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Friday, September 21, 2018

STEAM reflections.

STEAM - TERM 3 - Coding (Snap4Arduino) and Arduino BoardsIn Term 3, the students have been continuing their STEAM learning using the STEAM Electronics kits. They have been learning how to block code using the program Snap4Arduino. The purpose of this learning has been for the students to control one or more LED lights on an electronic arduino board using code. Each week the coding expectation increased and the students showed perseverance in achieving successful outcomes!
Learning Goal 1. To make an LED blink off/on by controlling voltage from 0V to 5V by programming the Arduino.
Learning Goal 2.  To change the speed of blinking to such a high rate that the LED appears to be dimmer.
Learning Goal 3. To make the LED fade on and off by varying the voltage

2018 - Term 3 STEAM - ‘Coding and Arduino Boards’ Reflective Questions What was I learning and why? we were learning how to code in varieties of ways and we also put those coding skills to the  test and used a very fun website called coded.org it was a tough coding website but we need that sort of thing to learn hot to make our robot!



What did I do well and how do I know?        i think i did well at the coding part because i got every detail right and only had a couple of mistakes here and there but i know i did well because most of my coding worked and made the leds go of it was very satisfying to watch 

What challenged me ……? most of the coding like the breadboard wiring and connecting and even the draft breadboard was a struggle to build. most struggling thing was team work with some of my previous partners 




What would I do differently next time to make my learning more successful ….. ? i would ask for the steam kit  so i can help more and i would stay with my partner. and i would fix my mistakes.




What have I enjoyed about the learning?           building the breadboard and making the led fade and turn back on.