Makey Makey Lesson 2

To make a Makey Makey work, you NEED _____?

• 2 wires and a switch

• 2 wires and a piece of paper

• Alligator clips

• 
  a conductive path from the Earth to one of the other locations

When using the Makey Makey you need to ...

• 
  Be grounded

• Be magnetic

Which are the parts of the keyboard that you can control with Makey Makey?

• Up, down, left, right arrows, space bar, mouse left click.

  
  

• Space bar, eight, two, four, and six numbers.

• Page up, page down, home, end keys.

• Space bar, delete, insert, end keys.

A plus symbol indicates which of the following conditions?

• 
  Positive Charge

• 
  Negative Charge

What this picture is showing?

• Power source

• Closed circuit

• Insulator

• Open circuit

An outlet in a wall and a battery are examples of __________.

• 
  Power source 

• 
  Load

• Energy pathway

• ALL of them 

A wire is an example of _____.

• Battery source 

• Energy pathway

• 
  Load

• All of them

Electrons need a GOOD PATH made of a ______ for them to flow. 

• 
  Conductor

• Insulator

Why must parts of a circuit be properly connected before the bulb can light up?

• 
  To ensure that the bulb can light up.

• To ensure that the battery can produce light in a closed circuit.

• To ensure that electric current can flow through the closed circuit.

The diagram shows a complete circuit but the bulb did not light up. Why?

• The plastic spoon is not connected properly and prevented electric current from flowing through the circuit.

• The plastic spoon is an insulator of electricity and prevented electric current from flowing through the circuit.

• The plastic spoon is a conductor of electricity and prevented electric current from flowing through the circuit.