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Simple Circuitry Draw a circuit that includes : 1) A Power source 2) A load (ie. Light, motor, etc.) 3) A switch

Makey Makey and Circuitry

What is a Makey Makey? Name the photo something you can find easily

What is a Makey Makey? Makey Makey is an invention kit for the 21st century. Turn everyday objects into touchpads and combine them with the internet. It’s a simple invention kit for beginners and experts doing art, engineering, and everything in between. The Makey Makey allows students to become hardware engineers and solve real-world design challenges by providing a landscape that fosters curiosity and creates vibrant learners. Key Point #1: The computer sees the Makey Makey as an external keyboard. The Makey Makey does not come with software to make it work with the computer nor does it need it. Key Point #2: If an operation on the computer screen can be controlled with the keyboard or the mouse then the Makey Makey can control it as well.

Building the Makey Makey Key Point #1: To control a function on the Makey Makey (example: Left Arrow Key) you must find a way to connect that function to “Earth” (Ground). This is called “creating a circuit”. The most common mistake when using the Makey Makey is to attempt to control a function on the Makey Makey without finding a way to connect that function to the “Earth” (Ground).

Conductive Materials

Makey Makey Piano www.makeymakey.com/piano

Makey Makey & Scratch https://scratch.mit.edu/ https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/24863616/

Interactive Drawings

Design Thinking & The Makey Makey Design Thinking is an approach to addressing challenges in a thoughtful and fun way, where you get to apply 21st Century learning skills - collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication - to your own work as you develop new solutions for your classroom, school, and community

Social, Environmental, Economic, Safety Considerations Design Thinking – 5 p’s Present Document, report, share, reflect Social, Environmental, Economic, Safety Considerations Problem Empathy, focusing problem, value to user, stakeholders, constraints, success criteria Plan Research, standards, idea generation, compare & evaluate ideas, select Product Test, evaluate, refine, compare to problem Prototype Model, build, simulate, calculate, code, analyze “In a moment, when you’re working to create a solution to a problem or issue that’s important or relevant to you, use this 5 step Design Thinking process as you plan how to manifest your solution.”

Example Design Thinking Projects

Example Design Thinking Projects Etch A Sketch 1.0 Remix https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/284266048/

Example Design Thinking Projects

Makey Makey in the Classroom How could we use Makey Makey in our classrooms? What are some possible curriculum links we could make with Makey Makey? What are large scale school wide projects?

Project Leo (Love Each Other) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHWxotaUQsc

Makey Makey Resources https://makeymakey.com/ - Makey Makey Company Website https://labz.makeymakey.com/ - Lesson Plans, Teacher Resources https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZrLjfP0ysb0k0y5FBu-qB4Ndup5Mj-vS/view - Educators Guide to Makey Makey https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0162/8612/files/lesson-plans.pdf - Sample Lesson Plans https://www.techykids.com/category/projects/makey-makey/ - Makey Makey Projects https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/29642/how-to-use-design-thinking-in-class-step-by-step - Design Thinking in the Classroom