Milk monster
Duration
3 Activities, approx 30-45 min each based on familiarity with the coding concepts
Materials
Recycled
- 1 Milk Carton (with a screwable top cap)
- 1 Small cord - recycle string from a used tea bag
- 1 Paper clip
Electronics
- 1 micro:bit, battery holder and 2 AAA batteries
- 3 Crocodile clips
- 1 micro servo 9g SG90
- 1 servo clip designed for Milky Monster, download at thingiverse (optional). Teachers may prefer to download the classroom pack (16 servo clips).
Tools
- Small knife and scissors that can cut cardboard
- Tape (masking, duct tape, and/or packing tape)
- Glue gun
Preparation
- Equip the micro servo with crocodile clips
- Get the cutout template
- Download and 3D-print the servo clip designed for Milky Monster from thingiverse (this is optional). Teachers may prefer to download the classroom pack (16 servo clips).
Activities
Let’s get started!
About the author
This project was contributed by Peter Heldens @peterheldens. You can checkout his micro:bit makershow channel on youtube for more projects.