*Design Session 5
Make Some Noise!
Kids had fun learning to light up their circuit boards using coding language and were looking forward to programming buzzers.
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How can I use a buzzer?
Not all the circuit boards come with buzzers, but the ones that are equipped with a buzzer can be linked to light and motion sensors. They can also make noise with the press of a button, or an on off switch.
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Can kids play music?
We did not get to implement this plan, but same codes are available to code your buzzer with simple songs.
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*Unable to implement due to library closures.
March 9 - Make Some Noise
Technique
Presentation
Goal
Practice and understand advanced codes – Tone, note, and patterns
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Using a buzzer – how to make a sound
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Make your own song with a buzzer
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Control sounds by using a button/switch/light sensor
Materials
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Stickies, Markers, Pencil, White paper (A4), Big paper, White Board Markers
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LilyPad Kits
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Laptop
[3:30-4:00] Set Up
Camera (memory card, mic, 3 lights!)
Arrange tables for groups
[4:00-4:15] Snack Time
[4:15-4:30] First Circle
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Ground Rules
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Name, age, “Question of the day”
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What did we do last week? About simple codes we learned last week
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Introduce practices that we are going to do briefly
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Making your own sound
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Combining what we learned last week with buzzer
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[4:30-5:15] Design Session
I'm a musician [abt. 30 minutes]
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Start with stickies, pencil and laptop.
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Practice how to work with a buzzer;
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Making sounds with example codes
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Making your own sounds by modifying example codes
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Collect the stickies from each group; like, dislike, and design idea
Being familiar with using different codes at the same time [abt 15 minutes]
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Are you familiar with a buzzer, LED lights, light sensor, switch, and button on Lilypad?
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Can you turn on/off your sound with button, switch, or light sensor?
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Let’s combine the codes that learned today and last week.
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[5:15-5:30] Closing Circle Time
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Identify common/overlapping ideas from presentation
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Next week: Designing final project
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[5:30-5:40] Wrap UP
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Clean Up, Debrief, Take out SD card and put the camera away