Learn to build and code a circuit that can count how many times you press a button.
In this project, students will build a counter using a variable. The counter records how many times a button is pressed. Tally represents a common way that a score is kept in a video game.
View student interface at make.playpiper.comCircuit A conductive path for flow of current or electricity
Power The current or flow of electric charge and voltage
Microcontroller An integrated circuit that contains a microprocessor along with memory and associated circuits
Loops A sequence of instruction s that is continually repeated until a certain condition is reached
Variables A value that can change, depending on conditions or on information passed to the program
Input Device A hardware device that sends data to a computer, allowing interaction and control
Output Device A piece of hardware which converts information into a human-perceptible form
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