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

• Make
• Code
• Connect

About the author

This project was contributed by Peter Heldens @peterheldens. You can checkout his micro:bit makershow channel on youtube for more projects.