Musical Instruments with Makey Makey: Jason Webb
Musical instruments with the MaKey MaKey (1-4 hours) – easy/intermediate. Can be done with Scratch coding software.
Makey Makey: Sample Lesson Plans PDF
A collection of 7 lesson plans from Makey Makey. (1-2 hours) – easy
MaKey MaKey – An Invention Kit for Everyone : Jay Silver
A video about Makey-Makey with different project ideas.
Eric Rosenbaum: Designing for Creative Play
Makey Makey: An Invention Kit for Everyone
Project ideas
Sylvia’s Super-Awesome Maker Show
DIY maker episodes by a young girl named Sylvia. Episodes on various topics including squishy circuits, etextiles, Adafruit, Arduino and more!
18+ Arduino Projects – Rui Santos (PDF)
A PDF with projects that can be done with an Arduino microcontroller. Projects range in difficulty.
5 LED Blink Slow Out of Sequence: eTextile Lounge
An easy Arduino project that takes around 1-2 hours to complete.
5 LED Blink Slow in Sequence: eTextile Lounge
An easy Arduino project. Takes around 1-2 hours.
How to Make LEDs Flash to Music With an Arduino: Autodesk Instructables
How to Make LEDs Flash to Music with an Arduino. An intermediate project that takes around 2-3 hours.
Physical Computing With Scratch
Physical Computing with Scratch project (Beginner, 1 to 2 hours)
GPIO music box project
A project guide using Raspberrypi and sensors with python coding.
gpiozero: Basic Recipes for RPi Sensors (projects)
Check out “recipes that demonstrate some of the capabilities of the GPIO Zero library.” (Beginner, 20 min. to 3 hours)
Sonic Pi: Cheat Sheet by Mehackit
A quick reference when using Sonic Pi.
Sonic Pi: Tutorial and Projects
Complete list of Sonic Pi tutorials and projects
Sonic PI: Step-by-Step Tutorial by Mehackit
Here is a helpful guide to get you started with Sonic PI open source programming.
Sonic-pi
“Sonic Pi is a code-based music creation and performance tool.”
My First Raspberry Pi Game: Andy Balaam’s Blog
Your first game EVER (Basic, 3 hrs)
A step-by-step guide to create a game using Raspberrypi
python-with-science: Lessons
“This is an introduction and some projects for beginners in Python. The projects use turtle graphics so results are visually pleasing from the start.”
GROK Learning: Python 3 Cheatsheet
A handy resource when learning to use Python.
Python Quick Reaction Game
Learn to code aPython Quick Reaction Game (Basic, 30 min)
Learning to Program with Python
Learning to Program with Python – Several foundation activities (Basic, 10-20 min)
Raspberry Pi Documentation: Getting started Raspberry Pi
A getting started guide for Raspberry Pi!
stuffaboutcode: Raspberry Pi – Minecraft – Hide and Seek
Design a Minecraft game with Raspberrypi! This is a beginner project. It will take around 1 to 2 hours to complete.
“a diamond block is hidden, at a random location, in the minecraft world and you have to find it and stand next to it and its quickest time wins. “
Create a “Whac-a-Block” game in Minecraft: Raspberry Pi
Learn how to create a “Whac-a-Block” game in Minecraft using Raspberry Pi and Python code (Intermediate project, 1 to 2 hours)
Raspberrypi: Projects
Search for projects on the official Raspberrypi site.
The Official Raspberry Pi Projects book (PDF)
(2-3 hours) intermediate/advanced projects
Getting Started with Minecraft Pi
“In this resource you will explore the virtual world of Minecraft Pi, the special edition of Minecraft made for Raspberry Pi.”
Raspberrypi: Code Club
Step-by-step instructions for projects including Scratch, HTML and CSS, Python, Sense Hat add-on, Sonic PI, Micro:bit, Blender, and more.
WeDo Building Instructions
Lego WeDo Guide with list of components and building instructions. (1-2 hours) – Easy
WeDo Project Ideas: Scratch
WeDo and Scratch projects (1-2 hours) – easy
wedobots: Project Gallery
Gallery of different WeDo projects (1-2 hours) – easy
Getting Started with LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3
EV3 Starter Guide (2-3 hours) – intermediate
EXPLOR3R Building Instructions: Intermediate Project (1 Hour)
A guide to building Explor3R with Mindstorm EV3
littleBits Lessons and Inventions
A collection of littlebits Lessons and Units.
Choosing the Right Device
An infographic to help you select which device (Laptop, Tablet or Cloud-Based) is best suited for your students’ needs and your pedagogical intentions.
LEARN: Blended Learning
A resource page to learn more about blended learning.
Wakelet: Scratch
Check out this Wakelet, which was created by the LEARN RÉCIT team. It contains many helpful links in one spot, so its easy for you to use and navigate.
Icograms: Exploring how Quebec changed between 1905 and 1980
Here is a student booklet to nurture competency 2. It was originally created by RÉCITUS. Students will research Quebec society around 1905 and 1980 and explore how different aspects changed over time. Then they will create a 3D map of a place in Quebec around 1980 using Icograms software.
We’ve created this accompanying Teacher’s Guide to help with planning and assessment. We’ve also translated this guide to using Icograms (originally created by RÉCITUS).
