The activity can be run simply as a soldering workshop, but it can also be used to teach additional topics. One can discuss how the human eye works (rod cells and three types of cone cells), discuss how computer screens work (studying screens under a magnifying lens, RGB color spaces …

In this activity students design a multicolor LED bracelet that responds to their movement. They learn about color theory, light, and even kinematics and vectors. Depending on how advanced they are, one can discuss trigonometry, even series expansions.

The students have complete freedom over what the response of the bracelet …

In this activity, participants design an attachment for a flower pot, complete with water sensors, irrigation pump, and red LEDs to help the plant grow. For the control of this “Programmable Garden,” participants will program a microcontroller (a simple computer) called an “Arduino” - the “brains” of the garden.

There is …

The students will be designing a small robot equipped with light sensors and capable of tracking sources of light shining in front of it. The provided kits have two light sensors, two motors, a few simple electronic elements for control (with explanations how those work), a board on which to …