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Gaming expedition

Mission 1 of 4

lighthouse


Beginner

1 hour

Ages 8+
MISSION OBJECTIVE

Learn how to use technology to control LEDs and sound. Students will build a game controller that they will use in this lesson.

Back on Earth, our scientists have noticed a ship heading towards their lighthouse! As a simple introduction to the buttons on the Printed Circuit Board Assembly, in this mission, you will build and code a Traffic Light-like series of LEDs that your button presses can control.

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Computer with USB port and Chrome or Edge browser
Piper Make Base Station or Starter Kit
Piper Make Game Controller
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Learning Goals

  1. Students learn about shift registers and how they read inputs.  
  2. Students will learn how a controller outputs information into the system, including latch, clock, and data.  
  3. Students will gain an understanding of bits and bytes.  
  4. Students reinforce learning about conditionals, like if-do statements, in programming. 

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