2) How Does Makey Makey Work?
2) How Does Makey Makey Work?
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"Makey Makeys work just like a USB keyboard or mouse, sending keyboard and mouse signals to your computer. "
"Makey Makeys work through the opening and closing circuits, just like any other button. Instead of the button being closed beneath your keyboard, the circuit is closed through the conductive objects you connect to the Makey Makey board."
Activity A:
Activity A:
How Does It Work?
How Does It Work?
1. Attach the alligator clips to the up, down, left, right, and space ports on the Makey Makey board.
2. Attach a clip to the "Earth" part of the board (I usually use white or grey).
3. Plug the Makey Makey into your computer USB.
4. Go to the Makey Makey Piano App
5. Attach different items to the ends of the alligator clips and play the piano.
6. Not working? Are you closing the circuit by touching one end of the clip attached to "Earth?"
Activity A Possible Curriculum Connections:
- What is a circuit?
- How do circuits work?
- Defining / Discovering / Identifying conductive materials.
- Turning objects into a piano.
This is the Makey Makey board. It is often just called the "board."
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