Makey Makey Clock

by tseaid in Craft > Cardboard

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Makey Makey Clock

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This project was fun and it brought out people's creativity. It was a good project because it allowed coding for ourselves and making personal projects. This project can be done pretty quickly and has some small musical features to use.

Supplies

-Foil

-Box

-Chromebook/laptop

-Makey Makey

-Scratch Code: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/616070907/fullscreen/

- Tape

-Stickers

Step 1: Making the Control Makey Makey Box

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1. Get a cardboard box or rectangle flat surface and use it as a base

2. Cut out and shape foil

3. Line up foil on box and tape it on

4. Add stickers

Step 2: Making the Code

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1. Make a new project on Scratch

2. Connect functions for each buttons (up,down,left,right,etc...)

3. Make project aesthetically to your liking

4. Create many costumes for numbers or use variables to set time

5. Program each button with a function (such as, music when left arrow key is clicked)

6. Create a code to keep time and let seconds and minutes count

Step 3: Final Testing

1. Connect Makey Makey to Chromebook/laptop

2. Connect alligator clips to foil

3. Touch and test each foil to test if it all activates and works correctly

4. Have fun!