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BLC Steam Team

BLC STEAM Team

The Blacktown Learning Community (BLC) STEAM Team initiative is a non-competitive, task-oriented program aimed at building teacher and student capacity around coding, robotics and the ACARA Digital Technologies syllabus.

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1

Hummingbird Robotics

Installation

Getting Started

Using the Outputs - Single Colour LEDs

Using the Outputs - Tri-Colour LEDs

Using the Outputs - Vibration Motor

Using the Outputs - Servo Motor

Using the Outputs - Gear Motor

Using the Outputs - Speak Block and others

Using the Inputs

Using the Inputs - Distance Sensor

Using the Inputs - Rotary Knob

Using the Inputs - Light Sensor and Using Multiple Sensors

Switching Modes on the Hummingbird

Setting up the Arduino Environment for Hummingbird Duo

Arduino Programming

Ardublock Programming

2

MaKey MaKey

Setting up the MaKey MaKey

Materials

Try out software with the MaKey MaKey

Re-program your MaKey MaKey

3

Sphero

Setting up the Sphero

Programming with Sphero Edu

4

STEAM Projects

Curriculum Links

Project Development

Team Roles and Responsibilities

Hummingbird Project - Traffic Light

Hummingbird Project - Burglar Alarm

Hummingbird Project - Rainbow LED

Hummingbird Project - Dimmer LED and Servo

Hummingbird Project - Sprite Sizer

Hummingbird Project - Combination Lock

Hummingbird Project - Sample Robots

Hummingbird Project - Sample Design Briefs

MaKey MaKey - Sample Lesson Plans

Sphero - Sample Lessons

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