Arduino and Electronics (Ages 11-14)

The Arduino programme is the first serious step in which students learn both to build electronic circuits and to write text-based code. We start with the basics, such as Ohm’s law, resistors, LEDs, buttons and potentiometers, and move on to moving projects with ultrasonic distance sensors, servos and DC motor drivers.

How the sessions work

• One 120-minute session a week, with no more than 8 students
• Each student’s own starter kit: an Arduino Uno-compatible board, a breadboard and more than 30 components
• C-based code in the Arduino IDE: variables, functions, loops, serial communication
• Projects: a smart parking sensor, automatic watering, a line-following car

Safety

All circuits run on 5 volts; no work is done with mains electricity. For the final project, which requires soldering, students wear safety glasses and work at a ventilated soldering station under instructor supervision. The kit belongs to the student and goes home at the end of the programme. After each session a photo of the circuit and the code file are uploaded to the parent app.