Last term, Kate and I went down to the library to learn how makey makey works so we could share it with the class. Mrs Rees was our teacher and she showed us how to use it.

There were many cables and wires you needed to connect but once you get the hang of it, you know how to use it. There was a connecting wire that needed to be plugged into the computer. The microchip was small but had many things on it.

You could take any random cord and plug it into a random button. The buttons include of the arrow keys,the space bar and the ENTER button.

We used a banana for the space bar, magnets for the arrow keys and a scribble drawn on a piece of paper (lead colouring). There was only certain things the electricity could travel through. Lead can be surprisingly electricaly conductive which is one of the materials you can use for makey makey.

Finally we showed the class how to use it and everyone got a go. The screen display showed a piano with the cords plugged into the makey makey microchip.

You can also use it for coding. Apps like scratch can be made more fun with makey makey. If you want to play flappy bird on scratch, you can! With makey makey!

I had fun and you can use it for fun and games/entertainment.