnMarie Thomas shows how two different kinds of homemade play dough can be used to demonstrate electrical properties -- by lighting up LEDs, spinning motors, and turning little kids into circuit designers.

## Lectures

1. [Hands-on science with squishy circuits](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/annmarie_thomas_hands_on_science_with_squishy_circuits/d733f30ac649), 4 min (TED's player)