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

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 Starter Kit with the Raspberry Pi Pico to get started (sold separately).