Computers do a great job of counting and keeping track of numbers. Let’s put that strength to good use and build a physical stomp counter using the BBC micro:bit and the Code-a-Key backpack! Let’s get physical with our computing projects! Makey Makey
If you have never built a stomp switch before, don’t worry about it, we have
We love the innovative ways that educators (in both formal and informal learning spaces) introduce learners to the concept of physical computing with Makey Makey and coding languages like: Scratch, Processing, and Python. Each month, we will feature an educator and a unique project they’ve worked on recently. To read m
Makey, which was only spoken about for a couple of minutes (I think they might have
Close × Introduction Background Tools & Materials Creating the Base of Your Piano Wire Maintenance Creating SharpsBringing it All Together TroubleshootingGoing to the Next Level! Build a Floor Piano This large scale (see what we did there?) piano takes about one hour to set up. It works great with our Piano App for
All awesome ideas and we totally want you to play with the materials you have on
Makey Makey Keytar Invention Launchpads are Creative Learning STEM Kits for students, educators, and makers. Turn everyday objects like bananas into touchpads and combine them with the internet. Connect the physical world to your computer. Code, invent, and learn.
get you started building right away, but the real magic starts when you find you have
Makey Makey Joystick Invention Launchpads are Creative Learning STEM Kits for students, educators, and makers. Turn everyday objects like bananas into touchpads and combine them with the internet. Connect the physical world to your computer. Code, invent, and learn.
get you started building right away, but the real magic starts when you find you have
Sometimes pressing a button is just too much! What if you could use light to control your mouse clicks, press a key or better yet… make music on your computer! Using the Code-a-Key backpack with the micro:bit, we can do just that… build a flashlight piano! This project focuses on creating a light-controlled piano, but
Micro USB cable Makey Makey mini USB Cable Flashlight / light source When you have
We are so excited to introduce our newest class of Global Makey Makey Ambassadors! We love seeing passionate maker educators spreading around the globe from Fiji to Iraq to Tennessee! Check out this Ambassador Map! Without further ado… Meet our new ambassadors and check out their Instructables guides!  2019-2020 Am
I have been proselytizing unofficially as Makey Makey student projects have had a
Your students can reinvent the world! We love seeing the things educators and their classes invent – they bring us closer to a world built by everyone exploring their ideas and reinventing the things around us.
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This activity allows you to combine Makey Makey and our Interactive Poster app to create an interactive poster. While designing your own interactive poster, you will investigate how circuits work. Plus, you’ll begin to think about user interface design and how it is important when designing physical computing projects
You can use pencil lead (we prefer 6B pencils which have heavier graphite than your
An Exciting DIY Partnership We’ve got some really exciting news! To better serve our education community, Labz is moving to a new home. We are partnering with Instructables to make creating Labz guides for students and teachers even more accessible. This new platform will increase our little community hub for makers of
our brand new community hub: https://www.instructables.com/makeymakey/ Do you have
