arduino

Jaw Snapping Pumpkin Tutorial

At 212 STEAM Labs, our October classes for middle school, high school, and adults we have been exploring how to write code for our Arduino. We have worked through a…Read more

Arduino Pumpkin Class 1 and 2

*This is a crosspost from my nonprofit 212 STEAM Labs* So much is happening at 212 STEAM Labs that there is barely time to write and document. The last two…Read more

Tetrix PRIZM: Tutorial 1 – Connecting the Battery and Connecting to Arduino

Each week I am hoping to bring you a tutorial of my journey with PRIZM. This is the next robotics controller to hit the market and so far I love…Read more

Tetrix PRIZM: Overview of the Next Generation of Robotics

PITSCO has finally released their next generation programmable device that I believe is going to push coding, engineering, and STEM experiences for students to a whole new level. According to…Read more

Computational Thinking: My Summer Learning Reflection

I have been learning a great deal this summer on my own initiative like most educators do! Summer is a time to relax, but it is also a crucial time…Read more

Scratch for Arduino: LED “Sprites” in Action

I have been giving some great thought to the topic of computational thinking(insert paper link here). I really believe that this is something that can be easily integrated into any…Read more

Snapping Jaws Jack O Lantern Using Arduino and Sparkfun

Here is my latest build for our Young Engineers of Today program. I had to tweak the original idea to make it work, but I am happy with the result….Read more

The Power of Play, Tinkering, and Coding with Arduino! #edplay

As part of Coffeechug Cafe Hackshop series I gave an arduino kit to a student to play with over Spring Break. I simply asked him to play and tinker around….Read more