# LED Guide for Paper Circuits

**URL:** <https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/led-guide-for-paper-circuits/311>\
**Category:** Paper Circuits ⚡️\
**Created:** [March 12, 2021, 1:25am UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/led-guide-for-paper-circuits/311 "2021-03-12T01:25:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![binka](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/heyplix.mit.edu/binka/32/163_2.png) [@binka](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/binka)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2021, 1:25am UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/led-guide-for-paper-circuits/311/1 "2021-03-12T01:25:23Z")

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I’ve been lucky to go to a series of Paper Circuits Club meetings with Jie Qi (the researcher who PLIX co-designed the Paper Circuits activity with, based very heavily on her art and ongoing work) and Natalie Freed. They now work together at Chibitronics.

Natalie shared this great resource, a [guide about different kinds of LEDs](https://docs.google.com/document/d/18rCMkhbesUE9I0l29lNo1AGnizVrOQmZzQ3_a7xbcWg/edit?usp=sharing). She said I could share it. Enjoy!

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**Author:** ![binka](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/heyplix.mit.edu/binka/32/163_2.png) [@binka](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/binka)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/led-guide-for-paper-circuits/311/2 "2021-03-15T21:42:54Z")

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I also enjoyed this resource from Prospect Sierra School

> **[7th Grade Science - Paper Circuits](https://sites.google.com/prospectsierra.org/7science/projects/paper-circuits?authuser=0)**
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> Paper Circuit Examples

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**Author:** ![binka](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/heyplix.mit.edu/binka/32/163_2.png) [@binka](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/binka)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/led-guide-for-paper-circuits/311/3 "2021-03-15T21:46:40Z")

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That same teacher, Hannah, has made some simple instructional videos that are pretty good too!  
**[Lesson Videos](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWjRYIfQLpe33TVlobr4GlGBBz17ESghv)**

I especially like this one:

[![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/mit2/original/1X/7f9aa563f20d1ffd146b747ec13b64508b279104.jpeg "Animated Slide Button with Paper Circuits") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecUQK9f8RSU)

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**Author:** ![Tracy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/heyplix.mit.edu/tracy/32/239_2.png) [@Tracy](https://heyplix.mit.edu/u/Tracy)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/led-guide-for-paper-circuits/311/4 "2021-03-27T17:29:55Z")

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Thank you for sharing this comparison of different LEDs. So helpful to learn more about resistors and why the blue LEDs don’t “play nice” with the other colors. I ❤ the Chibitronics stickers!..makes me want to do some more tinkering with paper circuits.

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**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://heyplix.mit.edu/t/led-guide-for-paper-circuits/311/5 "2021-06-10T23:51:26Z")

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[More documentation from Hannah Grimm of Prospect Sierra School in the Bay Area](https://sites.google.com/prospectsierra.org/7science/projects/paper-circuits/designing-building-troubleshooting?authuser=0) at tonight’s Paper Circuits Club.  
Check out her troubleshooting flowchart!

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/mit2/original/1X/c46bfbc57156d6e81ff7ced1cebe696527cee5b3.png)  
Love it!