The woodpecker
Explorers (Foundation), mission E4 Swing & Rhythm, lesson 2 of 6.
Hook
Tap-tap-tap! How does a woodpecker toy peck without a battery?
Fair test
Turn the handle slowly, then fast. How many pecks for each turn?
Bonus challenge
Make your woodpecker peck a rhythm: tap-tap… pause… tap.
The build
- 🐦 Woodpecker Automaton: Turn the handle and the woodpecker pecks: tok-tok-tok-tok! (level 2 of 5, about 20 minutes, 16 steps)