Category Archives: Teaching and Learning

Nice tutorial on different motors and how to use them

Posted on December 15, 2015 by robertwilkie

I will have to remember this one for the future to help kids with motors.  Good write-up and intro into different motors out there. http://www.instructables.com/id/Complete-Motor-Guide-for-Robotics/

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Build a simple electric car with bottles, battery, and a motor

Posted on December 8, 2015 by robertwilkie

I am already keeping tabs on simple projects to do with kids.  This looks like a nice simple (and cheap)one. http://www.instructables.com/id/Electric-Bottle-Car/

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Teach kids coding with Minecraft

Posted on November 20, 2015 by robertwilkie

Interesting project that is for K-5th grade in getting kids the basics of coding via minecraft. http://makezine.com/2015/11/19/teach-your-kids-to-code-with-one-hour-minecraft-puzzles/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=%24{feed}&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+%24{makezineonline}+%28%24{MAKE}%29&utm_content=%24{GoogleReader}

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Print out your own simple robot arm

Posted on November 16, 2015 by robertwilkie

Add in a couple of servo’s and you have a cool looking robot arm to play with called the EEZYbotARM. http://www.3ders.org/articles/20151115-the-eezybotarm-cool-3d-printed-robotic-arm-to-learn-the-basics-of-robotics.html

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Processing for the RPi

Posted on November 16, 2015 by robertwilkie

OK if you don’t know, processing is a simple programming language/IDE good for kids to go to the next level of programming before getting into the heavy stuff (C++/Java/Python).  Apparently you can now run it on a Raspberry Pi too. … Continue reading →

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Another simple arduino drawbot

Posted on October 26, 2015 by robertwilkie

No so sure on the “low cost” part, but its still a nice build for a portable, and in theory expandable draw bot.  I wonder how long it lasts on one set of batteries.  How how big of a drawing … Continue reading →

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Turn a cheap Dollar Store LED light and convert it for UV

Posted on October 13, 2015 by robertwilkie

Cool video to basically take a dollar store hockey light and switch the LED’s for the UV LEDs.  Or replace with blinking LEDs http://workshop.lifehacker.com/turn-a-cheap-led-puck-light-into-a-uv-blacklight-or-col-1735596487

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Cool coloring pages for …adults?

Posted on September 18, 2015 by robertwilkie

I am looking at the sites the article references for free coloring pages for adults, and alot of them my kids would like too. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/coloring-adults-best-websites-free-printables/

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Make your phone be an Oscillosope and function generator

Posted on September 15, 2015 by robertwilkie

Apparently there are apps for Android and Apple you can use for this.  The author uses about $20 in parts to build the control box and then that goes into the phone for the apps to control.  Cool build.  Could … Continue reading →

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Make your own Magic Sand

Posted on September 4, 2015 by robertwilkie

I had never heard of magic sand til today.  Its sand that repels water and sticks together.  Basically all it is is sand with sotchguard on it.  Cool looking and this could be a fun project with kids. http://www.instructables.com/id/Magic-Sand/

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