Lesson Plan
Materials
These lessons go along with Magic Box (3rd-8th Grade Version) [KIT-8-3].
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Designing The Self-Opening Box
Start your Magic Box project by thinking like an engineer. In this lesson, you will explore the goal of the project and plan how the different parts of a self-opening box can work together.
Tutorial Video
What You’ll Learn
- Identify the main parts of the Magic Box project
- Think about how electronics, code, and mechanical design work together
- Plan how your box will open and respond to a user
Follow Along
- What needs to move for the box to open?
- Which parts will provide input, output, and movement?
- Sketch or describe how you think the finished Magic Box will work.
Check Your Work
Before moving on, make sure your project behaves like the example shown in the video. If something isn’t working, compare your wiring and code carefully with the video before changing multiple things at once.
What’s Next?
Next, you’ll begin building the circuit by connecting your first LED.
