Engineering, Electronics, and Coding Workshops using Tinkercad and Arduino

Sponsored by PPG Foundation

 

  • Presented by Isabel Mendiola and Peter Haydock, authors of The STEAM+C Classroom: STEAM Edition 
  • Up to 20 participants
  • Up to 6 Projects in each Workshop
  • FREE Project Materials, 25-Project Book, Spanish Language Booklet
  • Select one or both workshops
  • This is a building workshop

 

Register Here: Workshops Engineering, Electronics, and Coding using Arduino - PPG Foundation (gearboxlabs.org)

Requirements to participate.

  •  
    • PC or Mac Laptop with the Arduino IDE installed (Chromebook option is available but not recommended) with a USB port
    • Create an account at Tinkercad before the workshop.
    • High-speed Internet Connection
    • Webcam
    • Sign-up for Intro or both workshops (Intro and Intermediate)
       
    • Educator workshops are for teachers, librarians, teacher aides, homeschool educator leaders, instructors, informal educators, or group leaders to participate - Must be an adult to participate.
    • Project materials will be shipped to you a week before the workshop. Intermediate workshop participants must complete the Intro workshop to receive second shipment of materials.

 

Intro Workshop

  • Tinkercad circuits & Arduino IDE
  • LEDs
  • Buzzers
  • RGB LEDs 
  • Servos

Intermediate Workshop Sensors

  • Tinkercad circuits and Arduino IDE
  • Soil Moisture Sensor
  • Photoresistor (Light Sensor)
  • Distance Sensor
  • Temperature Sensor

Computer Science concepts including:

  • line / text-based coding in C++
  • variables
  • loops
  • libraries
  • data types
  • mapping
  • INPUTS and OUTPUTS
  • subroutines
  • functions
  • operations

Engineering concepts:

  • digital vs. analog signals
  • PWM signals
  • reading schematics
  • resistor selection
  • circuits
  • prototyping
  • servos
  • polarity

Technologies:

  • microcontrollers
  • diodes
  • resistors
  • servos
  • buzzers
  • sensors

Science concepts:

  • Ohm's Law
  • Light color mixing
  • Sound - Frequency

Computer Science concepts including:

  • line / text-based coding in C++
  • variables
  • loops
  • libraries
  • data types
  • INPUTS and OUTPUTS
  • subroutines
  • functions
  • operations
  • conditional statements (if, else, else if)

Engineering concepts:

  • digital vs. analog signals
  • PWM signals
  • reading schematics
  • resistor selection
  • circuits
  • prototyping
  • sensors
  • polarity

Technologies:

  • microcontrollers
  • diodes
  • resistors
  • servos
  • buzzers
  • sensors

Science concepts including:

  • Sound Intensity
  • Distance Measurement with Sonar
  • Light Intensity

 

Enrollment limited to 20 in each Workshop

Event Date
Location

Virtual - Webex

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