Children's Arduino Workshop

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By Marc de Vinck
Posted 2009/04/28 @ 10:09 am
Category Arduino, Kids & Family

I absolutely love this video posted by Jessica Wolpert. It’s (3) eleven-year-old girls working on an Arduino project. It looks like the final project is a “mouse alert system” that blinks the eyes of the cat when the mouse gets too close. I am so happy to see kids experimenting with electronics and micro-controllers. Are you working with kids on any electronics projects? If so, please post them in the comments so we can write about it! Thanks!

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8 Responses to Children's Arduino Workshop

Evil Paul on April 29th, 2009 at 3:11 am said:

Wonderful stuff, those are some great kids.

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Ken on April 29th, 2009 at 7:13 am said:

I am working with my 17 year old son to build the Beat Bearing sequencer. It’s an interesting project for both of us, and he tells me that his friends think I am the coolest dad. We’ll reserve judgement on that until after we have successfully built this thing.

But buying 50 pinballs together was fun!

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- Marc de Vinck on April 29th, 2009 at 7:18 am said:
  
  Just ‘trying’ to make the Beat Bearing sequencer with your kids makes you the coolest Dad! That is awesome, make sure to send me a link to the completed project!!!
  
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John Park on April 29th, 2009 at 9:27 am said:

“Hello hello hello. Ooh look! What’s this?” Adorable and awesome Arduino Grrls!

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Anonymous on February 11th, 2011 at 11:11 pm said:

Hi, for a year I have been doing half day physical computing workshops with kids aged 9 to 12. I blog about these workshops at http://tinkerthon.de (German language).

Although I started Physical Computing from the Arduino world, I found the PICAXE system easier to enter for novices and – starting at $4,- per board – with a much lower price tag.

However, now that I learned about the bare minimum setup using humble ATmega8 and the internal resonator, I think I can design a starter PCB and parts kit for about the same price tag. Could somebody recommend a PCB factory and easy PCB design tool for Germany?

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Anonymous on February 11th, 2011 at 11:11 pm said:

Hi, for a year I have been doing half day physical computing workshops with kids aged 9 to 12. I blog about these workshops at http://tinkerthon.de (German language).

Although I started Physical Computing from the Arduino world, I found the PICAXE system easier to enter for novices and – starting at $4,- per board – with a much lower price tag.

However, now that I learned about the bare minimum setup using humble ATmega8 and the internal resonator, I think I can design a starter PCB and parts kit for about the same price tag. Could somebody recommend a PCB factory and easy PCB design tool for Germany?

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Anonymous on February 11th, 2011 at 11:11 pm said:

Hi, for a year I have been doing half day physical computing workshops with kids aged 9 to 12. I blog about these workshops at http://tinkerthon.de (German language).

Although I started Physical Computing from the Arduino world, I found the PICAXE system easier to enter for novices and – starting at $4,- per board – with a much lower price tag.

However, now that I learned about the bare minimum setup using humble ATmega8 and the internal resonator, I think I can design a starter PCB and parts kit for about the same price tag. Could somebody recommend a PCB factory and easy PCB design tool for Germany?

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John Patrick on June 21st, 2012 at 9:52 am said:

My two girls love little Arduino projects. They\’re currently part way through building a Cat\’s Disco with a little stage and various LED light sequences. Maybe cats are a common theme

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