Notes About Circuits

In Waldorf education, Physics starts in Middle School.

Grade 6 introduces Sound, Light, Heat, Magnetism, and Static Electricity.

In Grade 7, children go deeper into these topics, build Simple Machines, and begin to work with Electrical Circuits.* So, quite often parents will ask me for suggestions for curious kids who want to explore building Circuits earlier.

I usually suggest Snap Circuits (that's what I give to my own children), and Dav Glass always recommended Circuit Scribe (silver ink!), but I also had a parent share a fun Science book with me that has unique Circuit ideas: The Science Spell Book: 30 Enchanting Experiments for Kids by Cara Florance.

Draw with Electricity!
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Draw the Conductors of a Circuit Using a Pencil!
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Create a Magic Wand That Will Light Up When You Grasp the Stick in a Certain Way!
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Create Bracelets That Light Up When You Cross Your Wrists!
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* And it doesn't end there. Grade 8 Physics covers a lot of ground: Acoustics, Thermodynamics, Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Hydraulics, Aerodynamics, and Meteorology!

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