Circuit Makers

Getting Started

Tinkercad can be used on a laptop or iPad. There is also an iPad Tinkercad app that can be download via the app store. We recommend signing up via a laptop or iPad – not the app. Once signed up you can then download and use the app if preferred. Use the steps below to sign up and complete your basic skills tutorials. Follow the steps below, but if you ever get lost all the Tinkercad tutorials can be found here: Tinkercad Tutorials

Go to www.tinkercad.com

Click on sign up.

 

Select Students, Join a class

 

Enter the 9 digit class code

Click Go to my class and Join with Nickname

 

Enter the nickname given to you by your teacher and click Thats me! You need to enter the nickname exactly how it was given to you.

 

Go to Tinker – Codeblocks

This is the page you should be looking at, read through the information:

Scroll down to find the tutorials:

Here are the direct links to the tutorials:

  1. Intro to codeblocks shapes
  2. Moving shapes
  3. Rotating shapes

Complete all 3 tutorials.

If you finish before the end of the session you can play around with the software.

Tinker with these Codeblocks designs to create your own models:

1. Table

Start by pressing play:

Edit the variables to change the design:

2. Brick

3. Picture Frame

4. Set Colour

5. Rocket to Mars

6. Fidget Spinner

7. Pizza

Get to know the basics

Welcome to the world of design!
Design is the art of discovering all the things that haven’t been made yet. It is equal parts learning and teaching, breaking and making, seeing and showing.
Design is sharing!
Tinkercad is an amazingly powerful easy-to-use tool for creating digital designs that are ready to be 3D printed into super-cool physical objects. You will be guided through the 3D design process via easy hands-on “Lessons”, that teach you the basics of Tinkercad before moving on to more complex modeling techniques.
Let’s get started!

Tutorial Link: Let’s Learn

Task 1 - Starter Activities Level 1

In this task you will learn all the basics of Tinkercad Circuits Let’s get started!

Tutorial Link: Start Simulating

Tutorial Link: Editing Components

Tutorial Link: Wiring Components

Task 2 - Starter Activities Level 2

Task 3 - Ohms Law

Task 4 - Series and Parallel Circuits

Task 5 - Lighting Up the Micro:bit LED Matrix

Task 6 - Micro:bit Motion Sensor and Buttons

Task 7 - Light and Temperature Sensors on Micro:bit​

Task 8 - Using Micro:bit With External Components

Task 9 - Using a Micro:bit With a Breadboard

Task 10 - Blink an LED With Digital Output​