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Maker Projects utilizing Makey-Makey
Linked below are two “Scratches” that interface with the Makey-Makey kit. The Makey-Makey kit is an accessible way to get started with physical computing and exploring how one can control hardware with software.
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August 2023
This project builds a simple series circuit.
Project Link: Twinkle Twinkle LED Project Gallery: The scratch is very simple without the Makey-Makey kit attached. Whenever you press the space bar the wizard makes a star briefly appear with a flourish. But with the Makey-Makey kit connected and the circuit constructed correctly, it also lights up the LED. It is important to note that the makey makey kit is really just an input device as far as I can tell so far.
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This project builds a parallel circuit.
Project Link: Twinkle Twinkle LEDs Project Gallery: The second mini-project I developed is the logical extension of the simple series circuit project. In this mini-project, I used multiple LEDs to create a parallel circuit. This mini-project builds on the simple circuits challenges #6 and #7 on the Makey Makey blog. In this project, the maker can explore using multiple colors of LEDs and different resistors to examine how the changes affect the brightness of the LEDs.
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