EXPLORE CONCEPTS OF ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS WITH MICROCONTROLLERS AND CIRCUITS.
APPROPRIATE FOR GRADES 4 - 12
WORKSHOPS VARY TO SUIT AGE AND EXPERIENCE OF GROUP |
MICROCONTROLLERS ARE ESSENTIALLY COMPUTER BRAINS ON A SMALL AND USUALLY VERY INEXPENSIVE BOARD. PERHAPS THE MOST POPULAR HOBBY MICROCONTROLLER TODAY IS THE ARDUINO. WE LEARN THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF MICROCONTROLLERS, THEN DELVE INTO PROGRAMMING THE ARDUINO, INCLUDING CODE WRITING AND DOCUMENTATION, FINDING CODE RESOURCES, AND PROGRAM DEBUGGING TECHNIQUES. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO PROTOTPE A LARGE VARIETY OF ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS TO SHOWCASE MANY OF THE EXCITING CAPABILITIES OF THE ARDUINO.
WE OFFER WORKSHOPS MAKING A PROGRAMMABLE CAR USING THE ARDUINO AND SERVO MOTORS. |
- Engineering and Robotics Lab
- LEGO: NXT, EV3 and WeDo
- Underwater ROV
- Alternative Energy
- Microcontrollers and Circuits
- K'NEX
- Solar Boat Regatta
- Science Olympiad: RoboCross
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