Dance Revolution Project
For this project we had to create an arcade style dance pad. How we achieved this was on several days we worked in groups and discussed the blueprints of our creation. Then we individually worked on different parts of our dance pad. In our project we used alligator clips, bulbs, wires, tin foil and an 11 by 5 inch cardboard square. Once the dance pad was completed, we had to contact a teacher and have her dance on our project, while explaining the mechanics of the dance pad to her. Thus, determining how durable it was. The people who helped me achieve this project were: Ethan Stern-Ellis, India Fullner and Mauricio Figuroa.
A circular circuit works by an electric current coming from the positive to negative side of the battery connected to it, which flows through the wires.
Conductors move the current and insulators stop the current flow.
We created the dance pad by covering the cardboard square in tin foil. We had a toilet paper roll, also covered in tin foil, in the center of the cardboard and braided the wires through the tin foil and cardboard. We then connected the wires to a light bulb. At the other end, the wires were connected to the battery right next to the toilet paper rolls. The tin foil would act as a conductor carrying the electricity to the light bulb whenever you put pressure on the cardboard square and toilet paper roll. The tin foil would act as a conductor on both ends of the wires, with one end touching the batteries and the other end touching the bulb.
Jill Dances Video
A circular circuit works by an electric current coming from the positive to negative side of the battery connected to it, which flows through the wires.
Conductors move the current and insulators stop the current flow.
We created the dance pad by covering the cardboard square in tin foil. We had a toilet paper roll, also covered in tin foil, in the center of the cardboard and braided the wires through the tin foil and cardboard. We then connected the wires to a light bulb. At the other end, the wires were connected to the battery right next to the toilet paper rolls. The tin foil would act as a conductor carrying the electricity to the light bulb whenever you put pressure on the cardboard square and toilet paper roll. The tin foil would act as a conductor on both ends of the wires, with one end touching the batteries and the other end touching the bulb.
Jill Dances Video