Robots! Programming!
For this project, we had to learn how to program an LED light show and learn about basic electricity. My group consisted of Jenna, Mimi, and Rachel. We started out with learning about electricity. We learned about circuits, voltage, resistance, etc. Once we finished learning about how to create a circuit we moved on to more complicated things using breadboards and computers. Our final product was a light/sound robot show that we made the code for.
Some cool vocabulary
Circuit- A complete loop of conductive material from one end of a power source to another.
Resistance- An obstacle that weakens, slows down, or reduces the current. It's measured in Ohms(Ω)
Current- The flow of electricity from one end of a power source to the other. It's measured in Amps.
Voltage- The push or pull of electricity across a resistor.
At the very start of this project we were given large packets of questions we had to answer and circuits we had to make. That was our introduction into electricity. Once we finished that we had to move onto the harder stuff. We were given Arduino circuit boards(basically breadboards and LED lights and fancy gadgets) and we were designated a computer which could run code of the circuits we set up. Rachel and I were partners. We chose to program a Star Wars theme song. Then we would have flashing lights. I wasn't able to get a video of the completed show, but I have a picture of what it looked like:
For this project, we had to learn how to program an LED light show and learn about basic electricity. My group consisted of Jenna, Mimi, and Rachel. We started out with learning about electricity. We learned about circuits, voltage, resistance, etc. Once we finished learning about how to create a circuit we moved on to more complicated things using breadboards and computers. Our final product was a light/sound robot show that we made the code for.
Some cool vocabulary
Circuit- A complete loop of conductive material from one end of a power source to another.
Resistance- An obstacle that weakens, slows down, or reduces the current. It's measured in Ohms(Ω)
Current- The flow of electricity from one end of a power source to the other. It's measured in Amps.
Voltage- The push or pull of electricity across a resistor.
At the very start of this project we were given large packets of questions we had to answer and circuits we had to make. That was our introduction into electricity. Once we finished that we had to move onto the harder stuff. We were given Arduino circuit boards(basically breadboards and LED lights and fancy gadgets) and we were designated a computer which could run code of the circuits we set up. Rachel and I were partners. We chose to program a Star Wars theme song. Then we would have flashing lights. I wasn't able to get a video of the completed show, but I have a picture of what it looked like:
Reflection
I thought this project was pretty cool. I liked a lot of things about it. I liked how much I learnt about building circuits and I liked the cool outcomes we could create by using the lights and buzzer. I also liked how it was only a partner project. Some problems we had were that we couldn't think of what type of show we were going to create for a long time, and that we couldn't get the lights to flash the way we wanted them to. I think I could improve by getting more into the programming part and staying more focused throughout the project. But overall, it was a pretty fun project.
I thought this project was pretty cool. I liked a lot of things about it. I liked how much I learnt about building circuits and I liked the cool outcomes we could create by using the lights and buzzer. I also liked how it was only a partner project. Some problems we had were that we couldn't think of what type of show we were going to create for a long time, and that we couldn't get the lights to flash the way we wanted them to. I think I could improve by getting more into the programming part and staying more focused throughout the project. But overall, it was a pretty fun project.