Little Bird
Crack the Code Kit 2018 / 2019
This kit contains everything you need for the "Crack the Code" segment in the NSW technology curriculum and a few spares of the easy to lose components. Pr...
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Crack the Code · Interactive learning path
See it in 3D.
Build it step by step.
Bring your kit to life with 20 guided projects. Start with your first blinking LED, then explore sensors, sound and a working pedestrian crossing.
Explore the parts. Follow the steps. Make something happen.
Electronics you can explore
Rotate the models, reveal their insides and watch components respond. Follow current through a knob, press a button or shine light on a sensor.
A clear next step, every time
Work through wiring, explained code and checks in order. Start with a working example, change something, then test your idea on the real kit.
Code in English. Upload in Chrome.
Use the English IDE to turn plain-English instructions into Arduino C++. Inspect the code, then Verify and Upload to your Uno from desktop Chrome.
- 21 x Little Bird Uno R3 Compatible Boards
- 21 x USB A - B Cable for Arduino
- 21 x Crack the Code Shield
- 21 x Yellow Protective Cases for the school Uno & ThinkerShield
- 21 x Little Bird Uno R3 Compatible Boards
- 21 x USB A - B Cable for Arduino
- 1 x Plastic Component Box
- 21 x Mini Modular Breadboard
- 500 x LED 5mm Assorted colours
- 21 x Momentary Pushbutton Switch - 12mm Square
- 21 x LDR (Mini Photocell)
- 21 x Breadboard Trim Potentiometer
- 21 x Green Piezo With Wires
- 100 x 220Ω Resistors
- 100 x 10KΩ Resistors
- 1 x Heat-shrink tubing - 5m roll. 3mm Diameter.
- 160 x Plug to Plug Jumper Cables
- 160 x Plug to Socket Jumper Cables
- 160 x Socket to Socket Jumper Cables
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Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- LDR
- A light-dependent resistor is a component whose resistance changes with light level. It is useful for simple brightness sensing, and an ADC board is needed to turn its changing analogue voltage into numbers a microcontroller or computer can read.
- LED
- A light-emitting diode (LED) is a small electronic component that emits light when current flows through it in the correct direction. Because it only conducts one way, its polarity matters, and a through-hole LED must be soldered the correct way around to light up.
- photocell
- A light-sensitive component whose electrical resistance changes with the amount of light falling on it. It matters when choosing or using light sensors, automatic lights, or brightness-detecting circuits because its response speed, resistance range, and sensitivity affect how reliably it detects light levels.
- potentiometer
- A variable resistor usually turned with a knob or shaft to create an adjustable electrical signal. It is often used for inputs such as volume, brightness or position, so it helps beginners learn how a microcontroller reads changing values.
- Shield
- An add-on board that plugs into a main controller board to give it extra features such as sensing, motor control or communication. Knowing a product supports shields helps you judge whether it can connect neatly into an existing maker-board setup.
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