The Electric Car made should be able to move forward, left and right. Materials Required: No Material Qty Vendor 1 Chassis 1 Mumbai: Lamington Road 2 Screws for the chassis 2 Hardware Shop 3 Wheels – Big 2 Mumbai: Lamington Road 4 Castor wheel 1 Mumbai: Lamington Road 5 Battery 9 V 2 Local Stationery...
Category: DIY
Upcycling
What is Upcycling? Upcycling, also known as creative reuse, is the process of transforming by-products, waste materials, useless, or unwanted products into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value. Upcycling is the opposite of downcycling, which is the other half of the recycling process. Downcycling involves converting materials and products...
Hydroelectric Project
In this project we shall generate electricity from the flow of water. Materials Required: No Material Qty Vendor 1 Cardboard 1 Local hardware store 2 CD 2 Mumbai: Lamington Road 3 Neodymium Magnets 2 Local Stationery 4 Copper coil 32 gauge 1 Scrap 5 Tape 1 Local Stationery 6 Scissors 1 Local Stationery 7 PVC...
Air Filter
Materials Required: No Material Qty Vendor 1 Cardboard boxes (or enough cardboard to make two boxes) 2 Local hardware store 2 Cotton Filter Cloth for fine dust particles 1 Mumbai: Crawford Market 3 Battery 12 V with suitable adapter 1 Mumbai: Lamington Road 4 Motor 1000 rpm 1 Mumbai: Lamington Road 5 Tin can 1...
Making a Bridge from Newspaper
Materials Required: No Material Qty Vendor 1 Newspapers Many Scrap 2 Scissors 1 Local Stationery 3 Tape 1 Local Stationery Concepts Explored: Strength of different structures.
Basic Circuits
Materials Required: No Material Qty Vendor 1 Wires 10 Mumbai: Lamington Road 2 LED 5 Mumbai: Lamington Road 3 Motor 1 Mumbai: Lamington Road 4 Resistor 330 Ohms 1 Mumbai: Lamington Road 5 9 V Battery 1 Local Stationery 6 Rocker Switch 1 Mumbai: Lamington Road What the Children will Learn: About basic electrical components...
Pinhole Camera
Materials Required: No Material Qty Vendor 1 Cardboard 1 Scrap 2 Black Chart Paper 1 Local Stationery 3 Butter Paper 1 Local Stationery 4 Pin 1 Local Stationery 5 Tape 1 Local Stationery 6 Scissors 1 Local Stationery 7 Cutter 1 Local Stationery Further External Resources: Video – Arvind Gupta – How to make...
DIY: DC Motor
Worksheet for Educators to be used in-class. Materials Required: No Material Qty Vendor 1 Insulated Copper Wire – Gauge 23 100 grams Mumbai: Lohar Chawl 2 Battery 1.5 V 1 Local Stationery 3 Safety Pins 2 Local Stationery 4 Neodymium Magnet (60 mm Dia) 1 Mumbai: Lamington Road 5 Sandpaper 1 Mumbai: Lamington Road/ Paint Shop...
Water Balloon Drop Challenge
In this challenge, students have to brainstorm and come up with innovative ideas to drop a water balloon from a height without breaking it. The challenge can get as simple or complex depending on the available materials, time available and the age group of the students. Worksheet for Educators to be used in-class. Materials Required: No...
DIY: Salt Water Battery
Worksheet for Educators to be used in-class. Materials Required: No Material Qty Vendor 1 Wires 1 Mumbai: Lamington Road 7 Crocodile Clips 1 Lamington Road 2 LED 1 Mumbai: Lamington Road 3 Copper Strips 5 4 Zinc Strips 5 5 Paper Cups 5 Local Stationery 6 Water 1 Local Stationery 6 Salt 1 Home 8...