Materials List: Using a Touch Sensor with Arduinos to Trigger an LED and Buzzer

Required for each student or pair of students:

  • laptop with USB port
  • Arduino Uno
  • USB 2.0 cable type A/B
  • 3 LEDs (red, yellow, and green)
  • 1 100 ohm resistor
  • 3 220 ohm resistor
  • breadboard
  • 5 multicolor jumper wires
  • Piezo buzzer
  • touch sensor
  • worksheets (one per student):
    • Part 1: Introduction to Arduino and Breadboarding
    • Part 2: Arduino LED Blink
    • Part 3: Arduino LED Blink
    • Part 4: Arduino Touch Sensor
    • Part 5: Arduino Buzzer
    • Part 6A: Arduino Traffic Light Challenge or Part 6B: Arduinos Touch Controlled Buzzer Challenge

To share with the class

  • laptop/computer with Internet access and projector
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/bos-2831-touch-sensor-arduino-trigger-led-buzzer