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* [Maker](/maker)
* [Make a Sound Machine](/maker/sound-machine)
* [Make a Security Gadget](/maker/security-gadget)
* [Examples](/examples)
* [Make it move](/lessons/make-it-move)

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[
{
"name": "Autonomous Parking",
"description": "Design cars that can park by themselves",
"description": "Design cars that can park themselves safely without driver intervention.",
"url":"/coding/autonomous-parking",
"imageUrl": "/static/lessons/autonomous-parking.png",
"cardType": "side"
}, {
"name": "Object Detection",
"description": "Design ways to avoid accidents between vehicles and objects",
"description": "Design ways to avoid accidents between vehicles and objects in the road.",
"url":"/coding/object-detection",
"imageUrl": "/static/lessons/object-detection.jpg",
"cardType": "side"
}, {
"name": "Line Detection",
"description": "Improve driving safety by helping drivers stay on course",
"description": "Design ways to improve driving safety by helping to prevent drivers from falling asleep and causing an accident.",
"url":"/coding/line-detection",
"imageUrl": "/static/lessons/line-detection.jpg",
"cardType": "side"

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[
{
"name": "Make It Move Without Wheels",
"description": "TBD",
"description": "Design, build and program a robot that can move itself using no wheels for locomotion.",
"imageUrl": "/static/lessons/make-it-move-without-wheels.png",
"url": "/design-engineering/make-it-move",
"cardType": "side"
},
{
"name": "Make It Smarter and Faster",
"description": "TBD",
"description": "Design, build and program a robotic creature that can sense its environment and respond by moving.",
"imageUrl": "/static/lessons/make-it-smarter-and-faster.png",
"url": "/design-engineering/make-it-smarter",
"cardType": "side"
},
{
"name": "Make a System that Communicates",
"description": "A robot that tells you what it is doing.",
"description": "Design, build and program a robotic system that follows a path and communicates its position at least twice along the way.",
"imageUrl": "/static/lessons/make-a-system-that-communicates.png",
"url": "/design-engineering/make-it-communicate",
"cardType": "side"

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# Maker Activites
These six activities require the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 Core Set (45544). Supporting materials for teachers and middle school students are provided, offering everything teachers and students need to explore their inner makers as they follow the design process to solve open-ended, themed challenges...
These six activities require the [LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 Core Set (45544)](https://education.lego.com/en-us/products/lego-mindstorms-education-ev3-core-set-/5003400). Supporting materials for teachers and middle school students are provided, offering everything teachers and students need to explore their inner makers as they follow the design process to solve open-ended, themed challenges...
* [Download Curriculum Materials](https://education.lego.com/en-us/downloads/mindstorms-ev3)
* [Download Curriculum Materials](https://education.lego.com/en-us/downloads/mindstorms-ev3/curriculum)
## Activites
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[
{
"name": "Make A Sound Machine",
"description": "Create instruments with your EV3 Brick!",
"description": "Make a Sound Machine that can play a rhythm, music or just noise!",
"url":"/maker/sound-machine",
"cardType": "example",
"imageUrl": "/static/lessons/make-a-sound-machine.png",
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},
{
"name": "Make A Security Gadget",
"description": "TBD",
"description": "Invent a Security Gadget that will protect your belongings by warning you!",
"url":"/maker/security-gadget",
"cardType": "example",
"imageUrl": "/static/lessons/make-a-security-device.png",

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# Security Gadget
This program will activate an alarm when an object is lifted from the Touch Sensor.
# Make a Security Gadget
Invent a Security Gadget that will protect your belongings by warning you!
![Maker Make a Security Gadget Main Image](/static/lessons/make-a-security-gadget/lego-maker-security-detect.jpg)
## Connect
Over time, people have come up with many different ways to help protect their personal belongings from theft. These inventions include simple alarm systems and even traps!
![Make a Security Gadget 3 Stock Footage Images](/static/lessons/make-a-security-gadget/three-stock.jpg)
Look at the photos and think about:
* What do you see?
* Can you see any new design opportunities?
* What problems can you see?
* How could you make use of the LEGO bricks, the EV3 Programmable Brick, motors, and sensors?
### Things Youll Need
* [LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 Core Set](https://education.lego.com/enus/products/legomindstormseducationev3coreset/5003400)
Additional materials to add to your Security Gadget:
* String
* Arts and crafts materials such as:
>* Cardboard
>* Construction paper
>* Pipe cleaners
>* Plastic or paper cups
>* Recycled materials
>* Rubber bands
>* Wire
### Prior Knowledge
This activity uses sensor inputs. You may want to try the [Use](/getting-started/use) or [Object Detection](/coding/object-detection) activity before this one. Or, you can start out with this activity and tinker with coding sensor inputs on your own.
## Contemplate
Follow the steps of the [Maker Design Process](/lessons/classroom-management#design-process) for this lesson:
![LEGO Education Maker Design Process](/static/lessons/common/lego-maker-design-process.jpg)
### Defining the Problem
1. What problems did you imagine?
2. Pick one problem and explain it to a partner.
### Brainstorm
Now that you have defined a problem, start to generate ideas for solving it.
### ~hint
Some things to do while brainstorming:
* Use the bricks from the LEGO set to help you brainstorm or sketch your ideas on paper.
* The goal of brainstorming is to explore as many solutions as possible. You can use the tinkering examples in the Sample Solutions section below as inspiration for getting started.
* Share your ideas and get some feedback. It may lead to more ideas!
### ~
### Define the Design Criteria
1. You should have generated a number of ideas. Now select the best one to make.
2. Write out two or three specific design criteria your design must meet.
### Go Make
It is time to start making!
* Use the components from the LEGO® MINDSTORMS EV3 Core Set and additional materials to make your chosen solution.
* Test and analyze your design as you go and record any improvements that you make.
### Review and Revise Your Solution
* Have you managed to solve the problem that you defined?
* Look back at your design criteria. How well does your solution work?
* How can you improve your design?
### Communicate Your Solution
Now that you have finished you can:
* Make a sketch or take a photo or video of your model.
* Label the three most important parts and explain how they work.
* Share your work with others.
## Continue
### Phone Protector - Sample Solution
This example program combined with the small model will sound an alarm if someone picks it up. The program activates an alarm when an object is lifted from the Touch Sensor.
![Security Gadget Tinkering Example #1 Phone Stand](/static/lessons/make-a-security-gadget/lego-maker-security-gadget.jpg)
#### Programming
1. Drag a ``||sensors:pause until touch||`` block and place it inside the ``||loops:forever||`` loop.
2. Drag a ``||music:play sound effect||`` block and place it below the ``||sensors:pause until||`` block.
3. Change the sound effect to ``mechanical horn1``.
```blocks
sensors.touch1.onEvent(ButtonEvent.Released, function () {
music.playSoundEffectUntilDone(sounds.informationActivate);
forever(function () {
sensors.touch1.pauseUntil(ButtonEvent.Pressed)
music.playSoundEffect(sounds.mechanicalHorn1)
})
```
```
Click **Download** and follow the instructions to get your code onto your EV3 Brick. Press the ``center`` button on the EV3 Brick to run the program.
### Object Detection - Sample Solution
This example program combined with the small model will sound an alarm if someone (or something) crosses its path! The program activates an alarm when an object moves in front of the Ultrasonic Sensor.
![Security Gadget Tinkering Example #1 Mouse detector](/static/lessons/make-a-security-gadget/lego-maker-security-detect.jpg)
#### Programming
1. Drag a ``||sensors:pause until ultrasonic||`` block and place it inside the ``||loops:forever||`` loop.
2. Drag a ``||music:play sound effect||`` block and place it below the ``||sensors:pause until||`` block.
3. Change the sound effect to ``mechanical horn1``.
```blocks
forever(function () {
sensors.ultrasonic4.pauseUntil(UltrasonicSensorEvent.ObjectDetected)
music.playSoundEffect(sounds.mechanicalHorn1)
})
```
Click **Download** and follow the instructions to get your code onto your EV3 Brick. Press the ``center`` button on the EV3 Brick to run the program.
### Well done!
Click [here](/examples) to try out some more projects!

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# Sound Machine
# Make a Sound Machine
Make a Sound Machine that can play a rhythm, music or just noise!
![Maker Make a Sound Machine Main Image](/static/lessons/make-a-sound-machine/lego-maker-sound-machine-1.jpg)
## Connect
Music is made up of a combination of sounds, notes and rhythm. A rhythm is a regular movement or repeated pattern of movements that can be used in many different ways. In mechanical machines, a rhythm can help keep a machine running smoothly. It can also be used to generate different sounds in music.
![Sound Machine 3 Stock Footage Images](/static/lessons/make-a-sound-machine/three-stock.jpg)
Look at the photos and think about:
* What do you see?
* Can you see any new design opportunities?
* What problems can you see?
* How could you make use of the LEGO bricks, the EV3 Programmable Brick, motors, and sensors?
### Things Youll Need
* [LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 Core Set](https://education.lego.com/enus/products/legomindstormseducationev3coreset/5003400)
Additional materials to add to your Sound Machine:
* Small musical instruments, such as chimes, bells, and small drums
* Arts and crafts materials such as:
>* Cardboard
>* Construction paper
>* Pipe cleaners
>* Plastic or paper cups
>* Recycled materials
>* Rubber bands
>* Wire
### Prior Knowledge
This activity uses motor rotations and sensor inputs. You may want to try the [Use](/getting-started/use) or [Object Detection](/coding/object-detection) activity before this one. Or, you can start out with this activity and tinker with coding motor and sensor inputs on your own.
## Contemplate
Follow the steps of the [Maker Design Process](/lessons/classroom-management#design-process) for this lesson:
![LEGO Education Maker Design Process](/static/lessons/common/lego-maker-design-process.jpg)
### Defining the Problem
1. What problems did you imagine?
2. Pick one problem and explain it to a partner.
### Brainstorm
Now that you have defined a problem, start to generate ideas for solving it.
### ~hint
Some things to do while brainstorming:
* Use the bricks from the LEGO set to help you brainstorm or sketch your ideas on paper.
* The goal of brainstorming is to explore as many solutions as possible. You can use the tinkering examples in the Sample Solutions section below as inspiration for getting started.
* Share your ideas and get some feedback. It may lead to more ideas!
### ~
### Define the Design Criteria
* You should have generated a number of ideas. Now select the best one to make.
* Write out two or three specific design criteria your design must meet.
### Go Make
It is time to start making!
* Use the components from the LEGO® MINDSTORMS EV3 Core Set and additional materials to make your chosen solution.
* Test and analyze your design as you go and record any improvements that you make.
### Review and Revise Your Solution
* Have you managed to solve the problem that you defined?
* Look back at your design criteria. How well does your solution work?
* How can you improve your design?
### Communicate Your Solution
Now that you have finished you can:
* Make a sketch or take a photo or video of your model.
* Label the three most important parts and explain how they work.
* Share your work with others.
## Continue
### Rhythm Maker - Sample Solution
This example program combined with the small model will make a beat and rhythm on any surface when the program is run.
![Sound Machine Tinkering Example](/static/lessons/make-a-sound-machine/lego-maker-sound-machine.jpg)
#### Programming
1. Drag a run ``||motors:large motor A||`` block inside the ``||loops:forever||`` loop.
2. Press the **(+)**.
3. Change the rotations to `2`.
4. Drag a ``||loops:pause||`` block and place it under the motor block.
5. Change the duration to ``200`` ms.
6. Drag a ``||run large motor A||`` block inside the ``||loops:forever||`` loop.
7. Press the **(+)**.
8. Change the power to `100`.
9. Change the rotations to `1`.
```blocks
forever(function () {
motors.largeA.run(50)
pause(200)
motors.largeA.run(100)
motors.largeA.run(50, 2, MoveUnit.Rotations)
pause(200)
motors.largeA.run(100, 1, MoveUnit.Rotations)
})
```
```
Click **Download** and follow the instructions to get your code onto your EV3 Brick. Press the ``center`` button on the EV3 Brick to run the program.
### Color Sensor Sounds - Sample Solution
You can also tinker with the use of sensors.
![Sound Machine Color Sensor](/static/lessons/make-a-sound-machine/lego-maker-sound-machine-color-sensor.jpg)
#### Programming
1. Drag an ``||logic:if else||`` Logic block and place it inside the ``||loops:forever||`` loop.
2. Drag a ``||sensors:pause color sensor||`` block and place it inside the ``||logic:if true then||`` block.
3. Change the color to ``blue``.
4. Drag a ``||music:play tone||`` block and place under the sensor block.
5. Change the tone to ``Middle G`` (392 Hz).
6. Drag a ``||sensors:pause color sensor||`` block and place it inside the ``||logic:else||`` block.
7. Change the color to ``red``.
8. Drag a ``||music:play tone||`` block and place under the new sensor block.
9. Change the tone to ``High C`` (523 Hz).
10. Press the **(+)**.
11. Drag a ``||sensors:pause color sensor||`` block and place it inside the ``||logic:else if||`` block.
12. Change the color to ``green``.
13. Drag a ``||music:play tone||`` block and place under the new sensor block.
14. Change the tone to ``High D`` (587 Hz).
```blocks
forever(function () {
if (true) {
sensors.color3.pauseForColor(ColorSensorColor.Blue)
music.playTone(392, music.beat(BeatFraction.Whole))
} else if (false) {
sensors.color3.pauseForColor(ColorSensorColor.Red)
music.playTone(523, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
} else {
sensors.color3.pauseForColor(ColorSensorColor.Green)
music.playTone(587, music.beat(BeatFraction.Half))
}
})
```
Click **Download** and follow the instructions to get your code onto your EV3 Brick. Press the ``center`` button on the EV3 Brick to run the program.
### Well done!
Click [here](/examples) to try out some more projects!