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Tongue Game
# Title
Tongue Game
# Picture
media: http://s10.postimg.org/jzbh8by55/1621885_10153742960190582_125404777_n_1.jpg
# Objective
Our tongue has tasting buds .. each bud has a taste receptor on its dorsal surface. the receptors are responsible for sensing particular classes of food; sweet, sour, bitter and salty.
By the end of the game, the children will be ab;e to specify tongue parts and what part is responsible for what tasting class.
# Duration
3 hrs give or take
# Age Group
10-13
# Materials
## Makey Makey
* description:
* quantity:1
* price:
* link:
## USB cable
* description:make sure it isn't grounded
* quantity:1
* price:undefined
* link:undefined
## Conductive Tape
* description:Cut into small widths
* quantity:undefined
* price:undefined
* link:undefined
## papers and colors
* description:
* quantity:undefined
* price:undefined
* link:undefined
## Alligators
* description:undefined
* quantity:5
* price:undefined
* link:undefined
## Jumper cables
* description:undefined
* quantity:4
* price:undefined
* link:undefined
# Steps
## Open www.wikipedia.org and type Human tongue in the search bar
media: http://s30.postimg.org/bnctodukx/image.jpg
notes: you have to make sure that you do understand the tongue parts and its function clearly.
## With a paper and some colors ... try to draw a tongue and specify
media: http://s4.postimg.org/una10fhkt/1546408_10153742951355582_682581088_n.jpg
notes: Make the drawing a little bit funny for the children
## cut the conductive tape into 6 rectangles and put each rectangle in each part of the tongue
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notes: undefined
## Flip the paper and use a small threads of the conductive tape to make small circuit route
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notes: Tip: Take care .. don't cross 2 threads because that cause the circuit to stop working
## Connect the makey makey to computer using the USB cable
media: undefined
notes: undefined
## open www.scratch.mit.edu and Sign in or click Join scratch if you don't have an account
media: http://s29.postimg.org/48m0yt4w7/image.jpg
notes: you can also click try it out without making an account but it's better to make an account to save your projects
also, you can download a local version of scratch to your computer
## Click Create in the far top left of the page
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## Rename the project "Tongue project"
media: http://s29.postimg.org/5mmullix3/image.jpg
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## Go to Costumes and delete the current last custom
media: http://s22.postimg.org/73qj7yq9t/image.jpg
notes: you can modify in the costumes instead of deleting them
## Click on choose costume from library and delete the current costumes
media: http://s23.postimg.org/ma7njcipz/image.jpg
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## Then add the word "Sour" .. it should end up like this
media: http://s27.postimg.org/xol6yu2gj/image.jpg
notes: you are totally free to make the changes you see
## Try the same previous steps for the words Bitter, sweet and salty .. this should end up like this
media: http://s30.postimg.org/ndihh16hd/image.jpg
notes: you are able to use the internet to find more descriptive images
## Now it's time to record the voice. Go to Sounds tab then new sounds and record the 4 words
media: http://s3.postimg.org/62u8m64qb/image.jpg
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## connect 4 of the alligators to the paper directly at the end of the conductive tape and the fifth one to the earth of the makey makey board
media: http://s10.postimg.org/jzbh8by55/1621885_10153742960190582_125404777_n_1.jpg
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## Active the scripts tab then, click on events then drag and drop "when space is pressed" into the space
media: http://s28.postimg.org/yyr8f30n1/image.jpg
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## click on sounds and drag and drop "Play sound" and stick it underneath the event controller
media: http://s2.postimg.org/qlr40jjzt/image.jpg
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## Turn to looks and drag and drop "switch costume to ... " and stick it under the "play sound controller"
media: undefined
notes: undefined
## open the drop-down menu for each controller and assign the sounds to be played and the costumes you need to move to
media: undefined
notes: you'd better rename the recording and costumes by the 4 words to ease the process of choosing the sound clips and costumes
## Do the previous steps for the other words
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notes: undefined
# Notes
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