Mission 571
Lights That Think: The House That Knows It’s Dark
Badge: Dusk Wizard
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Build the Gadget House and wire lights that turn on by themselves at dusk.
Your lab's first smart home needs lights that wake up at dusk all by themselves. No switches allowed… almost.
- New skill Wiring a night-mode daylight sensor
- Level 6 · Inventor's Lab
- Difficulty Intermediate
- Mode Creative
- Time 45–60 min
- Ages 13+
What you’ll build
Start your Gadget House with a double floor to hide all the wiring. A daylight sensor in night mode switches every lamp on at dusk, a porch light also wakes for visitors, and a bedroom bulb works like a real click switch.
Finish line: Your Gadget House lights up by itself at dusk, with a visitor porch light and a click-switch bedroom bulb.
Bonus challenge: Add a Party Mode lever that turns every lamp on in broad daylight. Hint: it only needs one more wire joining the main line.
You’ll need
- Daylight sensor
- Redstone lamps
- Repeaters
- Redstone dust
- Stone pressure plate
- Waxed copper bulb
You choose
- My smart home's name
- Lamp style: redstone lamps, copper bulbs or both
- Where my secret Party Mode lever hides
Stuck?
- Lights on in the day? Tap the daylight sensor to switch it into night mode.
- One lamp dark? The dust must point into the lamp or the block under it.
- Use a waxed copper bulb: it stays fully bright instead of ageing.
For grown-ups
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This mission is in Mission Pack 57. Each printable has the full steps, a Plan & Log page and a parent page.
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Played on Minecraft Bedrock on iPad. Buttons can differ on other devices and versions.