Gummy Piano

What do gummy worms, computers, and pianos have in common? Nothing, expect when you put them all together you can create a piano on the computer controlled by a gummy worm!

Materials:

  • 1 gummy worm per group of two students.
  • 1 small container of playdoh per group of two students.
  • 1 controller printout per group of two students (attached)

Equipment:

  • 1 MaKey Makey classic kit per group of two students.
  • 1 computer per group of two students.

 


 

MaKey Makey: An Invention Kit for Everyone is an electronic invention tool and toy that allows users to connect everyday objects to computer programs. Using a circuit board, alligator clips, and a USB cable, the toy uses closed loop electrical signals to send the computer either a keyboard stroke or mouse click signal. This function allows the MaKey Makey to work with any computer program or webpage that accepts keyboard or mouse click inputs. Essentially, a MaKey Makey can replace your keyboard and mouse!

Science

OM1.1 & OM1.2

MP2.1

EL6.1, EL6.2 & EL6.3

CE9.1, CE9.2 & CE9.3

 

Practical &

Applied Arts

7A, 7B & 7C Design Thinking

8 Electrical Safety

9 Debugging Circuits

11A & 11B Basic Electricity

13A, 13B & 13C Electronic Components

14A & 14B Drawing Circuits

25A & 25B Psudeocode

26A & 26B Block Based Coding

27 Syntax and Organization

29 Debugging Code

 

 

Arts Education

CCX.1 & CCX.2 (X=1-5)

CRY.4, CRY.7

CCY.4, CCY.8 (Y=6-9)