Wanna plug Makey Makey in and start playing and connecting everyday stuff with no coding involved? Check out these apps that use key presses. When you are ready to start making your own apps and games, head on over to Scratch to code your own projects!
computer keys or MIDI keyboard to record a song, then share it simply by sending a link
Tinker with literacy in this engaging guide. Craft a poem, draw symbols and hook to Makey Makey, then code a Scratch project to generate multiple poems!
to share it in our Makey Makey and Scratch Class Studio, then copy and paste the link
Review This Week’s Webinar! TOPIC: STEM From a Distance: Creating Content and Activities for AT home Learning WHEN: August 27th 12 pm Pacific/ 2 pm Central/ 3 pm Eastern In this new webinar series, we are reaching out to educators all over the world to see how they are tackling the challenges of teaching STEM in the er
Virtual Makey Makey Ideas on Wakelet More Resources from our Educator Panel Link
TIMING{;}30 min — GRADES{;} 3-8 — SUPPLIES{;} Makey Makey A piece of cardboard Conductive base: HVAC tape or kitchen foil A ruler (It helps when testing materials, so you don’t accidentally complete the circuit with your touch!) Lots of items for testing: Apples, plants, cotton, stuff around your house! Print or
Link: Is it Conductive?
Last month, our Curriculum and Content director Colleen Graves volunteered at a local elementary school to create and run oversized Makey Makey games for the majority of the school! While she is working on a larger guide to explain how to run your own STEAM day event with Makey Makey, we wanted to go ahead and share th
Here is the link to Aaron’s Bounce Pass Scratch Project.
Set up a simple experiment about conductivity! Learn to make a conductivity testing board, experiment in your living room, and ideate inventions with everyday stuff you can find in your home!
Link: Is it Conductive?
Makey Makey provides an ingenious twist to the concept of circuitry by transforming everyday objects into interactive touchpads. From bananas and aluminum foil to plants and even human touch, this invention kit encourages students to think beyond conventional boundaries and engage with science in an entirely new way. B
Moreover, Makey Makey provides a tangible link between science and the real world
Learn how to make a game controller out of everyday stuff with Makey Makey!
Here is a link to our Facebook educator group, so you can see some other iterations
Guest post by Michael Carroll Scrappy Circuits Why is there an EARTH connection on Makey Makey? When learning about Makey Makey for the first time, some of us struggle with the concept of EARTH. Why does Makey Makey have to have an EARTH connection? We know that we complete a circuit why does Makey Makey work this way?
Check out this oversized invention where Aaron Graves had students link together
A few educators on our Facebook group took tinkering to a whole new level this school year by making their own giant Makey Makeys. Our team thought this was a great idea for teaching students about microcontrollers. Hence, we asked our Director of Creative Content to create a free guide for making your own functional gigantic Makey Makey. Let’s get started!
Here is a link to our Facebook educator group, so you can see some other iterations
