Affordable plug-and-play products for STEM, science, invention, physical computing, and coding.
FREEDOM
Affordable plug-and-play board for
STEM, science, invention, physical
computing, and coding. Can be
used with or without a computer.

FREEDOM
LESSON PLANS AND VIDEOS COMING SOON
Banana Piano
Develop or expand/remix to
a 2-octave piano in Scratch, hook up some fruit, and play.
Operation Game
Use Scratch, a cardboard box, aluminum foil, and tweezers
to make an Operation game with your own sound effects.
Random Answers
Code a system in Scratch to give random silly answers (verbal and on screen) to the question of the day. (Example, what is my spirit animal? What will I be when I grow up?)
Scratch Arcade
Find Scratch games and remix the keystrokes
to work with Funkey.
Conductivity
In computer or freedom mode, test the conductivity of different items: fruits, candy, vegetables, water, cookies, paper clips, Play Dough, clay, bread, pencil lead, etc.
Gummy Contest
Dangle gummy worms on a string from a rod just above mouth level. Students race to
see who can eat theirs first. Code in Scratch so that
each gummy worm has a different sound effect.
Ceiling Music
Use Scratch sound effects, conductive thread, aluminum foil squares on the ceiling, and helium balloons
to "play the ceiling."
Faux Bell Choir
Use the freedom mode to play a tune on classroom Funkeys in the manner of a bell choir.
Yes or No
Code or remix a "Yes or No"
or True/False game in Scratch and design a mechanical
device (such as a lever or
a pendulum) that can be triggered to make the choice.
Floor Piano
Use Scratch, aluminum foil, cardboard and duct tape to build a 2-octave floor piano
like in the movie, Big.
Stair Piano
Use Scratch or freedom
mode and create a "stair
piano" from aluminum
foil and duct tape.
Name That Tune
In computer or freedom mode, students pick out tunes on
the Funkey. They can take it
to the next level by playing "Name That Tune" and/or devising a method of notating the Funkey music.