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Makey Makey is a STEM tool that can be connected to a Chromebook device via USB. It allows the user to take everyday objects that conduct electricity and use them as an extension of their keyboard. This provides a hands on way to engage students with science concepts such as circuitry, conductivity, and coding. Makey Makey projects help facilitate the design process for students to create solutions or prototypes that make our world better and brighter.
Discovery Center
Discovery Center
15 Makey Makey
2 Makey Makey Go (only one connector - no very useful)
6 B Pencils
Tips
Tips
Connect Makey Makey to computer or Chromebook via USB connector; attach alligator clips and create a circuit
Remember the connection to the ground is essential on one end of the circuit and the end of the circuit connects from arrows, spacebar, return...to the object; someway you complete the circuit to trigger the action
More advanced - try using Scratch https://scratch.mit.edu/ as the app; use sounds from the sound library (or record your own)
Clean alligator clips when finished
Makey Makey apps https://makeymakey.com/apps/
Makey Makey and Assistive Technology
Makey Makey and Assistive Technology
This Is the Easiest Way to Build Accessibility Tech for Kids with Disabilities
Using Makey Makey to Creative Assistive Technology - Webinar Recording
Makey Makey as Occupational Therapy and Assistive Technology: A Partnership Project with Makers Making Change - from Makey Makey
Assistive Technology, Occupational Therapy, and More Accessibility Resources - from Makey Makey
Use the MaKey MaKey to Make DIY Assistive Technology for Computer Access
Resources
Resources
https://makeymakey.com/how-to/classic/ - Getting Started
https://makeymakey.com/apps/ - App starting page
Scratch - Code with Scratch
Getting Started with Scratch - with Makey Makey
https://makeymakey.com/education - Education resources
https://labz.makeymakey.com/cwists/category - ideas guides
Makey Makey Classic Hookup Guide - from SparkFun
Interactive Posters
Interactive Posters
Using Scratch, create an interactive poster about your content. Lesson Guide from Makey Makey Labz
Conductivity Tester
Conductivity Tester
Hook up your makey makey to to test objects for conductivity. Go a step further and design a poster board and Scratch program to test for conductivity. Example here
Voting Booth
Voting Booth
Design a switch to use for a voting booth. Create a scratch program to collect data and hook it up to your Makey Makey voting booth. Use the data tracker guide from Makey Makey labz.
Sketch It, Play it
Sketch It, Play it
Use graphite pencils and Scratch programming to create an interactive drawing. Use instructions from the Sketch it, Play it and Scratch page on the Makey Makey K12 site.
Photo Booth
Photo Booth
Use your Makey Makey to design a photobooth or leprechaun/santa trap with a large switch. Use the Santa Trap Guide from Makey Makey Labz. Or, make it collaborative by designing a circuit that requires students to work together to close the circuit.
Accessibility Design Challenge
Accessibility Design Challenge
Design an adaptive instrument, game, or clicker for students in your building. Inspired from Tom Heck’s TedxTalk. Resources and Webinar from Makey Makey
Credit to https://sites.google.com/rockingham.k12.va.us/stem/makey-makey for some resources used on this site
Makey Makey Classic - $50
STEM Pakc Classroom Invention Literacy Kit (includes 12 Makey Makeys and 12 6B pencils) - $700
XDT 6B Pencils - 24 6B pencils - $10
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