Build Your Own Touch Screen Stylus

Ages: 11-14
Standards alignment: MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2
Teaching time: 15 minutes

Students will save money and solve the problem of messy fingers on their iPad/iPhone touch screens by building a simple stylus from everyday materials. The take-away stylus will meet all the required criteria: a flat, smooth, conductive surface more than ¼ inch wide. Students will troubleshoot to solve engineering problems.