11/7 Mini Project 2 - Process 1

The idea for my second mini project is to experiment with the Piezo sensor and detecting vibrations in water. My concept centers on the simple human need for curiosity and experimentation. I will build a bin out of some sort of clear, solid material and place a plastic bag inside. The bottom of the bag will have a thin layer of sand and then filled almost to the top with water.

Beneath the bin, in a special underside section, will be the breadboard with shapes or lines of LED's. On the side of the plastic bag filled with water will be one or two Piezo sensors, which also connect to the breadboard/Arduino. The idea is that the brightness of the LED's will be controlled by the strength of the vibrations of the water, caused by somebody dragging their finger through it. They are required to push and dig through the sand at the bottom to uncover the light from the LED's, which grows stronger the more vibrations they cause.