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Ther-Mood-Stat


Intermediate

1 hour

Grades 3 - 8

MISSION OBJECTIVE

Learn how to reflect mood using temperature measurements.

Head back to Earth to help our scientists create a temperature-sensing suit! Ask students: “Where do you think detecting temperature is important? Other than emojis, what response could you code?”

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MISSION MATERIALS

Computer with USB port and Chrome or Edge browser
Piper Make Base Station or Starter Kit

MISSION RESOURCES

Learning Goals

  1. Students will be able to connect and configure a temperature sensor to a microcontroller using a breadboard and appropriate wiring.
  2. Students will be able to create a function to measure temperature and return corresponding emojis based on temperature ranges.
  3. Students will be able to test and modify their temperature sensor program to display temperature readings and corresponding emojis and personalize the program by setting different temperature ranges and emojis.

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Troubleshooting Tips

  • Is the Temperature Sensor failing to detect temperature changes?
    • Ensure that you’ve plugged the wires into the right GPIO. Look at the Digital View to see which pin you’re affecting.
    • Use simple changes in temperature, such as the side of a cup of hot or ice water. DO NOT place the temperature sensor in liquid!
  • How does the Temperature Sensor detect temperature changes?
    • Temperature Sensors are composed of two metals that generate an electrical voltage or resistance when a temperature change occurs by measuring the voltage across the diode terminals.

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Base EXPEDITION RESOURCES
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    The initiative is developing national guidelines for AI education for K-12, an online, curated resource Directory to facilitate AI instruction, and a community of practitioners, researchers, resource and tool developers focused on the AI for K-12 audience.

Vocabulary Words

Circuit 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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