Circuit Scribe Maker Kit

© 2016 Circuitscribe
$99, Smart Toy, iPad
Teaches: STEM, electricity

CTR Review

This is one of four building kits designed to let you draw circuits using a specialized ball point pen with sliver ink, to connect magnetic switches and gates. The "Maker Kit" includes Maker Kit Contains a 9V Battery adapter with 9V battery; x2 Bi-LED; SPST Switch; NPN Transistor; 2-Pin Adapter with 5x resistors (100, 1k, 10k, 100k and 1M ohm); 2x capacitors (0.1uF, 1.0uF); one photoresistor (10k ohms). Additional items include one conductive ink pen; a circuit stencil and page-sized metal sheet to attract the magnets. The most expensive kit includes cables that let you connect your drawn circuits to programmable platforms like Arduino (note that the Arduino is not included). Testers reported frequent problems with the pens -- they keep drying out.