Circuits The Next Level
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Grade levels: 4–8
Description: Students will create complex sensors. They will craft and design switches out of everyday materials, code alarms and be challenged to design their own alarm system. Students will also play with movement and how movement can close a switch, and make joystick game controllers.
Robotics/Science Concepts Covered: Open vs. closed circuits; maintained switches; momentary switches; conditions; conditional statements; input/output; programming; block coding
Contact hours: 6
Modules included:
- Activity 1: Crafting and Designing Switches
- Activity 2: Designing and Crafting Alarm Systems
- Activity 3: Recyclable Tilt Sensors
- Activity 4: Prototype Game Controller for Makey Makey
- Extra: Makey Makey Dance Revolution
- Extra: Pixel Art Finger Paint
- Extra: Advanced Sequencing, Music, and Secret Codes
- Extra: Using Secret Codes to Create a Makey Makey Life Cycle Project
Description
Students in grades 4–8 will create complex sensors. They will craft and design switches out of everyday materials, code alarms and be challenged to design their own alarm system. Students will also play with movement and how movement can close a switch, and make joystick game controllers.