Technology for April 17, 2015

Today--

What is an Arduino?

http://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/what-is-an-arduino

Arduino Introduction Video-- 

http://makezine.com/2012/06/18/an-introduction-to-the-arduino/

Arduino Sketch-- Blink an LED--

http://readwrite.com/2014/04/21/easy-arduino-projects-basics-tutorials-diy-hardware

Arduino Sketch-- Randomly Influenced Finger Flute from Super Awesome Sylvia!

• http://superawesomebook.com/riff/
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/makersylvia/riff/master/riff.pde

Getting to Know Your Arduino (Great page from Sylvia's book)--

http://superawesomebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Screen-Shot-2014-11-17-at-7.53.32-PM.png

Sew an LED-- 

https://diy.org/cliveforgets/185940

LED Origami-- 

https://learn.adafruit.com/led-origami

See the Drawdio in Action! 

https://learn.adafruit.com/drawdio

Make an Artbot with littleBits-- 

https://diy.org/skills/bitster/challenges/1582/make-an-art-bot

Coming Soon-- 

Sewn Circuits-- http://tinkering.exploratorium.edu/sewn-circuits

BraceLED-- http://www.instructables.com/id/BraceLED/

Well, that's just AWESOME-- 

Candy Fab-- http://candyfab.org/

Coin Cell Batteries-- 3V 20mm

Duracell 2032 Lithium cell battery 

Science Day Links

This is Science Day!

PHYSICAL SCIENCE/PROPERTIES OF MATTER--

Light--

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/energy-light-sound/light-absorb-reflect-refract.htm

EARTH/SPACE SCIENCE-- 

Solstice and Equinox-- 

https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/solsticeandequinox/

The Moon-- 

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/solar-system/moon.htm

ENVIRONMENT--

- Water Cycle-- http://www.sciencebook.dkonline.com/84.html

- How Does Precipitation Form? http://www.sciencebook.dkonline.com/14.html

Biomes--

http://mrnussbaum.com/biomes/habflash.swf

PLANTS--

- Plants, Inside and Out-- http://www.sciencebook.dkonline.com/120.html

- Flowers--

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/plants/flowers.htm

HUMAN BODY-- 

What does the pancreas do? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dgoeYPoE-0

How do your kidneys work? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN3MFhYPWWo

How do the lungs work? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NUxvJS-_0k

Skeletal growth-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f90506PvS8