Finish writing your original song OR write up notes (note name & octave), frequency, and length of note for sheet music/other songs, if not done.
Program your song.You may want to use your Music1 program as a base but set the correct note variables and program using those. Save this as YourName_MusicBox
Decide on lights for your synchronized light show with colors that match the mood of the song. You may use regular LEDs and/or the RGB LED.
Program your synchronized light show.
Design a case/decorations for your music box that goes with your song and lights
Go further with music on the Arduino! Use Piano Player to find the frequency of notes and complete Three Blind Mice (ask me for the sheet music) and save your program as Music2.
Go further with music on the Arduino! Use Piano Player to find the frequency of notes and complete Three Blind Mice (ask me for the sheet music) and save your program as Music2.
Sign in to Google Classroom and fix problems with Assignment 013 - Arduino RGB LED
Change your code to use a variable for the time a note should play so you can easily adjust the tempo
Make sure your code is documented
Take screenshots of your code and save them into your folder as 7th-YourName-Music1 (you will probably need a Music1-1 and a Music1-2)
Done with the above? You can continue working with your Arduino project (see below) OR redraw 2nd Grade monsters.
Create a Google Drawing in your 7th-YourName-Public folder in Google Drive to combine your screenshots of your Music1 program.
Go further! Use Piano Player to find the frequency of notes.
Complete Three Blind Mice (ask me for the sheet music) and save your program as Music2. NOTE: You'll see that this is using dotted quarter & dotted half notes. You will need to change the timing of your original program.
Program about 30 seconds of another song? Find one below and document notes and length on paper:
Can you add an LED that blinks in time to your completed song?
March 24th & 28th:
Whole Class:
Using a variable for time note should play
How to combine images in Google Drawing
Finish the Creating Music Activity (see March 21st):
When done, your program should be playing "Three Blind Mice, Three Blind Mice"
Change your code to use a variable for the time a note should play so you can easily adjust the tempo
Make sure your code is documented
Take screenshots of your code and save them into your folder as 7th-YourName-Music1 (you will probably need a Music1-1 and a Music1-2)
Take a video of your running Music1 program. Please do this at Computer 0 and let people know that you are making a video and ask that no one make noise. Sound will not be removed from this video.
Create a Google Drawing in your 7th-YourName-Public folder in Google Drive to combine your screenshots of your Music1 program.
Go further! Use Piano Player to find the frequency of notes.
Complete Three Blind Mice (ask me for the sheet music) and save your program as Music2. NOTE: You'll see that this is using dotted quarter & dotted half notes. You will need to change the timing of your original program.
Program about 30 seconds of another song? Find one below and document notes and length on paper:
Program the Arduino - after you have completed and run your code, please comment it so that you (and others) will know what the code is doing. Save your program as YourName_Music1
Add code program to play the introduction to Three Blind Mice. Use the site below to find the frequency of C and the C is a half note. Save your program.
Document your code so you know what is happening and what notes are being played.
Take screenshots of your program and save them into your folder as 7th-YourName-Music1 (you will probably need a Music1-1 and a Music1-2).
Take a video of your running Music1 program. Please let people know you are making a video and ask that no one make noise. Sound will not be removed from this video.
March 14th:
Finish RGB1 and RGB2 from February 21st, if not done
Sign in to Google Classroom and complete and turn in Assignment 013 - Arduino RGB LED OR read any comments on Assignment 013, fix the problems, and add a reply to you have done so.
Go further with one of the following and save your program as YourName_7th_RGB3 or RGB4, etc. if you do more than one and want to save all of the code.
Make your RGB LED cycle through all the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
Create a blinking color theme. Some ideas are below or create one of your own and remember you can blink these at different rates rather then having them blink at the same rate.
Have your RGB LED blink colors that make you think of your favorite book, like the Hunger Games or Harry Potter.
Create a theme of the ocean, or fire, or your favorite sports teams.
Look at what you’re wearing and create a color display that matches your outfit.
Add some regular LEDs and make them blink in some way in sync with your RGB LED.
Done? Make sure to document your code and take and save a screenshot named as 7th-YourName-RGB3 (or RGB4) in your folder.
Take a video of your Arduino running your RGB3 or RGB4 program.
Complete the RGB Color Activity Guide tasks (see February 21st). Make sure that you have commented and take screenshot(s) of your RGB2 program. Make sure you have recorded a video of our running program - please say who you are at the beginning of the video, something like "This is Bob and this is my RGB2 video".
Complete one or more of the Go Further activities. Make sure you have a RGB3 program for this and that you have commented the code so you (and others) will know what colors you are trying to have your LED show. If you want to share this on your Google Site, take a video of your running project and introduce it with your name and that it is your RGB3 video.
February 21st & 28th:
Whole Class: RGB Color Introduction
What are primary colors?
What are secondary colors and how do you make them?
Use the RGB Color Activity Guide to:
Build the circuit as shown - it would be helpful to you to use the jumper wire colors as shown
Program the Arduino - after you have completed and run your code, please comment it so that you (and others) will know what the code is doing. Save your program as YourName_7th_RGB1
Change your code to make the three secondary colors - make sure to change your comments and save this program as YourName_7th_RGB2
Take and save a screenshot of your RGB2 code saved in your folder as 7th-YourName-RGB2.
Take a video of your RGB2 program running on your Arduino. Make sure you identify yourself and that this is your RGB2 video when you record it. Try to start the video when the color Red is showing.
Go further with one of the following and save your program as YourName_7th_RGB3.
Make your LED cycle through all the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
Create a blinking color theme. Some ideas below or create one of your own and remember you can blink these at different rates rather then having them blink at the same rate.
Have your LED blink colors that make you think of your favorite book, like the Hunger Games or Harry Potter.
Create a theme of the ocean, or fire, or your favorite sports teams.
Look at what you’re wearing and create a color display that matches your outfit.
Done? Make sure to document your code and take and save a screenshot named as 7th-YourName-RGB3 in your folder.
Take a video of your Arduino running your RGB3 program.
Complete and turn in Assignment 011, if not done last class. If you turned this in last class, check for comments and fix any problems identified. Don't forget to add a comment that you fixed things, if you do.
Complete and turn in Assignment 012
Done? Complete a Blinking Lights Challenge OR Lessons in Typing.com
January 24th:
Sign in to Google Classroom and complete and turn in Assignment 011
Done? Complete a Blinking Lights Challenge OR Lessons in Typing.com
January 17th & 20th:
Whole Class: How to add comments to code
Blinking Lights Activity:
Get ONE light to blink
Modify your code to make the light blink slower or faster
Add an additional light and make it blink
Add comments to your code so people know what it is doing
Take a video of your completed lights project while it is running - do NOT show faces of anyone
Save a screenshot of your code in your folder as 7th-Name-BlinkingLights
Blinking Lights Challenge: Choose one from below OR make up one of your own and make sure to add comments to the code you add
Blink the lights in Morse code for SOS (short-short-short long-long-long short-short-short) OR create Morse code for another word (use this for Morse code)
Add three or four lights, and make them light up in a row, like a marquee sign
Make the lights alternate like railroad crossing lights
Adjust the lights to blink at the same rate as your heartbeat
Take a video of your completed lights project while it is running - do NOT show faces of anyone
Save a screenshot of your code in your folder as 7th-Name-BlinkingLights2
How far can you get with the MaKeyMaKey Circuit Challenges?
Challenge 1 (Individual): Can you figure out where to plug in the LED on the MaKeyMaKey and complete a circuit by touching Playdoh or a coin? Remember: LEDs have a short leg to indicate the negative side and you need to create a loop for the current to flow.
Challenge 2 (Whole Class): Can you use all the people in the class to complete the circuit and have the LED still light up?
Challenge 3 (Individual or Pairs): Create a keyboard with tinfoil and Popsicle sticks - only 6 keys (up, down, left, right arrows, space and click). Use the Scratch Piano or the MaKeyMaKey Piano
Challenge 4 (Whole Class): Can you create human piano keys? Can you play the piano by playing your classmates? Use the same piano as in Challenge 3.
Challenge 5 (Individual or Pairs): Can you make a switch with Playdoh that will still light up your LED on the MaKeyMaKey without using yourself or another person as the ground?
Challenge 6 (Individual or Pairs): Can you create a circuit that will successfully light up a second LED? Hint: Where is your LED getting output from?
January 3rd:
Sign in to Google Classroom and fix any problems on Assignment 010 or complete and turn in Assignment 010
If not done, finish and turn in Assignment 009 - Q2 Keyboarding Speed Tests
Complete and turn in Assignment 010 - The Case of the Pilfered Pie
It's time again for Hour of Code, so if you finish try out some code in one of the following OR you may complete some lessons in Typing.com (no covers needed today but do use proper technique anyway):
Whole Class: Introduction to BreakoutEdu & The Case of the Pilfered Pie
Go to The Case of the Pilfered Pie and click on the handy dandy notebook link and create your copy of the notebook. Can you unlock all of the locks in 40 minutes or less?
November 15th:
Create your Pokémon Trainer Avatar using one of the following:
Complete and turn in Assignment 008: Marshmallow Challenge (if not done)
Complete any additional outstanding assignments
Check for comments from me on Returned assignments and fix any problems. Make sure to add a comment to the assignment to let me know you have fixed something.
10 minutes of lessons in Typing.com with keyboard cover
Create your Pokémon Trainer Avatar using one of the following. Use the Print Screen button to save your image in your folder as 7th-YourName-Trainer.png
Complete and turn in Assignment 008: Marshmallow Challenge (if not done)
Complete any additional outstanding assignments
Check for comments from me on Returned assignments and fix any problems. Make sure to add a comment to the assignment to let me know you have fixed something.
Grab a keyboard cover and complete the following WITH a cover:
Complete and turn in Assignment 008: Marshmallow Challenge
Complete any additional outstanding assignments
Check for comments from me on Returned assignments and fix any problems. Make sure to add a comment to the assignment to let me know you have fixed something.
Grab a keyboard cover and see how you can do on these with a cover! You will not be recording your scores.
Take the Keyboarding Speed Tests for the beginning of the year. The instructions and links to the speed tests are included on Assignment 004 in Google Classroom.
Update your Google Site for this year (Assignment 005)
Lessons in Typing.com with Keyboard Cover - Make sure you sign in!
September 30th:
Sign in to Google Classroom and work on assignment 003 Science Lab Formatting
If done, turn in self-portrait (PNG version) - Assignment 001
Complete Free Dress Typing in LibreOffice Writer
Set margins to 1" - Under Format / Page
Select a plain font (Times New Roman, Arial, etc.)
Type the K-5 Free Dress Policy matching the format you were given.
The words oversized and sideless will be underlined in red. Anything else underlined in red is incorrect and must be fixed.
Your bulleted list will be indented and that is fine.
Do not worry about indenting the final sentence.
When done, save this in your folder in Microsoft Office 2007-2013 format named as 7th-FirstName-FreeDress. You will get a warning message when you do this. Continue saving in this format.
Sign in to Google Classroom and follow directions to turn in assignment 002.
Finish and turn in your self-portrait, if not done
Finish your self-portrait in Pinta. When done, save final layered image and then do a File/Save As and change the type to PNG and save again - do NOT change the name of the file; just change the image format.
Middle School Free Dress Typing: LibreOffice Writer
Set margins to 1" - Under Format / Page
Select a plain font (Times New Roman, Arial, etc.)
Optionally, set line spacing - Under Format / Spacing.
Save this in your folder in Microsoft Office 2007-2013 format named as 7th-FirstName-FreeDress. You will get a warning message when you do this. Continue saving in this format.
Type the Middle School Free Dress Policy matching the format you were given.
When done or at the end of class, save this using the Save icon.
September 16th:
Work on your self-portrait in Pinta. When done, save final layered image and then do a File/Save As and change the type to PNG and save again - do NOT change the name of the file; just change the image format.
September 13th:
Whole Class: A few tips about Pinta
Complete Responsible Use Policy Form, if not finished last class:
Save your self-portrait as 8th-YourName-Portrait in your folder (ask how to create this when you save!)
If you would like a template, you can download one here; make sure you save this in your folder or just copy & paste it into a new image in Pinta. Add a new layer to draw each of your features and then erase guidelines from the template which should be the bottom layer.
To save layers, save as .ORA file type. When done, merge all layers and resave as a .PNG
September 9th:
Whole Class: Review what we are doing today
Warm up with Alpha Quick - 2 times only! Add your name & fastest time to the board.