Endless Wonders

Funded Dec 19, 2021

My students were so excited when they received the Makey Makey Kits. They were engaged and enthusiastic about learning how to use the Makey Makey kits. Students were very innovative as they created beats to play the bongos, notes for the piano, and lyrics for the song sampler. They were amazed when they realized they could use the Makey Makey to turn Play Doh into a conductive to play piano keys with ease. Students were insightful in grasping the concept of turning themselves into a conductor. They held each other hands or touched a shoulder and they were able to make sounds from the piano or the bongos.

For Black History Month, students created interactive posters.This activity allowed students to combine Makey Makey and Scratch to create the interactive posters. Students chose Black American that they admired to highlight. Students learned how to designed their posters and investigate how circuits work. Moreover, they were able to create user interface design and understand how it is important when designing physical computing projects. Most importantly, students were highlighted on the CBS local news in New Haven, CT featuring them developing their posters.

Students will continue to create STEM projects that are aligned with Social Studies content. In the future, students will craft an ancient city out of cardboard, or draw an ancient city to make an interactive poster. The idea behind this project is to create a scenery from a past civilization and then tell the story of the people who live in the city by coding stories in Scratch. Moreover the, connection with Makey Makey can elicit some physical computing fun!

I thank each and every donor for making it possible in supplying my students with the Makey Makey STEM Kits. We are internally grateful for your kindness!”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Collier