• Kinetic Light-Up Speaker

    1. Grades 6-8

    $49.954.9

    Make some noise with a light-up speaker — built by you! Get familiar with electronic components as you build the speaker’s circuit to connect lights and sounds. As the music plays, lights flash and foam balls bounce to the beat. Ready to get movin’ and groovin’ with electronics? (USB power source not included.)

    Why it’s awesome

    1. Turn-it-up engineering

      Use real electronic components to wire it up and rock out.

    2. Bounce to the beat

      Crank the volume to watch lights flash and balls dance to the music.

    3. Wireless tunes

      Play music from any device with Bluetooth technology.

    What’s included?

    • 2 wood panels

    • 16 brackets

    • 10 bolts

    • speaker wall

    • mesh piece

    • speaker

    • 2 AA batteries

    • battery pack

    • 7 wires

    • 4 resistors

    • capacitor

    • clear plate

    • sticker sheet

    • transistor

    • 2 screwdrivers

    • cable

    • breadboard

    • breadboard card

    • audio jack & nut

    • 3 LEDs

    • 2 sticky foam sheets

    • illustrated instruction booklet

    Topics explored

    1. Science of sound

    2. Electrical engineering

    3. How speakers work

    From the desk of the product designer:

    Behind the design

    “We didn’t originally set out to design a speaker that was as visual as it was vibin’. But during an early test run, we happened to scatter some beads on a speaker cone. It was so fun watching the beads dance around, we knew we had to make that a part of the project — but with colorful foam balls, of course. We added the tubes later . . . after the speaker sent the balls flying all over the place. (Oops.)”

    - KiwiCo Product Designer

    By the numbers

    14

    Speaker cones tested

    162

    Songs played during design and testing

    dozens!

    Foam balls sacrificed in the name of science

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