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Youarea YouareaSTEMInnovator STEMInnovator..AnInnovatorisaherowho AnInnovatorisaherowho usesdataandsmartrobotstosolvebigchallenges! usesdataandsmartrobotstosolvebigchallenges!
Openyour OpenyourSTEMMicro:BitKit STEMMicro:BitKit..Insideyouhave: Insideyouhave: iill: ll:
TheBrain: TheBrain:Amicro:bittothinkandrunyourrobots. Amicro:bittothinkandrunyourrobots.
nse nses: s:Sensorsthatmeasuremoistureandlight Sensorsthatmeasuremoistureandlight tion: ion:Expansionboardthatmakeyourmachineswork. Expansionboardthatmakeyourmachineswork.
Seismograph Seismographttomeasure omeasurehowtheground howtheground dur duringaninganearthquake. earthquake. withaMarsRover withaMarsRoverttolearnhowrobotshelpus olearnhowrobotshelpus erworlds. erworlds.
Nature Naturebymakingasmartsensortohelpplants bymakingasmartsensortohelpplants gettherightamountofwater. gettherightamountofwater.
EarnYour EarnYourRewards Rewards!!
Asyoucompleteeachproject,youwillearn Asyoucompleteeachproject,youwillearnIInnovatorStickers nnovatorStickers..
Attheendofthisbook,youwillreceiveyour Attheendofthisbook,youwillreceiveyourCertificateofInnovation CertificateofInnovation ttoshowtheworldthatyouarea oshowtheworldthatyouareaMasterofArtificialintelligence! MasterofArtificialintelligence!
Let’sbuildtogether! Let’sbuildtogether!
MeetYourSTEMMicro:bitKit!
Openyourboxandseewhatisinside!Thiskithas everythingyouneedtobuildandplay.Useyour micro:bitwithprogrammingandsensors.Youcan turnyourbigideasintorealworkingsimulations. Let’sbuildtogether!
KITCOMPONENTS KITCOMPONENTS
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES LEARNINGOBJECTIVES
Attheendofthislesson,learnerswillbeableto:
OpentheMakeCodewebsite
Createanewproject
UseblockstocontroltheLEDpad
Downloadyourprogramtothemicro:bit
Explainwhattheforeverblockdoes
VOCABULARY VOCABULARY
MATERIAL MATERIAL
Thewebsitewhereyouprogramthemicro:bit
The25smalllightsonthemicro:bit
MakeCodeisawebsite.Youuseblockstomakeaprogram.Theblockstellthe micro:bitwhattodo.TheLEDpadshowstheresult.With MakeCode,youcan:
Showpictures andwords
InMakeCode: Program Aprogramis madewith blocks Blocks Blocksare usedtobuild instructions LEDPad
TheLEDpad showswhatthe programdoes
GETTINGSTARTED GETTINGSTARTED OpenMakeCode
1.OpenGoogleChrome.
2.Goto:makecode.microbit.org
3.ClickNewProject.
4.Nameyourproject:LEDTest.
Buildyourprogram
5.Draga block.
6.FromBasic,drag intoforever.
7.FromBasic,drag intoforever.
8.FromBasic,drag intoforever.
9.FromBasic,drag intoforever
IIMPORTANTIDEA MPORTANTIDEA
Theforeverblockrepeatsthecodeagainandagain.
2.ClickDownload(bottomleft).Click ConnectDevice. CONNECTYOURMICRO:BIT
1.Connectthemicro:bittothecomputer.
3.SelectyourBBCmicro:bitfromthelist. Waitafewseconds.
YouwillseeHIHIontheLEDpad. Watchthescreen
IIMPORTANTIDEA MPORTANTIDEA
IfYourDeviceDoesNotConnect
UnplugandplugtheUSBagain
LookfortheMICROBITdriveonyourcomputer
ClickDownloadasFile
DragthefileintotheMICROBITdrive
TRYITYOURSELF TRYITYOURSELF
Changeonethinginyourprogram:
ChangeHItoyourname
Makethepauselonger
Addanumberaftertheletters
Downloadagainandtest.
STOPANDTHINK STOPANDTHINK
1.Whatdoestheforeverblockdo?
IINTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION
Forcesactoneverything.Gravityisaforcethatpulls objectsdowntowardEarth.Airalsopushesupagainst fallingobjects.Thisupwardpushiscalleddrag.
Whenthedownwardpullandupwardpushareequal, anobjectmovesatasteadyspeed.Wewilluseafanto blowairupward.Thiscreatesasmallwindtunnelfor ourexperiments!
Earth-Friendly Design
ForcesandRatios
Over300milliontonsof plasticwasteareproduced globallyeachyear,muchof itfromsingle-useitems
Whentheupwardforces equaltheforceofgravity, theobjectfloatsatasteady speed.
DEFINETHEPROBLEM DEFINETHEPROBLEM
Engineersmuststudyhowobjectsfall throughtheairtokeeppeoplesafe.They usewindtunnelstotesttheirdesigns. Youwillbeengineers! Yourteamwillhelpbybuildinga parachutethatfloatsatasteadyheight aboveafan.
YouareanAerospace Engineer!
Theseexpertsstudyhow airmovestodesignsafer planes,rockets,and parachutes.
MEASUREYOURSUCCESS MEASUREYOURSUCCESS
TEAMROLES TEAMROLES
Workwithyourteamtodeterminewhowillcompleteeachrole
Leader
MaterialManager Reporter
TestingSupervisor
MATERIAL MATERIAL
Whichpart
VOCABULARY VOCABULARY
GETTINGSTARTED GETTINGSTARTED
TECHNOLOGYINFOCUS TECHNOLOGYINFOCUS
ADCmotorchangeselectricityintomovement.Whenelectricityentersthe motor,thecoilinsidebeginstoturn.Thismotioncanspinafan.
ADCmotorcan: Spinfanblades
BUILD BUILD
Seethestepsbelowforinspirationonhowtotobuild.
SAFETYGUIDELINES SAFETYGUIDELINES
Holdthemotorintheair.Keepyourfingersawayfromthefan.Makesurethe metalpartsofthewiresdonottouch.
FORCEDIAGRAM FORCEDIAGRAM
Draw:
Aboxwithaparachute
Arrowdown → Gravity
Arrowup → Airpushingupfromthefan
Whenthearrowsarethesamesize,the forcesarebalanced.
THISISWHEREYOUUSEYOUROWNTHINKING! THIS IS WHERE YOU USE YOUR OWN THINKING!
Usecardboardandclassroommaterialstobuildasmall stand.Makethefanpointupward.
Makeaparachuteusingaplasticbagandstring.Attach asmallobject.Turnonyourmicro:bitandmakesurethe fanisspinning Testdifferentparachutedesigns
DESIGNANDPLAN DESIGNANDPLAN
Usethespacebelowtodrawandplanyoursolution UsetheDesignPromptson therighttohelpyou.
SHAREYOURIDEAS SHAREYOURIDEAS
Writeonegreatideafromeachteammate:
TEST TEST
Gobacktothe'MeasureYourSuccess'andchecktheboxes Doesyourprojectmeetallthegoalsandrules?
MATHANDSCIENCECONNECTION MATHANDSCIENCECONNECTION
1.Writethisasaratio(feet:meters)
1meter=3.28feet
2.GravityonEarthis9.81m/s².Useyourratiotoconvertthisvaluetoft/s².Show yourworking
3.Youmeasuredthemassofyourobjectingrams.
a.Yourobjecthadamassof:
b.Convertthistokilograms:
1000grams=1kilogram
ResponsibleConsumptionandProductionmeansusingfewermaterialsandmaking lesswaste.Inthisproject,youtestparachutesbeforemakingafinaldesign.Thishelps youusematerialswisely.Thisincludes:
1.Howdoesyourparachutetesthelpsustainability?Circlethecorrect answer.
2.WhichSTEMcareerusesparachutetests?Circlethecorrectanswer
FEEDBACK FEEDBACK
Completethefollowingsentenceandpracticesayingtoyourfriends:
3.OnewayImademy modeleffectivewas 1.Ibuilta 2.Ithelps
Showyourprojectto3friendsandcollectstickers!
Trytobuildandprogramthetoolyourself.Ifyouarehavingtrouble,trythe followingdirections. Trycreatingyourowndesign.Ifyouneedhelp,usethisexampleforinspiration.
SAMPLESOLUTION SAMPLESOLUTION
SAMPLEBUILD SAMPLEBUILD
Theimagesbelow showastandfor thefreefall simulatoranda plasticbag parachute.
