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Starter Projects

Issued by Texas State University – Community Partnerships

The comet that visits every domain: each domain has its own starter project, the easy way in. Complete the starter project in any 4 domains to earn this badge.

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How to earn it

Earned by completing the achievements below — a trained grader reviews your evidence for each one.

Each achievement below is that domain's starter project — earn it there and it counts here.

Achievements

Meet any 4 of the 7 achievements below to earn this badge.

  1. 1. Make it Stand Up! (Structures)

    Tools & materials: Cardboard, cutters, glue. Keywords: introduction, make it stand up.

  2. 2. Light it Up! (Circuits)

    Tools & materials: LED, copper tape, coin battery. Keywords: introduction, first circuit.

  3. 3. Make it Dance! (Coding)

    Tools & materials: Scratch or Scratch Jr. Keywords: animation.

  4. 4. JMAP Participant (Community Science)

    Tools & materials: JMAP protocol materials. Keywords: observation, participation, data.

  5. 5. Dream House (Digital Fabrication)

    Tools & materials: CAD software. Keywords: modeling, design, precision.

  6. 6. Make it Move! (Machines)

    Tools & materials: Entry platform with coding. Keywords: introduction, first robot.

  7. 7. Interface (Physical Computing)

    Tools & materials: MaKey MaKey & Scratch. Keywords: input, interaction, sensing.