The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits is an interactive learning tool for children ( 7 to 11-year olds ). This project was developed by Andy Thelwell as part of the 'Hypermedia' module at Staffordshire University, under the guidance of Dr. Melissa Lee Price. The site is designed to be tactile and 'hands on', ( using technologies such as drag and drop ) in order to make this as rich a learning experience as possible. ‘The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits’ has five main sections. These five sections cover various distinct areas: ‘What makes circuits work’, ‘Conductors and Insulators’, ‘Switches’, ‘Changing Circuits’ and ‘Circuit Diagrams’. Each section has useful info, an interactive activity and a quiz section. When the user has completed each section ( having answered at least four out of the five quiz questions correctly ), they get access to a printable certificate, which they can print out and keep to say they have completed the guide. The certificate is bright and colourful, and is personalised with their name. The site requires the Flash 6 browser plugin from Macromedia.

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