Blinking an LED light involves significant complexities as you start thinking about synchronizing and adding rhythm to the light show. Ideas such as brightness, luminosity, duration, and color intensity can be explored in myriad ways to create a shining star.

Please note this resource was tailored for US schools and may require adjustments to suit UK schools.

🇬🇧 Teacher Notes

Overview and Objectives

Materials

Preparation

Squeeze the legs of LEDs then connect the Quirkbot

Attach straws on the Quirkbot for the inside of the star

Create joints then attach for the star's points

Make friction locks

Build beams then combine with friction locks

Click the beams to each point of the star

Wrap the connectors on each point to make a friction lock

Open Strawbees CODE

Connect to computer using USB cable

Turn on the Quirkbot

Create a new block program

Program the lights to fade in

Test your blinking star in the dark

Build

Challenges

STEAM Classroom Robotics - Quirkbot

United States

Expressive Robotics

Light

Make a Blinking Star (Quirkbot)