hi, in my last year in highschool, i had some assignment, that is to introduce arduino to our new student, make some kind of exhibit, to engage those who had interest in this kind of thing (electronics, mcu).
but i just dont know how to make them excited in arduino, did you guys have any recomendation or something, about some builds that could spark their curiosity in learning arduino?.
thanks
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Games always always spark interest. Of course, a beginner using an Arduino is not going to write the next blockbuster game so you have to start simple and keep the hardware simple too
How about implementing a game like NIM Nim - Wikipedia
It could use LEDs for output and either the Serial monitor for input or a button for each row that would decrement the number of lit LEDs in a row. If you don't want to use LEDs then you could display the current state of the game on the Serial monitor
The hardware is simple as the the algorithm of the winning strategy. If the number of pins needed to drive the LEDs is a problem then use a Mega (more pins), shift registers or forego the LEDs in favour of the Serial monitor
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Another idea could be a "Smart Home" build. I worked with a group of people that excels at teaching 6-12th graders engineering concepts. One of the projects that they did that I thought was a good idea was a smart home. It was a small scale house that each of the students put together and they had an Arduino Uno that controlled lights, a servo motor that automatically aimed a solar panel in the best/most efficient direction, and many other things they could control. Most of this is simple, it uses basic sketches, but it teaches some core concepts of Arduino like loading a Servo library, Syntax, uploading sketches and so on.
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Games are always a good choice - need to match the age and capabilities and of course budget available.
how long do you have to get them excited about the possibilities? You need to "sell" a dream that is achievable so that they bring something back home to be proud off
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