Digital Technology curriculum for Year 9 & 10 with Arduino & Grove Kit

Arduino is a popular open-source hardware prototyping platform that offers ease of developing an embedded system application. Arduino Grove kit is an eco-system of Arduino compatible electronic modules (sensors of actuators) offering plug-and-play functionality. No soldering is required to connect the grove modules with Arduino boards, making it a right educational kit to teach electronics and programming in the classrooms. With a large variety of sensors and actuators in offering, you can realise any real-life application using Arduino Grove kits. 

This course provides you an introduction to Arduino hardware and other electronics components, Arduino programming leading to creation of smaller version of some of real-life applications around you.

Course is ideal for:

• School students (Year 5 – 10)
• Beginner to Arduino programming and sensor electronics
• Beginner to intermediate in programming, micro-controllers

Material Required:

• Hardware -  with components supporting projects in this course
• Software - , from Arduino official page (Free)
• Computer

Objectives

This course is designed to provide you a hands-on learning with Arduino-grove kit. After completing this workshop, participant would be able to:

• Familiarize themselves with Arduino hardware and grove components (sensors and actuators)
• Comprehend the working principles of various sensors and actuators
• Understand and edit the existing programs
• Program the Arduino to create real-life applications

Course Outline

In this beginner level course on Arduino-Grove kit, the participants will learn:

• About Pakronics
• Fundamentals Concepts:
  • Introduction to Arduino and other electronic components
  • Overview of Arduino programming tool (Arduino Software)
  • Getting started with Arduino Programming
• Project 1: Weather Station – Measure temperature and display it on character LCD
• Project 2: Automatic Light Switch – Measurement of light intensity and automatic control based on the measured value
• Project 3: Analog Scale – Creating analog meters using servo motors and using them to display values of light and temperature measurements
• Project 4: Reverse Parking Assistant – Using ultrasound to measure distance of objects and creating alarm for nearby objects in the proximity
• Project 5: Controlling Gates – Using proximity sensors and buttons to control the gate opening/closure using servo motor
• Other project ideas…

Recommended Hours:

• 10-12 Hours