Specialism: Year 7 & 8 Electronics- Making the torch part 2

This week we have completed the making of our torches

we had to cut a slot for our LED

we had to make sure it was wide enough- but not too wide that the LED fell out

then we marked out and cut the hole for the cell

we had to use a twisting motion and not press too hard otherwise it wouldn't cut

then we placed the cell in place

we checked that it worked- the cell had to be close enough to the anodes- 

too low and the circuit would not work

one of the sides was placed on the foam to mark out the hole for the split ring

the hole is then punched

double sided tape is put in place along the sides

and then the backing is peeled off

the side is carefully lined up over the foam and then pressed into place

the torch is checked

and the split ring added

students could print one side

but had to show their drawing and rendering skills on the other

our students love their torches