Description
Participants will learn the basics of programming, coding and electronics while learning how to use Arduino through interactive electronics projects. Participants will start by learning how to build circuits while learning about electricity and move on to learn about Ohm's Law by building parallel and series circuits while making measurements. As participants learn about ptoentiometers, they will learn how to make manually control circuits, while using concepts such as variables, conditional statements and serial communication.
They learn how to use servo motor to create a simple sports robot to hit, kick or throw a ball. They then learn about nested conditionals, switch-case structures, and loops as they learn more about computer programming concepts to build a windshield wiper circuit. After learning about piezo buzzers, participants will learn how to produce different sounds, tones and music to build a musical keyboard. Finally, they will work with phototransistors to measure the intensity of light and how information is transmitted through light waves.