Spark a love of STEM with our exciting, ready-made lessons and activities.
Join me at ISTE Live in Denver on June 24, 2:30 - 3:30 as I present a session on music and coding. Come learn how to combine coding and music with three lessons that I developed with our school's music teacher. Learn how to use binary code to code a melody in SongMaker, build a working orchestra in Scratch, and program a music box using punch cards.
David E. Thomascall, PhD
Check us out on social media or email me at STEMbits@gmail.com
Raspberry Pi Arcade Project
Students choose a game, tweak it by changing characters, backgrounds, and more. They also work with Raspberry Pi, a small computer for DIY projects. Then, they pick a controller, create it, test the game, write instructions, decorate it, and another class plays using tokens.
Students play different games and pick one to modify. They modify it by adjusting characters, backgrounds, movements, adding levels, sounds, or scoring system for the chosen game.
Raspberry Pi is a small, affordable, single-board computer that is widely used for various DIY projects and serves as a versatile platform for learning about programming and electronics.
Students check out various controllers, pick one that fits their game, create the controller, and then try it out with their game to see how well it works.
Test your game like a pro: Check if everything works, play it as if you're new, and jot down improvements. Write instructions in plain language, then get pals to play and give feedback for those final tweaks!
This is what you've been working toward. It's time to show off what you've created. It's show time!
See examples of student arcade games.
