Imagine that you are starting a car in the F1 in Schools competition. When all the lights go out, a trigger press sets the car off down the track. The time between when your eye registers that the lights are out and your pressing the trigger is your reaction time. The three LEDs on the front of the Kookaberry light up …
This is a retro computer game where you try to guide a Lunar Lander to a small platform without crashing it. Overview You control the pace and angle of descent of a lunar lander coming down from a random position at the top of the screen to land it perfectly on a small platform at the bottom of the screen. …
This measures, logs, and displays instantaneous acceleration using its on-board accelerometer. Suggested usage is not to throw the Kookaberry about as it will get damaged. Instead, it can be dropped carefully on a padded surface; held whilst you jump on a trampoline; go on a swing; go down a slippery dip; go on a seesaw; and run or hop. The …
This demonstrates how to convert decimal numbers to binary and vice versa. A 5-bit number is used in this demonstration. Directions Step 1: Setup This app needs no peripherals. Step 2: Running and using the app Navigate to the BinaryNumbers app and press Button B to run. There are three modes controlled by successive presses of Button B as follows. Show: …
This plays musical notes using gestures. It uses its on-board accelerometer to play the C Major scale in the seven octaves of a standard piano. Directions Step 1: Setup Set up the app by plugging a Loudspeaker into P4 and (optionally) a Touch Sensor into P5. You don’t really need the touch sensor as the notes can be played by pressing …
This emulates an egg-and-spoon race. The on-board accelerometer is used to simulate the spoon. The egg is a dot within a circle on the screen. The time and number of drops at the finish of a race is stored on the Kookaberry and transmitted to the teacher’s Kookaberry for display on the classroom smart board or monitor. The ListenLog app …
