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I used drawing and Christmas lights as an example of how a light can turn on and off with a switch.
Sensor LED 5 year olds.
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Week 4 Assignment _ Chang Liu
For this assignment, I use the earring that Tong Zhang made last week to make a switch to turn on/off three LEDs. The code that I am using is the analog fade code.
Here is the explanation gif for kids (work with Elly Lin):
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Week4assignment_Elly(Chieh-li) Lin
In this project, I use my 3-pattern-layer sensor which is made by conductive tape.
When the user put the pattern together, the button will light up.
As people press it harder, the LED will be more lighter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My1yLriotgE&feature=youtu.be
Group project with Chang Liu_ A explanation video for kids
Explaining a Circuit to 5 Year-olds
We used Dylan’s switch to create a circuits with 3 buttons and 3 LEDs (red, green and blue).
We then made a video to explain how the circuit works:
Circuits explained! – Dylan
Here is a Arduino circuit with a custom set of 3 individual buttons that activate 3 separate LED’s.
Below the video with demonstrates how the circuit works, as if trying to explain it to a 5 year old.
Assignment 4
Beautiful Stone,
I created a story around a piece of coal that a character wants to purchase.
When the character places the money on the scale once he has placed enough money one the scale and the green LED is lit he will have placed enough money to grab the coal.
I used a pressure sensor and set the range of pressure set for each led to light up.
Assignment 4: Arduino + Sensors
I am using Chang Liu‘s custom sensor (fan) to turn 3 LEDs on and off. The narrative behind these sensors is that there is a fire (red LEDs) to be put out and the only way to put it out is with a fan.
I extended Chang’s copper stripes so it would be more sensitive to movement. As I move the fan, the copper tape would touch each other and the LEDs would turn off.
Below is the Arduino code:
This is a sample video of the sensor:
Here is the explanation video for kids:
Week 4 Assignment
Our video:
The circuit:
We made a circuit of a pressure sensor (from Aaron) and 5 LEDs, and the LEDs will be lighted up when the pressure increases.
It was really fun thinking about how this story can be composed. The whole process of filming was hilarious and very enjoyable.
However, our explanation is somehow vague and does not include enough of the code part. We tried to imply the explanation of the code in our lines but those are not as obvious and easy to be understood as we thought it would be. Also, our background music and story settings may scare/confuse a 5-year old ?????. But I really like our final film and we had a lot of fun doing this assignment.
Week 3 Assignment
I was going to create a switch which you have to stab a sponge man to switch on the circuit.
But it didn’t work I guess it’s because the area of contact of the sword with copper tape and the back of the man with a piece of conductive fabric is too small.
So I changed my idea to make a sensor – a sponge man that spits a drop of blood when you press him.
Prototype:
Week 2 Assignment
I chose to depict a sentence in the book BlackOut, which depicts how a family was using torches on their rooftop after a black out in their neighborhood.
Prototype of the circuit:
I then cut the paper and sticked it into a small box.
