Interactive Poster Board Lesson

Have students demonstrate their understanding of a topic by creating a poster board that "Tells" the viewer about what they "See" on the board.

​Example - Information about Salmon at the Fry Stage

1. Brainstorm what information is important about Fry.
2. Choose 5 things you want to teach others about.
3. Write 5 sentences
4. Draw a picture on your poster board that depicts the information you want to talk about. Besides your title, do not label your picture. Choose a side of your poster board for your 5 interactive pieces. Choose how you would like to label them. (1,2,3 or A, B, C, or Titles that go with your sentences). *Be sure to leave space between each one.
5. Go to Scratch and create a new project.
Be sure to title it.
6. Go to "Sound" and select the microphone. This will let you record a new sound / sentence. Title your sound (sentence). When ready, press the RECORD (circle) button and speak clearly. Press STOP when finished. Preview your recording by pressing PLAY. If you don't like it, delete it and try again.
7. Repeat step 6 for all 5 of your sentences
8. Go to SCRIPTS, then EVENTS. Select When "blank" key pressed. Drag and drop it onto your work mat.
You need 5 of them. Separate them on your work mat leaving room for other things. Using the drop down arrow, make each one different.
Space Bar
Right Arrow
Left Arrow
Up Arrow
​Down Arrow
9. Now go to SOUND, still under SCRIPTS. Drag and drop Play sound "recording1" under the puzzle piece you already have. Do this 5 times. Using the drop down arrow select the different recordings that you did. A different one for each. (Your 5 sentences)

10. Save your work

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11. Set up your Makey Makey. Attach your leads to the Space Bar, Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Right Arrow, and Left Arrow on the Makey Makey Board. Attach a lead for GROUND.

12. On your Poster Board attach a small piece of tin foil to your poster board for each label with a little bit of glue. Be sure your tin foil does not touch each other.

13. Attach the other end of your leads to the tin foil on your poster board. At this time you will need to think about the order of your sentences.

14. Attach the USB cord to the Makey Makey and your computer. Be sure your Scratch program is open.

15. Now touch the Ground Lead to the poster board where one of your other leads are. When you complete the circuit you should here your sentence.