7P7 - Circuit Playground Express

Using AdaFruit and the Circuit Playground Express, I created a button flipper and clap lights because we were coding a Circuit Chip and those seemed like the coolest ideas. How the clap lights work is by someone clapping, and then the lights will turn on. For the button flipper you press button A and it either twinkles (which means its good) or it all lights up blue and purple (which means its bad).

During this process, I learned how to reset the Circuit chip. I also learned how to download the code on to my computer so it would connect to the circuit chip. Another thing was learning how to make codes for the circuit chip.

The 7 standards of the class are Empowered Learner, Digital Citizen, Knowledge Constructor, Innovative Designer, Computational Thinker, Creative Communicator, and Global Collaborator. My project ties to Computational Thinker because I used technology tools to create new designs.

A challenge I overcame on this project was trying to get my code to download onto my computer. I was able to do it by asking someone for help and reading the instructions more carefully. Another challenge was trying to get the chip reset. I was able to do it by getting a new chip and trying again.

Given a chance to do this again, I would change the codes I did on the chip. The reason why I would change it is because there were a lot of fun ideas. If I did this project again, I would pick the Egg Game, the Night Light, or the Lucky Wheel.

Hastings High School Career and Technical Education Program offers Agriculture, Business Management, Computer Programming, Construction Trades, Culinary Arts, Digital Multimedia, Engineering Design, Finance, Insurance, Marketing.  My project connects to the Engineering Design CTE program at Hastings High School.  My project connects to careers in Video game developer.