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Introduction
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Normally, when you build something, you use a small prototyping board that’s called Arduino. But, before building something, you have to learn to program this board. And you’ll use Tinkercad to do this!
In this activity, you’ll program Arduino to create your very own traffic lights! First, set up the circuit and then write the code to program it. Building traffic lights was never so much fun!
What you will learn
• Build an electric circuit in Tinkercad;
• Recognize the name and function of some electronic components;
• Use the Arduino functions properly: digitalWrite(), pinMode() and delay();
• Identify and correct coding errors;
• Recognize the existence and importance of electronics in the world around us.
General recommendations
Duration (in minutes): 60 minutes
Recommended age: 10 – 12 years old
Level: Advanced