Electronics

Samples

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Challenges

• Learn to solder

• Complete experiments from Make: Electronics (up to 34 experiments)

• Create a Brushbot, Bristlebot or Artbot

• LED Throwies (Check out Carlie's Heart Board on our wall)

  • Extreme LED Throwies

• littleBits

  • alarm clock,art bot, synthesizer, security system

• Squishy Circuits

• Makey Makey - An Invention Kit for Everyone (we have one)

• Guitar Pedals (see Student Samples below)

• Super Simple Electric Motor Out of Stuff You Already Have

• Watsonville Environmental Science Workshop

  • Circuit Game (don't get nervous)

  • Electromagnetic Dancer (Thinkering book)

  • Electric Paddle Boat

  • Electric Stroboscope

  • Electromagnet

  • Flat Flashlight

  • Forward-Reverse Switch

  • Mini Hovercraft

  • Minibot - What would happen if you put two in a large box?

  • Motor Bird

  • Propeller Powered Car

• NYU Science of Sound

  • Electric Slide Guitar

  • Speaker in a Cup

  • Paper Circuit Project: Draw Midi

• Science Buddies - Electricity & Electronics Project Ideas

Tools

• Electronic Workbench

  • Electronic Components (Scroll down the page farther)

• Soldering Station

• littleBits (see below)

Resources & How-To's

• littleBits (we have this kit)

  • littleBits Quick Start Guides

• Snap Circuits Jr 100 (we have this kit)

• The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits

• Electric Circuits

• Intro to Electronic Components

• Introduction To Basic Electronics

• Circuit Simulation (design and simulate circuits)

  • 123D Circuits (free)

  • CircuitLab

  • DoCircuits

• Soldering & Desoldering

  • How To Solder

  • Soldering with WØJAK (video)

  • Skill Set: Soldering

  • Soldering and Desoldering: Step-by-step instructions for making (and unmaking) the perfect solder joint (pdf)

  • How and WHY to Solder Correctly (video)

  • How to Desolder Through-Hole Parts, Why Some Joints are Difficult (video)

• Multimeters

  • How to Use a Multimeter

  • Video Multimeter Tutorial

• Make presents: (series of YouTube videos)

• How Modern Light Bulbs Work

• Get projects from the book Thinkering

• Make: Electronics (Learning by Discovery) (need to buy components to complete projects in the book)

• How Batteries Work

• Understanding Modern Electronics (video course - we have 1 copy)