Week of August 31 - September 4

Reading Light Level on Micro:Bit

1. Follow the directions Here to code your Micro:Bit to read the level of light in the room where you're sitting. Here is another link for reference.

   • Make Code

   • Video on programming Light Sensor

2. Document your project in Google Classroom via video, photos or a Google Slide and turn in.

Week of August 24 - 28

• Watch Intro to Micro:Bit video with Mr. Schertle

Flashing Heart Lesson

1. You'll be using MakeCode to program your Micro:Bit. We'll start with the tutorial on coding a flashing heart. MakeCode and this tutorial can be found at THIS LINK.

2. After coding it on the computer, you'll go onto the next step of transferring the code to your Micro:Bit so it can be used with the AAA battery pack untethered to the computer.

3. This is how to transfer your code to your Micro:Bit to use it untethered.

See: Transferring your Code to the Micro:Bit

• Once done, share a picture or video of your flashing heart in Google Classroom. Make sure your mark "Handed In" when you get it done.

Hello World and Micro:Bit Diagram

1. Go to this link at Sparkfun

2. Draw a diagram of BOTH SIDES of your Micro:Bit and label all the parts. Take a picture of your diagram and add it to the Google Slides above.

3. Work through the rest of the Sparkfun lesson to code "Hello World" onto your Micro:Bit. Then transfer (flash) the program from MakeCode over to your Micro:Bit. Once transferred, connect your Micro:Bit the battery pack so you can use your Micro:Bit disconnected from your computer.

4. Take a picture of short video of your "Hello World" and post it to your Google Slides. Make sure you click "Turned In"

Week of August 31 - September 4

Blinking OnBoard LED's

1. Go through the beginning lesson on Blinking an LED on your mCore. See: https://www.mblock.cc/example/blink/

2. After completing the basic lesson, practice alternating blinking, mixed color and random color.

3. Document your build with photos, a video or Google Slides and submit to Google Classroom.

Reading Light Levels using Light Sensor

https://education.makeblock.com/resource/mbot-programs-light-sensor/

Week of August 24-28

First, on a new Google Slide, draw a diagram (either on the computer or by hand) of the mCore board and label all the different components. Scroll to the bottom of this link (https://www.mblock.cc/example/value-of-the-light-sensor/) for a diagram. If you draw by hand, take a picture of your drawing and insert it onto the slide.

mCore Diagram and Robot Questions

Next add a new slide to the SAME slide deck. Copy and paste the questions below then answer using the website: Beginning Robotics: Understanding how Simple Sensors Work to answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. What is required for a robot to truly be a robot?

2. What's crucial to understanding how to make a robot smart?

3. That is a common sensor that's inexpensive and widely used?

4. What are the three parts of a decision loop? Describe each of the three.

5. We want to create a robot that can sense obstacles in front of it, think whether it can move forward or if it should reverse, and then act on that decision. This logic can apply to any robot, with any sensor for nearly every behavior. Draw a diagram to show this decision loop.

6. What's the problem with this decision loop and how can it be fixed?

7. Create a NEW sense-think-act loop that makes it work better. Draw your improved sense-think-act loop. Describe what you did to make it work better?

Getting to Know MakeBlock

1. Login with your Google username to: https://ide.mblock.cc/#/

2. After setting up an account, click the Tutorial and User Guide and start working through the MakeBlock lesson. Follow the directions in the Quickstart Guide.

3. Once finished with the Tutorial, take a screen shot of your finished animation and paste it into Google Classroom. Click "Turned in" when done.

Getting to Know the Makey Makey

Copy and Paste the questions below into a blank Google Slide Deck.

Use the website: makeymakey.com and answer in complete sentences in your Google Slide!

1. What is a Makey Makey? - https://makeymakey.com/pages/mission

2. Who is the Makey Makey designed for?

3. What does the Makey Makey kit include?

4. How does a Makey Makey Classic work? - https://makeymakey.com/pages/faq

5. Who created the Makey Makey and what do they believe? - https://makeymakey.com/pages/about-us

6. List five Makey Makey Apps for Plug and Play - See: https://makeymakey.com/blogs/how-to-instructions/apps-for-plug-and-play

7. List ten more cool things you can make with a Makey Makey.

Next, on a NEW SLIDE in the SAME slide deck, draw a picture of the front side of your Makey Makey and use this weblink to label the different parts. You can either draw it on the computer using the Google drawing tools in Slides or draw it by hand and then take a picture of it and insert the picture on the slide.

With Mr. Schertle...

Watch Jay's TED Talk on the Makey Makey - Jay invented the Makey Makey

Connecting up the Makey Makey

1. Follow the directions here to connect and test your Makey Makey for the first time.

2. Then move on and complete this lesson.

3. Document both lessons on in Google Slides with pictures or a video and attached to Lesson 3 in Google Classroom.

Week of August 31 - September 4

Mounting Motor and Spin Art - Card

1. Follow the directions on page 14 of your Tinkering Kit Manual for Mounting the Motor Vertically. You can mount the motor on the plank of wood if you like.

2. Complete the Spin Art project on page 21. Add your spin art to a card and give the card to someone as a nice surprise.

3. Document your build with photos, a video or Google Slides and submit to Google Classroom.

Question & Answer Game

Week of August 24-28

Inventory of Parts

• Open a blank Google Slide Show - Make a bulleted list of every item in your Circuit/Tinker Kit.

• Next, copy and paste the questions below into a new slide in the SAME Google slideshow as the activity above. Then answer questions in complete sentences. Bonus points will be given for illustrations and diagrams that you add later to your Google Slide entry using the drawing tools.

Electricity Questions

1. How does electricity flow?

2. With conductive material, electricity flows through easily. List some conductive material.

3. Insulators don't allow electricity to flow easily. List some insulators.

4. How are cables (wires) both conductive and insulators?

5. What's the measurement for how hard or easy it is for electricity to flow through a material?

6. The amount of electricity flowing (like the amount of water) is called a ________, which is measured in A (_________). What is more important for our experiments is electric potential, which is measured in V (__________).

7. What's the potential energy of two 1.5V AA batteries?

8. What is a circuit? What happens when a circuit is open and closed? In a new SeeSaw entry, draw a diagram of a circuit and label the components. Look at pages 7 and 8 in your Tinker Kit Manual for component descriptions.

9. What is a "short" circuit? How can you avoid one? Draw a short circuit and label the danger!

Push Button Switch and Mount LED's

1. Complete the Push Button Switch activity on page 11 and the Mount the LED activity on page 12.

2. Post pictures or video of your work in Google Slides

Simple Circuit and Dimmer

1. Build the simple circuit on page 18 then add a dimmer as explained on page 19. Research and add an explanation of how a dimmer switch works.

2. Add pictures or video and post your work in Google Classroom.