As I rushed to complete the last bit of my final project, the back of my mind was thinking about the framework I devised for Maker Centered Learning. I realized just how much my project fit that framework. See this page for a detailed description of this.
Before I share my final part of the final project, I don't want to forget the prior parts. My final product was really just four separate projects to help me advance my understanding of circuits using conductive paint. I made one paper circuit card and am ready to make some more. I made an LED house that didn't turn out the greatest, but I will try again sometime. (Hey, maybe I should try a higher resistor?) I also made an LED journal with an elastic switch. Those projects are described on this reflection.
What a journey! This was a lot harder than I thought it would be at first. There were a lot of different things to learn.
Before I even started, I had to learn what some new terminology: proximity sensor, capacitive sensor, piezo buzzer
I learned the basics of circuits. I really didn't know much about them before. Electronics is a new area for me.
I learned about grounding in regards to circuits. I know there's still a lot more I need to learn in this area, as there is a grounding issue that remains with my project. It works, but I wish it worked slightly differently. Will study this later as I advance my understanding of grounding.
I learned a lot of code for Arduino. I copied some of it from places, but to make it work for my specific project, I had to learn to read it so that I could make proper adjustments.