The Fairground

You can connect a single servo motor directly to your micro:bit using 3 x ‘male pin to crocodile clip’ leads or a simple servo controller board like this one.

I recommend this kit for beginners:
Craft and Code

Watch tutorial 4

Week 5

Live session – Design a fairground ride

Sketch ideas for your fairground ride design and try them out.

Pre-recording – Crane model

Design ideas
(Click here)

Here are some templates for you to try out.

Crane template
(Click here)
Crane instructions
(Click here)
Carousel horse template
(Click here)
Carousel template
(Click here)

Watch tutorial 5

Week 6

Live session – make your fairground design along with others

Pre-recording – Pirate ship make-a-long

You will need:
Materials to make your fairground ride design.
e.g. card, scissors, glue.

Pirate ship template & guide
(Click here)

Code for servo without board
(Click here)

Code for ‘Craft & Code’ board
(Click here)

Code for ‘Simple servo’ board
(Click here)

See week 5 for more fairground ride templates.

Watch tutorial 6

Week 7

Live session – make your fairground design along with others

Pre-recording – Carousel make-along

You will need:
Materials and equipment needed to make your fairground ride.

See week 5 for fairground ride templates.

Watch tutorial 7
Coming soon…

Week 8

Live session – Add lights to your fairground ride

Pre-recording – Helter skelter with lights make-along

Adult supervision required

Add lights to your helter skelter and control them using your microbit.

You will need:
A set of battery operated fairy lights* that you don’t mind experimenting with! (ie cutting the battery case off). *They should be no more than 2 AA or AAA batteries (3 volt).
NEVER experiment with mains power!

You will also need 2 x crocodile clip leads.

Fairy lights set available
(Click here)

Fairy lights instructions & code (Click here)

Helter skelter template
(Click here)

Watch tutorial 8
Coming soon…

Week 9

Music and Lights

Create music and code lights that flash on and off in time!

Music Editor – beginner
(Click here)

Music and Lights – level up
(Click here)

Watch tutorial 9
Coming soon…

Week 10

Fairground Ride Presentation
Share what you have made
this term. What did you enjoy most? What was most challenging?

Here are some more fun challenges for you to try during the break.

Radio Control Lights
(Click here)

Radio Control Lights & Music
(Click here)

Festive Coding – Candle
(Click here)

Festive Coding – Neopixel Christmas tree
(Click here)

Watch tutorial 10
Coming soon…

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