Description
Get students coding a working traffic light in their first week — no Arduino kit required.
This 5-day, classroom-tested STEM lesson walks middle and early high school students through the process of programming a complete traffic-light cycle using Tinkercad Circuits and Arduino Code Blocks. Every student logs in to a free browser tab, drags blocks into a forever loop, and watches their LEDs cycle in real time. Zero hardware budget needed. Real Arduino kits are optional.
What's Inside (13 print-ready pages)
- Teacher Guide
- Supplies List
- Activity Cards
- Vocabulary Sheet
- Pre-Lab Worksheet — student version + teacher answer key
- Design & Planning Worksheet
- Data Collection Sheet
- Debrief Worksheet
- Project Rubric — 4-point scale, 16 points total
Highlights
Description
Get students coding a working traffic light in their first week — no Arduino kit required.
This 5-day, classroom-tested STEM lesson walks middle and early high school students through the process of programming a complete traffic-light cycle using Tinkercad Circuits and Arduino Code Blocks. Every student logs in to a free browser tab, drags blocks into a forever loop, and watches their LEDs cycle in real time. Zero hardware budget needed. Real Arduino kits are optional.
What's Inside (13 print-ready pages)
- Teacher Guide
- Supplies List
- Activity Cards
- Vocabulary Sheet
- Pre-Lab Worksheet — student version + teacher answer key
- Design & Planning Worksheet
- Data Collection Sheet
- Debrief Worksheet
- Project Rubric — 4-point scale, 16 points total
