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STEMInnovator! Hello, Hello, STEMInnovator! STEM Innovator!STEM Innovator!
Welcometoyourbook! Welcometoyourbook!
Youarea YouareaSTEMInnovator STEMInnovator..AnInnovatorisaherowho AnInnovatorisaherowho usesdataandsmartrobotstosolvebigchallenges! usesdataandsmartrobotstosolvebigchallenges!
Brain: Brain:Amicro:bittothinkandrunyourrobots. Amicro:bittothinkandrunyourrobots.
TheSense TheSenses: s:Sensorsthatmeasuremoistureandlight Sensorsthatmeasuremoistureandlight
TheAction: TheAction:Expansionboardthatmakeyourmachineswork. Expansionboardthatmakeyourmachineswork. artRoboticsKit artRoboticsKit..Insideyouhave: Insideyouhave:
IInthisbook,youwill: nthisbook,youwill:
BuildaSeismograph BuildaSeismographttomeasure omeasurehowtheground howtheground shakesdur shakesduringaninganearthquake. earthquake.
ExplorewithaMarsRover ExplorewithaMarsRoverttolearnhowrobotshelpus olearnhowrobotshelpus seeotherworlds. seeotherworlds.
ProtectNature ProtectNaturebymakingasmartsensortohelpplants bymakingasmartsensortohelpplants gettherightamountofwater. gettherightamountofwater.
EarnYour EarnYourRewards Rewards!! Asyoucompleteeachproject,youwillearn Asyoucompleteeachproject,youwillearnIInnovatorStickers nnovatorStickers.. Attheendofthisbook,youwillreceiveyour Attheendofthisbook,youwillreceiveyourCertificateofInnovation CertificateofInnovation ttoshowtheworldthatyouarea oshowtheworldthatyouareaMasterofRobotics! MasterofRobotics!
Let’sbuildtogether! Let’sbuildtogether!
MeetYourSKOOL21SmartRoboticsKit!
Openyourboxandseewhatisinside!This kithaseverythingyouneedtobuildand play.Useyourmicro:bitwithprogramming andsensors.Youcanturnyourbigideasinto realworkingsimulations.Let’sbuildtogether!
KITCOMPONENTS KITCOMPONENTS
2.Sensors
BUILDINGBLOCKS BUILDINGBLOCKS
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES LEARNINGOBJECTIVES
Attheendofthislesson,learnerswillbeableto:
IdentifytheLEDpad,buttons,andlightsensoronthemicro:bit
Understandthatinputsgiveinformationtothemicro:bit
Understandthatoutputsshowwhatthemicro:bitdoes Observehowinputschangeoutputs
VOCABULARY VOCABULARY
MATERIALS MATERIALS
Somethingthatgivesinformationtothemicro:bit
Somethingthemicro:bitshowsordoes
Micro-bit
WHATISAMICRO:BIT? WHATISAMICRO:BIT?
Battery E d
Themicro:bitisasmallcomputer.Itcanthink,sense,andshow.Themicro:bit usesinputsandoutputstowork.
Input Inputstellthemicro:bitwhatis happening.
Output
Outputsshowwhatthemicro:bit does.
LOOKATYOURMICRO:BIT LOOKATYOURMICRO:BIT
Findthesepartsonyourmicro:bit:
LEDpad
ButtonA
ButtonB
Thesmalllightsensor
GETTINGSTARTED GETTINGSTARTED Nowwewilluseaninputandanoutput.
1.Insertthemicro:bitintotheexpansionboard Connectthebatterypack Wait andwatchtheLEDpad.
TheLEDlightsturnonbythemselves.
ThisisanOUTPUT.Themicro:bitis showingsomething.
2.PressButtonA.WatchtheLEDpadchange.TheLEDchanged becauseyoupressedthebutton
3.PressButtonB
WatchtheLEDpadchangeagain.
ThebuttonsareINPUTS.Theytellthemicro:bittodosomething.
Correctway
TheLEDlightsface forward.
Thebuttonsareatthe top.
1.Whichpartistheinput?
Wrongway
Themicro:bitis flipped. Theboardwillnot work.
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES LEARNINGOBJECTIVES
Attheendofthislesson,learnerswillbeableto:
OpentheMakeCodewebsiteformicro:bit
Createanewproject
UseblockstomaketheLEDpadshowaniconandamessage
Downloadyourprogramtothemicro:bit
ObservehowyourcodecontrolstheLEDpad
VOCABULARY VOCABULARY
Thewebsiteusedtoprogramthemicro:bit Instructionsyougivetothemicro:bit MATERIALS MATERIALS
WHATISMAKECODE? WHATISMAKECODE?
MakeCodeisawebsitewhereyoucanwriteprogramsforthemicro:bitusing blocks.Theblockstellthemicro:bitwhattodo.With MakeCode,youcan:
Showpictures andwords
IIMPORTANTIDEA MPORTANTIDEA
InMakeCode:
1.OpenGoogleChrome.
2.Goto:makecode.microbit.org
3.ClickNewProject.
4.Nameyourproject:LEDTest.
5.FromBasic,addtheseblocksinsideforever:
1.Connectthemicro:bittothecomputerusingtheUSBcable.
2.ClickDownload(bottomleft).Click ConnectDevice.
3.SelectyourBBCmicro:bitfromthelist.
4.ClickDownloadagain.
STOPANDTHINK STOPANDTHINK
1.Whatdoestheforeverblockdo?
2.IsLEDPadaninputoranoutput?
UnplugandplugtheUSBcableagain. LookfortheMICROBITdriveonyourcomputer. ClickDownloadasFile. DragthefileintotheMICROBITdrive
TRYITYOURSELF TRYITYOURSELF Changetheicon Changethemessagetoyourname Addanumberafterthemessage Increasethepausetimetomakeitslower
Changeyourprogram.Chooseone: Downloadagainandtest.
SMART SHOES
IINTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION
Astepcounter,orpedometer,helpspeople seehowmuchtheywalk.Whenwetrack oursteps,wearemotivatedtomovemore. Movementisveryimportantforyourhealth. Itmakesyourheart,bones,andmuscles staystrong.Bystayingactiveeveryday, youkeepyourwholebodyhealthyand happy!
MoveforYourHealth! TrackingYourSteps YouareaFitness Analyst!
Walkingkeepsourhearts andbonesstrong.This helpsGoodHealthand Well-Being.
Sensorsfeelmovement Theychange movement into numbers. Moving yourbody everyday keepsyou healthy.
Wecancountthenumbers.
DEFINETHEPROBLEM DEFINETHEPROBLEM
Twopeoplewanttoknowhowmuch theywalkeachday,buttheydonot haveawaytocounttheirsteps.
Youwillbeengineers! Yourteamwillworktogetherto designaSmartShoethatcancount stepswhilesomeonewalks.
FitnessAnalystsstudy movementdatatohelp peopleexercisebetter andstayhealthy
MEASUREYOURSUCCESS MEASUREYOURSUCCESS
TEAMROLES TEAMROLES
Workwithyourteamtodeterminewhowillcompleteeachro
Leader
MaterialManager Reporter
TestingSupervisor
MATERIALS MATERIALS
Whichpartsdoyouthinkwillyouneed?
VOCABULARY VOCABULARY
Adevicethatcountshowmanystepsyoutake
Asensorthatdetectsmovementlikeshakingortilting
GETTINGSTARTED GETTINGSTARTED
TECHNOLOGYINFOCUS
AccelerometerSensorisatinysensorinsidetheBBCmicro:bitthatcandetect movement.
Whenyouwalkorrun,the sensorfeelstheshakeortilt.
BUILD BUILD
Seethestepsbelowforinspirationonhowtotobuild.
Thesensortellsthemicro:bit thatastephasbeentaken.
CODE CODE
Startanewproject
1.OpenGoogleChromeandgoto:makecode.microbit.org
2.ClickNewProject.
3.Createyourproject:Project1–SmartShoe
Createavariable
Avariableisaboxthatstoresanumberthatcanchange.
1.ClickVariablesinthetoolbox.
2.ClickMakeaVariable.
3.Typethename:steps
Buildthesamplecode
1.Dragtheblocksbelowintoyourworkspace andconnectthem
Eachtimeyoushakethemicro:bit,thestepnumbergoesupby1andshowsontheLEDdisplay.
Connectyourmicro:bit
1.Pluginyourmicro:bit.
2.ClickDownload.
3.Shakethemicro:bittotest.
Addaresetbutton
1.Nowaddawaytorestartyourcounter.
CreateawaytoattachyourSmartShoepedometertoashoe andtestit.
Ifnot,tryplacingitonyourwristorinyourpocket.
DESIGNANDPLAN DESIGNANDPLAN
Usethespacebelowtobrainstormideasforyoursolution.Youcanusethe DesignPromptsontherightasinspirationtohelpguideyourdesign.
SHAREYOURIDEAS SHAREYOURIDEAS
Whichideaswillyouusefromeachteammember?
TEST TEST
Gobacktothe'MeasureYourSuccess'andchecktheboxes. Doesyourprojectmeetallthegoalsandrules?
MATHANDSCIENCECONNECTION MATHANDSCIENCECONNECTION
1.Thestepcountertracked7,821stepsonMonday.
a.Writethisnumberinexpandedform.
b.Whichdigitisinthetensplace?
2.Thestepcountertrackedthefollowingnumberofstepsoveraweek.
a.Roundthenumbersabovetothenearestthousandandfillinthechartbelow foraresearchstudy:
REFLECT REFLECT
SUSTAINABILITYINFOCUS
GoodHealthandWell-beingmeanshelpingpeoplelivewell,nowandlater.YourSmart Shoestepcounterhelpspeoplemovemoreeachday Thissupportshealth
Tracksstepstobuild healthyhabits.
Motivateswalkingand dailymovement.
Usesdatatoset simplegoals.
1.HowdoesyourSmartShoehelpsustainability? Circlethecorrectanswer.
2.WhichSTEMcareerusesstepdata?Circlethecorrectanswer.
FEEDBACK FEEDBACK
Completethefollowingsentenceandpracticesayingtoyourfriends: Showyourprojectto3friendsandcollectstickers!
3.OnewayImademy modeleffectivewas
1.Ibuilta 2.Ithelps
Trytobuildandprogramthetoolyourself.Ifyouarehavingtrouble,trythe followingdirections.
SAMPLESOLUTION SAMPLESOLUTION
Trycreatingyourowndesign.Ifyouneedhelp,usethisexampleforinspiration.
SAMPLECODE SAMPLECODE
Createthesamplecode,whichshowsone waytousethe“shake”sensor,alsoknownas anaccelerometer,toincreasethenumberof stepsinthecounter.
SAMPLEBUILD SAMPLEBUILD
Theimagesbelowshowanexampleofasmart shoepedometer.Noticehowthemicro:bitis connectedtotheexpansionboardandplaced insideaprotectivecase.
ThisexampledisplaysstepsontheLEDpad.You mayuseitforinspiration,butplanwithyourteam howyouwillmakeyourversionevenbetter!
SOILMOISTURESENSOR
IINTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION
Asoilmoisturesensormeasuresthewater intheground.Thishelpsfarmersknow exactlywhentowatertheirplants.When plantsgettherightamountofwater,they growhealthyandstrong.Usingsensors saveswaterandsupportseco-friendly farming Thissmarttechnologyhelpsus protectourenvironmentandgrowmore foodforeveryone.
SmartFarmingfor OurEarth
Wemustusewaterwisely togrowfoodandprotect LifeonLand
TechnologyandTools
Asensorhelpscollectdata soyoucanfindthebest timetowateryourplants
DEFINETHEPROBLEM DEFINETHEPROBLEM
Farmersneedtoknowwhentheircropsare thirsty Ifthesoilistoodry,theplantsmight die,butwastingwaterisbadfortheEarth.
Youwillbeengineers! Yourteamwillhelpbybuildingamoisture sensortotellthefarmerifthesoiliswellhydrated.
YouareanAgricultural Engineer!
AgriculturalEngineersuse sciencetobuildtoolsthat helpfarmersandsave water.
MEASUREYOURSUCCESS MEASUREYOURSUCCESS
TEAMROLES TEAMROLES
Workwithyourteamtodeterminewhowillcompleteeachro
Leader
MaterialManager
Reporter
TestingSupervisor
MATERIALS MATERIALS
Whichpartsdoyouthinkwillyouneed?
VOCABULARY VOCABULARY
Whensomethingslowlybreaksorgetsworseovertime. Usingthingscarefullysothereisenoughforeveryoneinthe future.
BUILD BUILD TECHNOLOGYINFOCUS
Seethestepsbelowforinspirationonhowtotobuild.
Is300thecorrectthresholdforyour soiltobewell-watered?Performthis testtofindout: Gettwocupsofdrysoilandinsertyour sensor.Inthetablebelow,recordthe sensorvaluesanddescribethesoil qualityasyouaddwatertothesoil.
DESIGNANDPLAN DESIGNANDPLAN
Usethespacebelowtobrainstormideasforyoursolution.Youcanusethe DesignPromptsontherightasinspirationtohelpguideyourdesign
SHAREYOURIDEAS SHAREYOURIDEAS
Whichideaswillyouusefromeachteammember?
TEST TEST
Gobacktothe'MeasureYourSuccess'andchecktheboxes. Doesyourprojectmeetallthegoalsandrules?
1.Whathappensifaplanthastoomuchornotenoughwater?
2.Howdothenumbers(data)tellyoutowatertheplant?
3.Whydoweputthesensorintothesoil?
REFLECT REFLECT
LifeonLandmeanstakingcareofoursoilandgrowinghealthyplants.YourSoil MoistureSensorhelpsbytellingusexactlyhowmuchwaterthegroundneedstostay green. Saveswaterresources Growshealthyplants Preventsdrysoil
1.Howdoesthesensorhelptheland? Circlethecorrectanswer.
2.Whichjobusessoilsensordata?Circlethecorrectanswer.
FEEDBACK FEEDBACK
Completethefollowingsentenceandpracticesayingtoyourfriends: Showyourprojectto3friendsandcollectstickers!
3.OnewayImademy modeleffectivewas
1.Ibuilta 2.Ithelps
Trytobuildandprogramthetoolyourself.Ifyouarehavingtrouble,trythe followingdirections.
SAMPLESOLUTION SAMPLESOLUTION
Trycreatingyourowndesign.Ifyouneedhelp,usethisexampleforinspiration.
Theexamplebelowshowsatablewithsamplevaluesfromthesoilmoisture sensor.
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I c a n B u i l d . I c a n C o d e . I c a n S h a r e . I a m a n I n n o v a t o r !
