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Arduino Uno Labs

We are currently using the SparkFun Uno labs from their online guide. These guides are

In this lab we make an LED turn on and off every second.
Sparkfun Inventors Kit Guide Blink

Potentiometer

We hook a potentiometer to our breadboard to change the frequency of the LED blinking. As you turn the know the speed of the blinking changes. We learn how to map the values from the input analog port into the a delay of the LED in milliseconds.
Sparkfun Inventors Kit Guide Potentiometer

Photoresistor

This is the first lab where we sense the environment. A photoreistor is used to measure the amount of light.
Sparkfun Inventors Kit Guide Photoresistor

RGB LED Lab

Our students LOVE these Red-Green-Blue LEDs since they can make any color of the rainbow by changing the combination of colors. Our Kits use common cathode LEDs.
Sparkfun Inventors Kit Guide RGB Night Light

Sound

In this lab we use a combination of buttons and buttons to generate sounds. We can also create a Simon game with the LEDs and buttons.
Sparkfun Inventors Kit Guide Sound Lab

Ping Lab

In this lab we use an ultrasonic distance sensor (called a ping sensor) to measure the distance between our sensor and an object in front of it. These sensors are low-cost (around $2 each) are are used in our robots.
Sparkfun Inventors Kit Guide Sound Lab

Servo Lab

In this lab we use a low-cost servo motor to demonstrate how an Arduino can control the angle of a servo motor. parkfun Inventors Kit Servo Motor