Piper Make Beam Break

Piper Make Beam Break Grades: 3+ Number of Students: Recommended 1 per kit Additional Resources: Piper Make Beam Break Blueprint, Play Piper Make Portal, Piper Make Playbooks PLEASE NOTE: Beam Break is an add-on and REQUIRES a Piper Make Base Station with the Raspberry Pi Pico to get started (sold separately).    Highlights: Beam Break is a fun, hands-on way to start exploring concepts of acceleration, velocity, and movement using Hot Wheels Cars. The Rover is an add-on and REQUIRES a Piper Make Starter Kit with the Raspberry Pi Pico to get started (sold separately).    Curriculum or Lesson Plans: Using infrared sensors to detect when your Hot Wheels Car “breaks the beam” while racing down a Hot Wheels track, users will learn the basics of using sensors in the physical world and doing calculations in code – all while racing to the finish! This kit includes two lessons free and accessible on make.playpiper.com, look for the Beam Break and Car Race missions.    What's Included: Toy car Plastic track (2) Track connector Sets of Infrared Sensors (2) Laser Cut, Laser Etched Wood Pieces Laser Cut Delrin Pieces Piper Make Sticker   Technical Requirements: Piper Make is designed to work with Chromebooks, or any other computer using a Chrome browser – just connect to your computer using the included micro-USB to USB-A cable.   Special Notes and Considerations: PLEASE NOTE: Beam Break is an add-on and REQUIRES a Piper Make Base Station with the Raspberry Pi Pico to get started (sold separately).