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Learn more about using the back of the Makey Makey here. (Your LED should light up with any key press! If you plug into MS Out, your LED will light up if any mouse input is detected. Plug switches into any key press input on the Makey Makey and see if the switch you just made lights up your circuit! Plug the hookup wire into the top header far left pin labeled "KEY OUT." Take the alligator clip attached to the KEY OUT copper tape and and connect it to a white hook up wire.

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How to plug into Makey Makey for output: To light your circuit with Makey Makey, take the alligator clip from EARTH/GND and plug into any EARTH input on the bottom. (The lines can actually go all over your paper, but don't let them cross unless you make an "insulation" bridge!) Again, make sure the lines remain parallel to one another so you don't accidentally short your circuit. Now create a parallel circuit with this template or design your own. Just make sure your positive path and negative path never cross or you will short your circuit.

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Slap switch from John Lynch that makes a connection when someone touches both conductive spotsĪfter looking at lots of switches create your own one button controller for this T-rex "No Internet" game.ĭownload Scratch for offline use here and make sure you have some Scratch games downloaded! Students, you can also create your own Scratch games to control Makey Makey.Ĭreate Paper Circuits! (This is part of a circuit station in another Labz guide.)Ĭreate a simple circuit with this template or design your own simple circuit.

Tap Switch for Data Tracker from Colleen Graves.

Here are some cool ideas for making switches: Let's learn how to make a switch so you can create your own controller! To create a controller for space bar, all you need is a conductor for "space" and a conductor for "earth." In our case, we connected MaKey MaKey “space” and “left arrow” to the monkey’s ears.Create a controller for the "No Internet Game"Ĭhallenge your students to create a controller for the T-rex runner "No Internet game!" This game relies on pressing a space bar to jump over obstacles. Connect them with two alligator clips to two parts of your graphite drawing. On the front side of MaKey MaKey you find “space” and “left arrow”.

Connect MaKey MaKey to your drawing - If you want your drawings to become your keyboard keys, you connect them to your MaKey MaKey with the help of alligator clips.

Connect to Yourself - Then you hold the other end of the alligator clip (the metal part) between your fingers, and now you become “grounded”.

Connect to Earth - Now you can connect one end of an alligator clip to the bottom of MaKey MaKey which is marked as “Earth”.

In this case we assign individual sounds (monkey sounds) onto “left arrow’ and “space” keys.

Drag and drop your sound files onto the keyboard keys you would like to use on Soundplant.

Make sure it is open on your screen all the time.

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Open this link on your browser to access and download the Soundplant software.

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(If your computer asks you to install the drivers, simply click cancel or close the window.) Plug the small side of USB cable into MaKey Makey and the big side into your computer.

Connect MaKey MaKey into your computer using USB cable.In our case we drew a monkey head with big ears that we coloured in. Make sure the lines are thick and unbroken. Draw a picture on a piece of paper with a graphite pencil.Computer (any Windows or Mac of the past 8 years will do, but for optimal performance a multicore processor and 4GB RAM is recommended).Graphite pencil (a school pencil will do, but a graphite pencil is more reliable).MaKey MaKey (including Mini-B USB cable).The magic lies in the fact that pencil lead is graphite, a form of carbon, which due to the vast electron delocalisation within the carbon layers can conduct electricity.

Have you ever wanted to add a sound effect to your pencil drawing? Create Interactive Drawings With MaKey MaKey and Soundplant Info