Use a Makey Makey, Scratch, and some recycled materials to create your ownOperation game! Remove the patient’s bones and organs without touching thesides! Difficulty: Though involved, this is a simple project. The photos for this tutorialshow fifth graders building the games. They had some help from an adult with theX-Acto knife.
| Original Operation Guide by Josh Burker |
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Here is the original guide (gdoc or pdf) by Josh Burker for building your own Operation game! |
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1-2 hrs
Grades:
4-12+
Supplies
- Makey Makey Classic
- Alligator Clips
- A computer running Scratch
- Chopsticks
- Electrical wire (I used telephone wire)
- Cardboard box, like an upcycled cereal box or laptop box
- A sheet of cardboard cut from a different cardboard box
- Acrylic paint
- Sharpee pen
- Ruler
- Scissors
- X-Acto knife
- Copper tape with conductive adhesive or aluminum foil and a glue stick
- Hot glue gun and glue
- Sugru or modeling clay that cures and hardens
