Well, this is week three of exploration into the
realm of electronics using the Arduino microprocessor board, the Elenco
Electronic Lab, and the Elenco Snap Electronics Lab. This week students
began to code using Sketch to control the behaviour of circuits made on
the Arduino. Lessons learned, one has to write code correctly in order
for the IDE to recognize it. Second, all components must be correctly
connected to the board. Students practice following directions and
learned the difference between brackets { } and braces ( ) and how to
type these symbols. Also, they learned that these specific symbols have a
purpose and a specific place in coding. The software is fairly easy to
use and tells you what errors were made. Most students were successful
and the others realized what they did wrong. Next week they will fix it.
The first circuit involved controlling a flashing LED. Students also
really enjoyed the Elenco kits. You can easily see the flow and
construction of circuits with these kits. Students drew these circuits
in their journal entries and you can see the flow in their drawings. I
was pleased to see that my students were enthusiastic about drawing and
writing about what they learned. Next week I will include pictures in my
blog.
Until then, Straight Ahead!
Until then, Straight Ahead!
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