SNAP CIRCUITS BRIC: STRUCTURES Instruction Manual

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AGES 8 to 108

Three (3) “AA”

batteries required

ENERGIZE YOUR BRICK BUILDING experience

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

title:

753235

Projects

1-26

1.

Most circuit problems are due to incorrect assembly, always double­check that your circuit exactly matches the drawing for it.

2. Be sure that parts with positive/negative markings are positioned
as per the drawing.

3. Be sure that all connections are securely snapped.

4. Try replacing the batteries.

Elenco

®

is not responsible for parts damaged due to

incorrect wiring.

Basic Troubleshooting

Note: If you suspect you have damaged parts, you can follow the

Advanced Troubleshooting procedure on page 7 to determine which
ones need replacing.

Basic Troubleshooting 1
Parts List 2
How to Use Snap Circuits

®

3

About Your Snap Circuits

®

Parts 4
Introduction to Electricity 5
DOs and DON’Ts of Building Circuits 6

Advanced Troubleshooting 7
Project Listings 7
Schematics and Blue Prints 8
Projects 9-54
Other Snap Circuits

®

Products 55

WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD - Never connect Snap

Circuits® to the electrical outlets in your home in any
way!

Table of Contents

WARNING: Always check your wiring

before turning on a circuit. Never leave
a circuit unattended while the batteries
are installed. Never connect additional
batteries or any other power sources
to your circuits. Discard any cracked or
broken parts.

Adult Supervision:

Because children’s abilities vary so
much, even with age groups, adults
should exercise discretion as to which
experiments are suitable and safe (the
instructions should enable supervising
adults to establish the experiment’s
suitability for the child). Make sure
your child reads and follows all of

the relevant instructions and safety
procedures, and keeps them at hand
for reference.

This product is intended for use by
adults and children who have attained
sucient maturity to read and follow
directions and warnings.

Never modify your parts, as doing so
may disable important safety features
in them, and could put your child at risk
of injury.

• Use only 1.5V AA type, alkaline
batteries (not included).

•

• Insert batteries with correct
polarity.

•

• Non-rechargeable batteries
should not be recharged.
Rechargeable batteries should
only be charged under adult
supervision, and should not be
recharged while in the product.

•

• Do not connect batteries or
battery holders in parallel.

• Do not mix old and new batteries.

•

• Do not mix alkaline, standard
(carbon-zinc), or rechargeable
(nickel-cadmium) batteries.

•

• Remove batteries when they are
used up.

•

• Do not short circuit the battery
terminals.

•

• Never throw batteries in a re or
attempt to open its outer casing.

•

• Batteries are harmful if swallowed,
so keep away from small children.

Batteries:

!

WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for

children under 3 years.

!

Conforms to all applicable U.S. government requirements and CAN
ICES-3 (B)/NMB-3 (B).

1

Qty. ID Name Symbol Part #

r 4

Brick 1x1, 3-Sided 6BR1X1S3

r 33

Brick 1x2 6BR1X2G

r 10

Brick 1x3 6BR1X3G

r 11

Brick 1x4 6BR1X4G

r 11

Brick 1x6 6BR1X6G

r 4

Brick 1x10 6BR1X10G

r 7

Brick 1x12 6BR1X12G

r 18

Brick 2x2 6BR2X2G

r 6

Brick 2x4 6BR2X4G

r 8

Brick 2x6 6BR2X6G

r 25

Bric2snap Adapter, 1x1 6BRA1X1

r 25

Bric2snap Adapter, 1x2 6BRA1X2

r 25

Bric2snap Adapter, 2x2 6BRA2X2

r 1

Baseplate 10” x 5” 6BRBP1

r 6

Plate 2x12 6BRP2X12DG

r 20

Plate 2x2 6BRP2X2G

Qty. ID Name Symbol Part #

r 1

Brick Remover Tool 6BRTOOL

r 3

3-Snap Wire 6SC03

r 2

3D Snap 6SC3DSNAP

r 1

Battery Holder -

uses three (3)

1.5V type “AA” (not Included)

6SCB3

r 1

Color LED 6SCD8

r 1

Blue LED 6SCD9

r 1

Blink Red LED 6SCD11

r 1

Color2 LED 6SCD12

r 1

Fiber Optic Tree 6SCFT

r 1

Mounting Base 6SCFMB

r 2

Jumper Wire (Orange) 6SCJ3A

r 3

Jumper Wire (Blue) 6SCJ4

r 1

4.5V Lamp 6SCL4

r 1

Lined Lens LED Attachment 6SCLLENS

r 1

Slide Switch 6SCS1

r 1

Melody IC 6SCU32

Important: If any parts are missing or damaged, DO NOT RETURN TO RETAILER. Call toll-free [phone] or e-mail us at: [e-mail].
Customer Service: 150 Carpenter Ave., Wheeling, IL 60090 U.S.A.

● You may order additional / replacement parts at www.elenco.com/replacement-parts

Parts List (Colors and styles may vary) Symbols and Numbers

3

B3

D11

D9

L4

U32

S1

D8

D12

2

Snap Circuits® uses building blocks with
snaps to build the dierent electrical and
electronic circuits in the projects. Each block
has a function: there are switch blocks, light
blocks, battery blocks, dierent length wire
blocks, etc. These blocks are dierent colors
and have numbers and letters on them so
that you can easily identify them. The blocks
you will be using are shown as color symbols,
allowing you to easily snap them together to
form a circuit.

For Example:

This is the slide switch, it is green and has
the marking on it. The part symbols in
this booklet may not exactly match the
appearance of the actual parts, but will
clearly identify them.

You need a power source to build each
circuit. This is labeled and requires three
(3) 1.5V “AA” batteries (not included).

When installing a battery, be sure the spring
is compressed straight back, and not bent
up, down, or to one side.

Some circuits use the jumper wires to make
unusual connections. Just clip them on as
indicated.

Often you will mount Snap Circuits®
components on bric2snap adapters, simply
place them on the posts of the adapters:

Sometimes if can be dicult to separate
bric2snap adapters from the baseplate or
bricks and plates, so use the Brick Remover
Tool for help for needed, as shown:

You can also use the remover to separate
bricks and plates from each other.

Note that this set includes 25 of each of the
bric2snap adapter pieces, more are used in
projects in this booklet. Your set includes
extra adapters so you can easily expand on
your own using other Snap Circuits® and
bricks sets you may have.

How to Use Snap Circuits

®

B3

S1

Note: While building the projects, be careful not
to accidentally make a direct connection across
the battery holder (a “short circuit”), as this may
damage and/or quickly drain the batteries.

3

Battery Holder (B3)

The batteries (B3) produce an electrical voltage
using a chemical reaction. This “voltage” can
be thought of as electrical pressure, pushing
electricity through a circuit just like a pump
pushes water through pipes. This voltage is
much lower and much safer than that used in
your house wiring.

Using more batteries increases

the “pressure”, therefore, more electricity ows.

The blue 3-snap wires and jumper wires (blue &
orange) are wires used to connect components.
They are used to transport electricity and do not
aect circuit performance. The 3-snap wires
make rigid connections, while the jumper wires
make exible connections.

Wires transport electricity just like pipes are
used to transport water. The colorful plastic
coating protects them and prevents electricity
from getting in or out.

The slide switch (S1) connects (“ON”) or
disconnects (“OFF”) the wires in a circuit. When
ON it has no eect on circuit performance.
Switches turn on electricity just like a faucet
turns on water from a pipe.

The color, blue, blink red, and color2 LEDs
(D8, D9, D11 & D12) are light emitting diodes,
and may be thought of as a special one-way
light bulbs. In the “forward” direction, (indicated
by the “arrow” in the symbol) electricity ows
if the voltage exceeds a turn-on threshold
brightness then increases. The blink red LED
contains a microcircuit that turns it on and o.
The color and color2 LEDs contain red, green,
and blue LEDs, with a micro-circuit controlling
them. A high current will burn out an LED, so the
current must be limited by other components
in the circuit (Snap Circuits

®

LEDs have internal
resistors added, to protect them in case you
make wiring mistakes). LEDs block electricity in
the “reverse” direction.

A light bulb, such as in the 4.5V lamp (L4),
contains a special thin high-resistance wire.
When a lot of electricity ows through, this wire
gets so hot it glows bright. Voltages above the
bulb’s rating can burn out the wire.

The melody IC (U32) contains a specialized
sound-generation integrated circuit (IC), a small
speaker, and a few supporting components.
The IC has a recording of the melody, which it
makes into an electrical signal for the speaker.
The speaker converts the signal into mechanical
vibrations. The vibrations create variations
in air pressure, which travel across the room.
You “hear” sound when your ears feel these air
pressure variations.

SNAP WIRES & JUMPER WIRES

BATTERY HOLDER

SLIDE SWITCH

LEDs

SOUND MODULE

LAMP

(Part designs are subject to change without notice).

About Your Snap Circuits® Parts

4

Introduction to Electricity

What is electricity? Nobody really knows. We only know how to produce
it, understand its properties, and how to control it. Electricity is the
movement of sub-atomic charged particles (called electrons) through
a material due to electrical pressure across the material, such as from a
battery.

Power sources, such as batteries, push electricity through a circuit, like
a pump pushes water through pipes. Wires carry electricity, like pipes
carry water. Devices like LEDs, motors, and speakers use the energy
in electricity to do things. Switches and transistors control the ow of
electricity like valves and faucets control water. Resistors limit the ow
of electricity.

The electrical pressure exerted by a battery or other power source is
called voltage and is measured in volts (V). Notice the “+” and “–” signs
on the battery; these indicate which direction the battery will “pump”
the electricity.

The electric current is a measure of how fast electricity is owing in
a wire, just as the water current describes how fast water is owing in
a pipe. It is expressed in amperes (A) or milliamps (mA, 1/1000 of an
ampere).

The “power” of electricity is a measure of how fast energy is moving
through a wire. It is a combination of the voltage and current (Power =
Voltage x Current). It is expressed in watts (W).

The resistance of a component or circuit represents how much it resists
the electrical pressure (voltage) and limits the ow of electric current.
The relationship is Voltage = Current x Resistance. When the resistance
increases, less current ows. Resistance is measured in ohms (Ω), or kilo
ohms (kΩ, 1000 ohms).

Nearly all of the electricity used in our world is produced at enormous
generators driven by steam or water pressure. Wires are used to
eciently transport this energy to homes and businesses where it is
used. Motors convert the electricity back into mechanical form to drive

machinery and appliances. The most important aspect of electricity
in our society is that it allows energy to be easily transported over
distances.

Note that “distances” includes not just large distances but also tiny
distances. Try to imagine a plumbing structure of the same complexity
as the circuitry inside a portable radio - it would have to be large because
we can’t make water pipes so small. Electricity allows complex designs
to be made very small.

There are two ways of arranging parts in a circuit, in series or in parallel.
Here are examples:

Placing components in series increases the resistance; highest value
dominates. Placing components in parallel decreases the resistance;
lowest value dominates.

The parts within these series and parallel sub-circuits may be arranged
in dierent ways without changing what the circuit does. Large circuits
are made of combinations of smaller series and parallel circuits.

Series Circuit

Parallel Circuit

5

DOs and DON’Ts of Building Circuits

Placing a 3-snap wire
directly across the batteries
is a SHORT CIRCUIT.

This is also a

SHORT CIRCUIT.

When the slide switch (S1) is turned on, this large circuit has a SHORT
CIRCUIT path (as shown by the arrows). The short circuit prevents any
other portions of the circuit from ever working.

!

NEVER

DO!

NEVER

DO!

NEVER

DO!

!

NEVER

DO!

!

Warning to Snap Circuits® owners: Do not connect additional

voltage sources from other sets, or you may damage your parts.
Contact ELENCO® if you have questions or need guidance.

!

Examples of SHORT CIRCUITS - NEVER DO THESE!!!

WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD - Never connect Snap Circuits®

to the electrical outlets in your home in any way!

After building the circuits given in this booklet, you may wish to
experiment on your own. Use the projects in this booklet as a guide, as
many important design concepts are introduced throughout them. Every
circuit will include a power source (the batteries), a resistance (which
might be a lamp, melody IC, or LED (which has an internal protection
resistor), etc.), and wiring paths between them and back. You must be

careful not to create “short circuits” (very low-resistance paths across the
batteries, see examples below) as this will damage components and/or
quickly drain your batteries. Elenco® is not responsible for parts damaged

due to incorrect wiring. If you are only using the parts in this set, then
your parts cannot be damaged by incorrect wiring.

For all of the projects given in this book, the parts may be arranged in
dierent ways without changing the circuit. For example, the order of
parts connected in series or in parallel does not matter — what matters
is how combinations of these sub-circuits are arranged together.

Note that this set includes 25 of each of the bric2snap adapter pieces,
though no more than 10 are used in projects in this booklet. Your set
includes extra adapters so you can easily expand on your own using
other Snap Circuits® and bricks sets you may have.

!

You are encouraged to tell us about new circuits and structures you
create. If they are unique, we will post them with your name and state
on our website at: elenco.com/showcase
Send your suggestions (with photos) to ELENCO®: [e-mail]

6

Here are some important guidelines:

ALWAYS USE EYE PROTECTION WHEN EXPERIMENTING ON YOUR OWN.

ALWAYS include at least one component that will limit the current

through a circuit, such as a lamp, melody IC, or an LED (which
has an internal protection resistor).

ALWAYS use switches in conjunction with other components that

will limit the current through them. Failure to do so will
create a short circuit and/or damage those parts.

ALWAYS disconnect your batteries immediately and check your

wiring if something appears to be getting hot.

ALWAYS check your wiring before turning on a circuit.

NEVER connect to an electrical outlet in your home in any way.

NEVER leave a circuit unattended when it is turned on.

Advanced Troubleshooting (Adult supervision recommended)

Elenco® is not responsible for parts damaged due to incorrect wiring.

If you suspect you have damaged parts, you can follow this procedure to systematically
determine which ones need replacing:

1. Lamp (L4), color LED (D8), blue LED (D9), blink red LED (D11), color2 LED (D12), melody
IC (U32), and battery holder (B3): Place batteries in holder. Place the lamp directly across the

battery holder, it should light. Place the LEDs (D8, D9, D11, & D12) directly across the battery
holder one at a time (LED + to battery +), the LED should light (D8 should change colors, D11
should be blinking, and D12 should slowly change colors). Place the melody IC directly across
the battery holder (+ to +), it should play a tune. If none work, then replace your batteries and
repeat, if still bad then the battery holder is damaged.

3. Jumper wires (blue and orange): Use this mini-circuit to test each jumper wire, the lamp
should light.

5. 3-snap wires: Use this mini-circuit to test each of the 3-snap wires. The lamp should light.

6. Slide switch (S1): Build this mini-circuit; if the lamp doesn’t light then the slide switch is bad.

You may order additional / replacement parts at:

www.elenco.com/replacement-parts

7

Phone: [phone] | E-mail: [e-mail]

Project Description Page

1 Start Circuit 9-10

2 5 Lights and a Melody 11

3 4 Lights and Clicking 12

4 Light Post 13-14

5 Directional Lights 15

6 Cross of Lights 16-17

7 Bric Tower 18-21

8 Bric Bridge 22-24

9 House of Lights 25-26

10 Bric Mammal 27-28

11 Leds in Series & Parallel 29

12 Bric Building 30-31

13 Tri-Level House 32-34

14 Elevated Circuit 35

15 Bi-Level Circuit 36

16 Overhead Light 37-38

17 3 Shine Out 39-40

18 Light House 41-42

19 Four Fun 43

20 Four Further Fun 44

21 Bric Elevation 45-46

22 Bric House 47-49

23 Diagonal Circuit 50

24 Wall of Lights 51

25 Your Wall of Lights 52

26 2 Story House 53-55

Project Listings

8

SCHEMATICS AND BLUE PRINTS

After building the structures in this set, you may want to expand using parts from other brick construction and Snap Circuits® sets you
already have. For this, advance planning is recommended. Think about what you want your structure to do and how you want it to look
before you start building it. Electrical engineers make drawings of their circuits (called schematics), and architects make drawings for
their building (called prints or oor plans). Schematics and prints are also useful in analyzing problems or making changes after the
circuit or structure has been built.

Electrical schematics use simple symbols to represent the
electrical components, often the same symbols that are marked
on your Snap Circuits

®

components. Wires are represented by
just lines and can be of any length. This is a schematic for the
circuit in project 11:

This is a schematic for the circuit in projects 2, 7, 8, 12, 13, and
TBD; although those circuits are all constructed dierently,
electrically they are the same, with D8, D9, D11, D12, L4, and U32
all connected in parallel:

Schematics tell you how a circuit will work, but not how it is constructed. Similarly an architect’s print or oor plan of a house tells you
about the layout of the house, but not colors or other details. Here is an example of a oor plan drawing for a house:

An architect’s drawings may show the oor plan or other
information about the construction, depending on who will be
using the drawing. These drawings used to be call blueprints,
due to the color used when making them years ago. Notice that
the symbol for a switch in electrical schematics is based on the
architect’s symbol for a door.

3

1 2

Project 1 START CIRCUIT

9

4x

NOTE: this circuit (and many others in this book)
have an LED being used without a resistor or other
component to limit the electric current through it.
Normally this could damage an LED but your Snap
Circuits® LEDs include internal protection resistors,
& will not be damaged. Be careful if you later use
other electrical sets with unprotected LEDs. T he
festive tree and egg may also be used with other
Snap Circuits® LEDs from dierent sets.

Snap Circuits® uses electronic blocks that snap onto
pegs to build dierent circuits. These blocks have
dierent colors and numbers on them so you can easily
identify them.

Place 4 bric2snap adapters and one 2x2 plate on the
baseplate as shown. Then mount the 3-snap wire and
battery holder (B3) on the adapters. Next, place the slide
switch (S1) and color LED (D8) on the other parts, as
shown. Install three (3) “AA” batteries (not included) into
the battery holder (B3) if you have not done so already;
be sure the battery springs are compressed straight
back, and not bent up, down, or to one side.

Turn on the slide switch, and enjoy the light show from the color
LED (D8). For best eects, place the ber optic tree on the color LED
using the mounting base, and dim the room lights.

Variants:
A. Replace the color LED with the color2 LED (D12). The color2 LED
changes colors more slowly.
B. Replace the color2 LED with the blue LED (D9).
C. Replace the blue LED (D9) with the blink red LED (D11).
D. Replace the blink red LED (D11) with the lamp (L4).
E. Replace the lamp (L4) with the melody IC (U32, “+” on left).

Project 1 START CIRCUIT

1o

Snappy says when you turn on the slide switch, electricity ows
from the batteries, through the color LED and back to the battery
through the switch. If the switch is o, the ow of electricity is

blocked, and the color LED won’t light.

LEDs are light emitting diodes, which convert electrical energy into
light. The color of the light depends on the characteristics of the
material used in them. The color LED actually contains separate red,
green, and blue lights, with a micro-circuit controlling them; the

colors can be combined to produce yellow, cyan, purple, and white.

11

3

2

4

1

1ox

2X

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on the
slide switch (S1). The lamp (L4) and 4 LEDs
(D8, D9, D11, & D12) light, and the melody
IC (U32) plays. For best eects, place the
ber optic tree on one of the LEDs using the
mounting base, and dim the room lights.

All the lights and the melody IC are
connected in parallel, so swapping
their locations won’t change the circuit
(but don’t connect them backwards or
they won’t work).

Project 2 5 Lights and a Melody

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on the slide switch (S1).
The four LEDS (D8, D9, D11, & D12) should be on, the lamp (L4)
should be o, and there may be a slight clicking from the melody
IC (U32). For best eects, place the ber optic tree on one of the
LEDs using the mounting base, and dim the room lights.

Next, add a jumper wire at one of these locations:
A. Across U32: the sound stops and D11 is brighter.
B. Across D11: D11 is o, and U32 plays a tune.
C. Across U32 and D11: L4 is on.

Use the remover tool to help separate the bricks and adapters
when dismantling the circuit.

3

2

4

1

8x

6x

7x

3x

This circuit has the melody
IC (U32), blink red LED (D11),
and lamp (L4) connected in
series, to show the dierences
in how they operate.

12

Project 3 4 Lights and Clicking

13

Project 4 Light Post

3

5

2

4

6

1

2x

9x

6x

2x

LINED

LENS

7x

2x

4x

7x

3X

2x

14

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on the
slide switch (S1). The four LEDs (D8, D9, D11, &
D12) and lamp (L4) light. The 3D snaps allow
the blue and blink red LEDs to be rotated to
shine in any direction. For best eects, place
the ber optic tree on the color2 LED (D12)
using the mounting base, place the lined lens
on the color LED (D8), and dim the room lights.

You can swap LED locations as desired.

Project 4 Light post

1

3

5

2

4

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on the slide
switch (S1). The LEDs (D9 &D11) light, and can be
rotated to shine in any direction.

You can replace the LEDs with any of the other ones.

15

2x

2x

4x 6x

2x

3x

3x

2x

Project 5 Directional Lights

1

2

3

5

4

6

4x

4x 4x 18x

2x

2x

2x

Back View

Back View

16

Project 6 Cross of Lights

17

Project 6 Cross of Lights

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on the slide
switch (S1). Four LEDs and a lamp light.

1

3

5

2

4

6

4x

2x

3x

3x

3x

3x

2x

Project 7 BRIC Tower

5x

2x

6x

2x

4x

5x

18

Note: You can omit the sound by removing
the melody IC (move the blink red
LED (D11) to where the melody IC was).

7

9

11

8

1o

12

19

2x 2x

2x

2x

Project 7 BRIC Tower

1ox

1ox

2x

3x

6x 6x

2x

Add 2 wires, one end loose:

13

15

17

14

16

18

4x 4x

4x

2x

2x

2x

2o

Project 7 BRIC Tower

1x

2x

2x

3x 2x

2x

21

Project 7 BRIC Tower

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on the slide switch
(S1). The four LEDs (D8, D9, D11, & D12) and lamp (L4)
light, and the melody IC (U32) plays tunes. The 3D snaps
allow the blue and blink red LEDs to be rotated to shine in
dierent directions. Dim the room lights for best eects.

You can omit the sound by removing the melody IC (move
the blink red LED (D11) to where the melody IC was).

Note: if one of the blue
jumper wires is a tight t,
then use an orange one
instead.

Project 8 BRIC Bridge

1

3

5

2

4

6

2x

1x

2x

2x

4x

6x

4x

4x

2x

x6

2x4x

4x

2x

8x

3x

2x

2x

22

2x

7

9

11

8

1o

23

Project 8 BRIC Bridge

2x 2x

2x

4x

4x

LINED LENS,

orient like this

2x

2x

2x

2x

12

4x

4x

2x

Project 8 BRIC Bridge

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on the slide switch
(S1). The four LEDs (D8, D9, D11, & D12) and lamp (L4)
light, and the melody IC (U32) plays tunes. The 3D
snaps allow the blue and blink red LEDs to be rotated
to shine in dierent directions. Dim the room lights
for best eects.

You can omit the sound by removing the melody IC
(move the color LED (D8) to where the melody IC was).

24

13

1

3

5

2

4

6

25

Project 9 House of Lights

6x

2x6x

6x 2x

5x

3x

4x 2x

5x

2x

2x

3x

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on the slide switch (S1).
The four LEDs (D8, D9, D11, & D12) and lamp (L4) light. The 3D
snaps allow the blue and color2 LEDs to be rotated to shine in
dierent directions. Dim the room lights for best eects.

4x

7

9

11

26

2x

2x

2x

6x

4x

2x

2x

2x

6x

You can add sound by replacing the lamp (L4)
with the melody IC (“+” side should be away
from the S1 switch). You can also change the
locations of the LEDs and lamp with each other.

1o

4x

2x

2x

2x

8x3x

8

4x

2x

Project 9 House of Lights

1

3

5

2

4

6

27

Project 10 BRIC Mammal

4x

6x

3x 3x

16x

3x

2x

4x

4x

4x

5x

2x

2x

2x

7

9

8

1o

28

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on the slide
switch (S1). The LEDs (D11, & D12) light.

If you look straight at the structure it resembles a
mammal, with eyes that light up. You can adjust
the position of the wires so they are less visible. You
can replace the LEDs with dierent ones if desired.

Project 10 BRIC Mammal

2x

7x

12x

3x 2x

5x

3x

2

1

29

Project 11 LEDs in Series & Parallel

2x

6x

Build the circuit as shown, and turn
on the slide switch (S1). The LEDs (D8,
D11, & D12) light; watch how their
patterns change.

Try swapping the LED locations and
replacing one with the blue LED (D9),;
try all combinations and see how the
eects change. You can also place the
unused 3-snap wire where the color2
LED is and see how the circuit changes.

Here the color LED and blink red LED are connected in
parallel, and then connected in series with the color2
LED, to produce some interesting eects. The electricity
from the batteries ows through the color2 LED, then
splits up between the color and blink red LEDs, then re­combines in the switch before returning to the batteries.

When LEDs are connected in series the battery voltage
may not be strong enough to fully turn them on. Red
light is easier to produce then the other colors, and so
turns on more easily.

1

3

5

2

4

6

Project 12 BRIC Building

2x

4x

16x

4x

12x

3x

3x

2x

2x

2x

4x

6x

2x

3o

7

9

8

31

Project 12 BRIC Building

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on the slide switch
(S1). The four LEDs (D8, D9, D11, & D12) and lamp (L4)
light, and the melody IC (U32) plays tunes. The 3D snaps
allow the blue and color2 LEDs to be rotated to shine in
dierent directions. Dim the room lights for best eects.

You can remove the melody IC if desired, just shift the
blink red LED (D11) to where the melody IC was.

2x

1ox 1ox

1ox

1ox

2x

2x

2x

1

3

5

2

4

6

2x

4x

2x

8x

4x

1ox

2x

2x

6x

3x

4x

5x

4x

2x

2x

2x

32

Project 13 Tri-Level House

7

9

11

8

1o

12

33

6x

6x

4x

2x

4x

4x

2x

8x

Project 13 Tri-Level House

2x

2x

4x

6x

2x

13

34

4x

2x

2x

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on the slide switch
(S1). The four LEDs (D8, D9, D11, & D12) and lamp (L4)
light, and the melody IC (U32) plays tunes. The 3D snaps
allow the blue and color2 LEDs to be rotated to shine in
dierent directions. Dim the room lights for best eects.

You can remove the melody IC or re-arrange any of the
lights if desired.

14

Project 13 Tri-Level House

1 2

Project 14 Elevated Circuit

22x

6x

4x

6x

18x

1ox

1ox

3x

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on
the slide switch (S1). The LEDs (D8 & D9)
light, and the melody IC (U32) plays
tunes. You can replace the LEDs and
melody IC with any of the other lights.

35

1

2

36

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on the slide switch (S1). The
LEDs (D11 & D12) light in a blinking pattern. You can replace
the LEDs with any other LEDs and see how the circuit changes.

3x

3x

1ox

3x

12x

2x

5x

2x

2x

As the blink red LED (D11) turns
on and o, the brightness of the
color2 LED (D12) also changes
because those LEDs are connected
in series. When components are
connected in series, a change in
one aects the others.

Project 15 Bi-Level Circuit

3

2x

1

3

5

2

4

6

37

Project 16 Overhead Light

6x

3x

16x

16x

2x

2x

2x

4x

3x

2x

2x

2x

2x

T

op

V

iew

7

Project 16 Overhead Light

4x

2x

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on the slide
switch (S1). The four LEDs (D8, D9, D11, & D12) and
lamp (L4) light. Dim the room lights for best eects.

You can re-arrange the lights as desired, or replace
one with the melody IC (U32).

38

1

3

5

2

4

6

39

Project 17 3 Shine Out

4x

21x

1ox

7x

5x

3x

2x

6x

2x

2x

B

ack

V

iew

Project 17 3 Shine Out

4o

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on the
slide switch (S1). The three LEDs (D8, D11,
& D12) light. You can re-arrange the LEDs
or replace one with the blue LED (D9).

1

3

5

2

4

6

4x

2x

5x

5x

2x

2x

5x 2x

2x

41

Project 18 Light House

7

9

8

1o

11

Project 18 Light House

3x

2x

5x

6x

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on
the slide switch (S1). The blue and color2
LEDs (D9 & D12) light. You can replace
the LEDs with any of the other lights.

42

1

3

2

Project 19 Four Fun

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on
the slide switch (S1). The four LEDs light
in a blinking pattern, but some will be
dim. You can swap the LEDs with each
other and see how the circuit changes.
You can also remove one LED, or
replace one with the melody IC (U32).

8x

3x

This circuit has two pairs of parallel LEDs in series
with each other. Some of the LEDs are blinking
in dierent patterns (D11 turning on and o, D8
changing colors quickly, and D12 changing colors
slowly). Red color is easier to produce than green
or blue, and green is easier to produce than blue.
The combination of these eects creates the
pattern you see.

43

1

3

2

6x

2x

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on
the slide switch (S1). The three LEDs
(D8, D11, & D12) light in a dim blinking
pattern, and the melody IC (U32) makes
weird sounds Try removing one of the
LEDs at a time and see how the sound
changes.

Electricity from the batteries goes through
the melody IC, then splits up and goes
through the three LEDs, then re-combines
in the switch. The LEDs all having dierent
blinking patterns and the melody IC has a
sound pattern; their combination creates the
eects you see and hear.

44

Project 20 Four Further fun

45

1

3

5

2

4

6

Project 21 BRIC Elevation

2x

2x

4x

2x

3x

2x

3x

2x

2x

2x

2x

2X

7

9

11

8

1o

2x

2x

2x

2x

2x

2x

2x

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on
the slide switch (S1). The blue and color2
LEDs (D9 & D12) light. You can replace
the LEDs with any of the other lights.

46

Project 21 BRIC Elevation

47

1

3

5

2

4

6

Project 22 Bric House

2x

3x

9x

6x

4x

2x

2x

2x

3x

6x

3x

2x

2x

2x

4x

2x

3x

2x

7

9

11

8

1o

12

Project 22 Bric House

2x

2x

2x

2x

2x

2x

2x

2x

3x

48

13

Project 22 Bric House

4x

5x

6x

49

1

3

2

4

5o

4x

4x

2x

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on the slide switch
(S1). The three LEDs (D8, D9, & D11) light in a dim blinking
pattern, and the melody IC (U32) makes weird sounds. The
lamp (L4) is used here as a 3-snap wire and does not light.
Try replacing one of the LEDs with the color2 LED (D12).

Project 23 diagonal Circuit

1

2

3 4

LINED LENS,

orient like this

Project 24 Wall of Light

Build the circuit as shown, and turn on the slide switch (S1).
The color LED (D8) shines a colorful pattern on the wall
of bricks, for best eects rotate the lined lens so its lines
converge toward the wall, and place the circuit in a dark room.

The melody IC (U32) makes sound, and can be removed from
the circuit if desired.

You can replace the color LED (D8) with the color2 LED (D12)
to change the eects.

6x

2x

16x

1ox

3x

4x

8x

51

2

1

4x

Place this circuit close to a wall in a
dark room. For best eects rotate
the lined lens so its lines converge
toward the wall. You can replace
the color LED (D8) with the color2
LED (D12) to change the eects.

Project 25 Your Wall of Light

52

53

1

3

5

2

4

Project 26 2 Story House

2x

4x4x

5x

2x

4x 4x

4x

4x

2x

2x

2x

8x

6x

3x

6x

4x

6

2x

2x

7

8

1O

6x

6x

11x

2x

4x

2x

2x

4x

12x

2x

54

This structure is shown on the cover of
your box, use that picture as a guide in
building it.

9

12x

2x

6x

Project 26 2 Story House

55

Project 26 2 Story House

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