K–6TechNest
PCB Design
Create circuit boards
Quincy
LarsBefore you start
- Age band
- K–6
- Time
- 45–90 minutes
- Quest type
- Hanging Out
- Guardian
- Cass · Box Elder
- Materials needed
- Soldering Iron Starter Kit
- Electronics Components Assortment Kit
- Getting Started in Electronics by Forrest Mims
Why this skill rocks
Ever wonder how your favorite gadgets work? You can design the tiny brains inside them right now!
2034Where this could take you
By 2034, you'll be building the advanced tech for the Olympic games, from cool new scoreboards to robot helpers.
What You'll Need
Optional materials for this quest.
Soldering Iron Starter Kit
RequiredYou will need to solder components onto your finished PCB. A beginner kit with a temperature-controlled iron, solder, and helping hands is everything you need to assemble your first board.
Electronics Components Assortment Kit
RequiredResistors, capacitors, LEDs, transistors — a variety kit gives you every basic component you need to prototype circuits before committing them to a PCB design.
Getting Started in Electronics by Forrest Mims
A cult-classic hand-drawn guide to how electronics actually work. Mims explains circuits in a way that clicks for visual thinkers — keeps you from being totally lost when you read a datasheet.