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Simple project for 10-11 year old.

patkelly

I'm looking to do a project with some 10-11 year olds in a local school which uses electronics to show how they are feeling. I was thinking about a traffic light system where I can get the children to build the kit and then use it in under an hour. They would move the light to red when frustrated/mad and green for happy etc.

 

I have some of these Multicomp Nano boardsMulticomp Nano boards (1813414) which we can pre-program, and then add the rest of the part to it.

 

Any ideas would be greatfully received

 

Pat

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  • perhaps you could also employ an Analogue pin to work with Galvanic Skin Responses/resistance, you`d Hook-em-up image  then take a sample reading every 10 seconds for a minute, add the samples together and divide my 6 to get your Average, and then use this value as the baseline for tests.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_conductance

     

    you could still use the LEDs and even the Tone generator to listen to fluctuations under stress or when happy etc... and then see how that compares.

    croc clips on some tinfoil rings would be ok as electrodes as long as both metals are the same.

     

     

    just a thought image

  • in reply to YT2095

    Hi YT

     

    This is a great idea, but a little complicated for the first project i think. I'm thinking some this a little more manual, where they could move a slider or switch to show how they were feeling yesterday or how they feel about something that they will be doing tomorrow.

     

    Pat

  • in reply to patkelly

    Ok, how about using an Analogue pin to control a Tone, and see if you can make musical instruments with them?

    you could use all sorts of Input devices then, a Light sensor, pencil leads for variable resistors, slider pots, switches with resistors, even a wet peice of string or salty dough, the sky`s the limit really image

    it`s unlikely they`ll get on Top of the Pops, but it`s nice and interactive.

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  • in reply to patkelly

    Ok, how about using an Analogue pin to control a Tone, and see if you can make musical instruments with them?

    you could use all sorts of Input devices then, a Light sensor, pencil leads for variable resistors, slider pots, switches with resistors, even a wet peice of string or salty dough, the sky`s the limit really image

    it`s unlikely they`ll get on Top of the Pops, but it`s nice and interactive.

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