Use this kit to convey the fundamentals of electricity by way of teaching lamp repair. The skills and knowledge are transferable to repairing other simple electrical objects.
Educators or volunteers assemble the kits from the information in the Boulder U-Fix-It Clinic Lamp Repair resource.
This kit is excellent for any venue, but is especially valuable in a classroom.
The hands-on activity is:
easy to understand,
directly related to a fundamental science topic: electrical complete circuit,
relevant to an every-day object in all students’ lives,
risk-less — low (9V) voltage,
guaranteed a successful fix,
standardized (allowing for a higher student to adult ratio than fixing a variety of objects at a time), and
inexpensive.
Go to — Teaching Lamp Repair Kit
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)
Cost — Free guidelines; parts must be purchased
Source — Boulder U-Fix-It Clinic, Colorado, USA
Wayne Seltzer created the Teaching Lamp Repair Kit and Teaching Slide Deck. Wayne leads Boulder U-Fix-It Clinic, which has since 2013 promoted repair through hosting community repair events. teaching workshops on how to repair basic objects, advocating for Colorado right to repair legislation, publishing articles, and more.
Kimberley Schroder, a Community Repair Advocate and founder of Nimble Repair also shared with us about her experience teaching this workshop in “Notes from the Field”. Read: “Empowering Students through Hands-On Lamp Repair” to learn more about her experience.
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