Take our musical talents to the next level as Piperbot and Pip jam out with their new Adult Zomar buddy on a piano made of resistors. Ask students: “What is your code measuring to know when and what sound to play? How is this different from your ultrasonic drum?”
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Troubleshooting Tips
Are some notes failing to play when you touch the jumper wire to the resistors?
Make sure you touch the jumper wire to the metal part of the resistor instead of the plastic.
Ensure that you have set up the resistors correctly with the metal leads lined up along the rails so they complete the circuit. Check the wiring diagram if you’re not sure.
Why do you have to be careful with the top portion of the Pico?
Touching the green wire to the areas marked with the yellow triangles ⚠️ will cause a short circuit and could damage your Pico module. Be careful!
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Sensors EXPEDITION RESOURCES
Vocabulary Words
Engineer A person trained to design and build machines and structures
Sensor Device that produces an output signal for the purpose of sensing a physical phenomenon
Conditional Statement A type of coding instruction used to compare values and express and
make decisions, like an if-then statement
List Sequence of several variables, grouped together under a single name in codey