Lesson 3 · Design LED Circuit with 5 LEDs, Intro to 4-pin Arduino buttons
Suggested Time: 45-60 minutes
Lesson Plan
Project Overview
Put your circuit-design skills to work by building a five-LED circuit. You’ll also learn how a 4-pin pushbutton works and how buttons can be used as inputs in your Magic Box.
Materials
Need materials? Purchase the Magic Box Kit at our e-store.
Classroom sets available. Contact us at info@barnabasrobotics.com to inquire.
Tutorial Video
Magic Box 2.0 - S1E3 - Design LED Circuit with 5 LEDs, Intro to 4-pin Arduino buttons
Video length: 40:44
Key Topics
- Designing LED circuits with several LEDs
- Reading resistor values
- How 4-pin pushbuttons work
Before Moving On
Make sure your circuit and code from this lesson work reliably before continuing to the next episode. Save your code so you can build on it in later lessons.
What’s Next?
In Lesson 4, you’ll build more advanced breadboard circuits using LEDs, buttons, switches, and AND/OR logic.
