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In this activity, learners construct wands that play different notes depending on information from light sensors programmed via a PICO Cricket.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners create night lights using a plastic cup, programmable PICO Cricket, tri-color LED, and sensor.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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A magic lantern is a light that projects an image onto a screen.

Over $20 per student Ages 8 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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Put on a pair of gloves and be the conductor of your invisible orchestra!

Over $20 per student Ages 8 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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Use a Pico Cricket (micro-controller) to animate your art! You can program a Pico Cricket to make your art spin, light up, or make music.

Over $20 per student Ages 8 - adult 2 to 4 hours
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Make a kite out of a garbage bag, shower curtain, painting tarp--anything light, thin, flexible and plastic!

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a marble maze that contains sensors. As a metal marble triggers the sensors, the Pico Cricket turns on lights or spins motors.

Over $20 per student Ages 8 - adult 2 to 4 hours
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This is a web page that helps informal educators brainstorm on how to use a Pico Cricket (tiny computer) in an informal activity.

Over $20 per student Ages 8 - adult 2 to 4 hours
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This activity uses a special paper that can create images with exposure to the Sun. Collect objects of different shapes and sizes and use them to make interesting patterns on your sun print.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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Make two firefly lanterns, then program them to blink to one another and change colors.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 2 to 4 hours
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This activity requires a Pico Cricket (tiny computer). Learners work on designing and building a sound sensor out of household materials, like plastic wrap and cardboard.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 2 to 4 hours