Makey Makey Projects for Years 4-6
These lesson ideas demonstrate how to combine Makey Makey together with Scratch to create all sorts of interesting solutions with students, as well as teach the basics of circuity, conductive materials and algorithms.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 3-4, 5-6 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Implementation (programming), Computational thinking |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI4K01
Explore and describe a range of digital systems and their peripherals for a variety of purposes
AC9TDI4K02
Explore transmitting different types of data between digital systems
AC9TDI4P04
Implement simple algorithms as visual programs involving control structures and input
AC9TDI6K01
Investigate the main internal components of common digital systems and their function |
| Keywords | Makey Makey, Peripherals, Algorithms, Visual programming, Scratch, Coding, Digital systems, Input device |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Design and Technologies, STEM |
| Organisation | Anthony Speranza |
| Copyright | Anthony Speranza is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |
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