Engineering, Electronics, and Coding Workshops using Tinkercad and Arduino

Sponsored by Northwestern Mutual Foundation


 


 

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REGISTER HERE Workshops Engineering, Electronics, and Coding using Arduino - Northwestern Mutual Foundation (gearboxlabs.org)
 

  • Presented by Isabel Mendiola and Peter Haydock, authors of The STEAM+C Classroom: STEAM Edition 
  • FREE
  • Up to 20 participants
     
  • Up to 6 Projects in each Workshop
  • FREE Project Materials, Project Book, Lunch (all day workshops only) and Snacks (indicate any dietary restrictions in your order) included.
  • Select your location and date/time from - a calendar invitation will be sent you after you register with more information.

 


 

Requirements to participate.

  • PC or Mac Laptop with the Arduino IDE installed (Chromebook option is available but not recommended)
  • Create an account at Tinkercad before the workshop.

     
  • 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. Lunch will be provided in day-long workshops. 

     
  • Student workshops are for students grades 5 through 12. Families may participate but receive one kit and book per family. Register as one for the family. 
    Note all family members attending that will co-attend in the order notes. Lunch will be provided in day-long workshops for the student participant and one additional family member (chaperone or sibling). Other family members should plan to bring a lunch.

 

Intro Workshops

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

Intermediate Workshops

  • 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

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Location

MSOE STEM Center

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