Data Sheet

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to connect an alligator cable to the free end of the jumper.
Let's try it out. Insert one end of the tinned tipped wire fully into a socket. Connect the other end to a conductive
material. You may need to use an alligator cable to extend and connect to the material. Repeat for the ground
connection.
The example below is similar to the hand-drawn button. Strips of copper tape were used for "Button 3" instead of a
pencil. Since the material is more conductive and thicker than the hand-drawn lines, only two stripes were used.
Regular tape was used to secure the tinned ends of the wire against the paper and table. After a few uses, the
copper fared better than the graphite pencil.
Adding More Keys!
To add more keys, simply connect another alligator clip to another Makey Makey input (e.g., arrow keys or mouse
click) and connect the other end to a key material. No further ground connections are necessary as long as there
is one available. Be creative and connect as many keys as you can to the Makey Makey!
Jim and a Makey Makey connected to various types of keys!
What Makes a Key? Conductivity.
A material is a conductor if it allows electricity (even just a tiny bit of it) to flow. This is the magic behind the Makey
Makey: most of the world is conductive! Anything metal will almost certainly conduct electricity. The "standard"
conductors are copper, silver, gold, etc. But with the Makey Makey our conductor scope grows. Most organic