Stop for a minute and try to imagine your world without electrical power and electronic gadgets.
No convenient appliances in the kitchen, no electric lights. No computers, MP3 players, television, or video games.
Your life would be completely different, wouldn't it? Electricity and electronics are so central to modern life that, paradoxically, they're easy to overlook.
Here are 15 of our popular electronics projects for kids! Written instructions and materials for each project are available on the Science Buddies website:
1. Homopolar motor https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/how-to-make-a-homopolar-motor?ytid=GfzqhohbtSQ&ytsrc=description
2. Strength of an Electromagnet https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p035/electricity-electronics/strength-of-an-electromagnet?ytid=GfzqhohbtSQ&ytsrc=description
3. Paper…
Decide whether the Arduino desktop or cloud IDE is better for your classroom.
0:00 introduction
0:46 desktop
3:17 cloud
5:52 chromebooks
7:28 updates
See our complete playlist of Arduino tutorials here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlBVuTSjOrclb0iCMSRpS_H1lSrlSVeEm
Visit the Science Buddies website for cool science projects you can do with an Arduino: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/search?prop=arduino&ytid=xF_F4iW0D6U&ytsrc=description
Science Buddies also hosts a library of…
Instructions and materials for these 6th grade science and engineering projects are available on our website:
1. Robot Hand: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Robotics_p001/robotics/drinking-straw-robot-hand?ytid=Z95keYR60CY&ytsrc=description
2. Electromagnet: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p035/electricity-electronics/strength-of-an-electromagnet?ytid=Z95keYR60CY&ytsrc=description
3. Slime:…
Materials and instructions for each project:
1. AI Tic Tac Toe: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/ArtificialIntelligence_p013/artificial-intelligence/min-max-tic-tac-toe?ytid=Dq0lBn15q5U&ytsrc=description
2. Mini drone: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Robotics_p038/robotics/drone-programming-arduino?ytid=Dq0lBn15q5U&ytsrc=description
3. Electrolyte challenge:…
Materials and instructions for each project:
1. Self-driving car: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Robotics_p042/robotics/arduino-self-driving-car?ytid=RbzVx3ycceY&ytsrc=description
2. Automatic dog door: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p104/electricity-electronics/magnetic-pet-door?ytid=RbzVx3ycceY&ytsrc=description
3. Ion wind rotor:…
Materials and instructions for each project:
1 https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p104/electricity-electronics/magnetic-pet-door?ytid=9WPUOhPCDzQ&ytsrc=description
2 https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p088/electricity-electronics/build-a-circuit-to-detect-ripe-produce?ytid=9WPUOhPCDzQ&ytsrc=description
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Add RGB LED lighting to your next Arduino project! This video will show you how to individually control the brightness of red, green, and blue LEDs on an analog strip so you can mix colors. Note that unlike digital strips, the LEDs on these analog strip are not individually addressable - that is a topic for a different video!
See our complete playlist of Arduino tutorials here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlBVuTSjOrclb0iCMSRpS_H1lSrlSVeEm
LED circuit design for individual LEDs with…
Build an Arduino-controlled, magnetically activated automatic pet door in this fun engineering project! A parts list, circuit diagram, and example code are all available on the Science Buddies website: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Elec_p104/electricity-electronics/magnetic-pet-door?ytid=Um0rbRKgjDM&ytsrc=description
Servo motor tutorial: https://youtu.be/qJC1nt_eJZs
Reed switch tutorial: https://youtu.be/iBjNpcQ4fG8
Complete Arduino tutorial playlist:…
Comparison of the I/O pin current limits on the Uno R3 and Uno R4 and what this means for LED current-limiting resistors on both boards.
See our complete playlist of Arduino tutorials here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlBVuTSjOrclb0iCMSRpS_H1lSrlSVeEm
Visit the Science Buddies website for cool science projects you can do with an Arduino: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/search?prop=arduino&ytid=YFpOUGjUUXk&ytsrc=description
Science Buddies also hosts a library of instructions for over…
How do plants grow in space? Can astronauts grow food in a zero-gravity environment? You can do your own experiments right here on Earth to find out! In this science project you will build your own device called a clinostat that rotates seeds so the direction of gravity is constantly changing. You can do experiments to see how this simulated microgravity environment affects seed germination. For written instructions, including a parts list, circuit diagram, and example code, see the Science…