The Arduino and Practical Electronics for Makers
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About this event
3-Session Workshop
Dates: September 21st, 22nd & 23rd
Time: 6-8pm
Grades: 6-12
Cost: $30
Instructor: Mark Volstad
Students will learn how to program an Arduino microcontroller to interact with the outside world. We will use solderless breadboards to build electronic circuits of increasing complexity that we will control with the Arduino. We start by learning how to turn an LED on and off, then advance to producing different colors with an RGB LED. We will learn how to make weird and wonderful sounds, and we’ll even make an optical theremin!
Along the way, students will learn how to use a digital multimeter to measure voltage, current and resistance in an electronic circuit, and how to use Ohm’s Law to make design decisions and choose appropriate component values.
Attendees will take home all materials used in the workshop, including the Arduino, digital multimeter, breadboard and electronic components.
Organizer Mark Volstad
Organizer of The Arduino and Practical Electronics for Makers
Mark Volstad has 40 years of experience in electronics and programming, at both the hobby and professional level. Mark holds amateur radio Extra class license AI4BJ. More information about Mark can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/in/markvolstad