{"id":3800,"date":"2014-09-15T12:45:11","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T19:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ttinvent.com\/?p=3800"},"modified":"2014-09-15T12:45:11","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T19:45:11","slug":"simple-fall-science-projects-with-table-top-inventing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/?p=3800","title":{"rendered":"Simple Fall Science Projects with Table Top Inventing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Beginner Arduino Project: Two Blinking LED Lights<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px\">This easy project will show you how to make 2 LED lights blink on and off, like an emergency vehicle using an Arduino board<\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px\">!\u00a0 <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\"><span style=\"font-size: 13px;font-family: Verdana\">(You&#8217;ll still need to make the siren noise though:)<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px\" align=\"left\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Supplies<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">2 LED lights<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">1 470 ohm resistor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">1 Breadboard<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Couple of jumper wires<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">1 Arduino Board<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">1 USB Cable<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\"><span style=\"font-size: 13px;font-family: Verdana\">1 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px\">Computer with Arduino software installed (<\/span><a class=\"valid-link validation-enabled\" style=\"font-family: Verdana\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arduino.cc\/en\/Main\/software\"><span>http:\/\/www.arduino.cc\/en\/Main\/software<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px\">&#8211; Ask your parents first!!<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 20px\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px\">Now we&#8217;re ready to hook things up!<\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 20px\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Step 1: Hooking up the breadboard!<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">First, attach the LEDs to the breadboard<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Now connect both cathodes of the LEDs together with a jumper wire.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Next, add the 470 ohm resistor by setting it up so that the cathode sides of the LEDs are connected to the resistor, and then to a common ground.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Step 2: Hooking up the Arduino Board!<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">First, plug one end of a wire into the #13 digital pin of the Arduino Board to the anode of the first LED.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Next, plug another wire into the #12 digital pin of the Arduino to the anode of the 2nd LED.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Finally plug one end of a wire into the ground (GND) digital pin to the other end of the 470 ohm resistor to complete the circuit.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-12.31.47-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3801 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-12.31.47-PM-342x500.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-09-03 at 12.31.47 PM\" width=\"214\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-12.31.47-PM-342x500.png 342w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-12.31.47-PM-300x437.png 300w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-12.31.47-PM.png 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;font-family: Verdana\">Let&#8217;s do some programing!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Step 3: Programing the LEDs! <\/span><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Hook the Arduino board up to the computer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Next, open the Arduino Sketch Program and copy the code below:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-12.58.13-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3805 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-12.58.13-PM-500x500.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-09-03 at 12.58.13 PM\" width=\"253\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-12.58.13-PM-500x500.png 500w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-12.58.13-PM-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-12.58.13-PM-75x75.png 75w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-12.58.13-PM-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-12.58.13-PM-400x400.png 400w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-12.58.13-PM-350x350.png 350w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-12.58.13-PM-600x600.png 600w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-12.58.13-PM.png 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Now click the verify sketch button, and then click the upload button to upload the code to the computer.\u00a0 Congratulations!\u00a0 You now have alternating (emergency) lights!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-1.02.38-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3802 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-1.02.38-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-09-03 at 1.02.38 PM\" width=\"251\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-1.02.38-PM.png 428w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-1.02.38-PM-300x236.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px\">Want to learn more about Ardiuno, electronics, computers, and more?\u00a0 Visit ttinvent.com!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">This project came from http:\/\/robotmill.com.\u00a0 If you enjoyed it, please check out the full project <\/span><a class=\"valid-link validation-enabled\" style=\"font-family: Verdana\" href=\"http:\/\/robotmill.com\/2011\/02\/13\/arduino-blink-2-leds-emergency-flasher-style\/\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">.\u00a0 Want to add more lights?\u00a0 This http:\/\/www.instructables.com project has a similar project <\/span><a class=\"valid-link validation-enabled\" style=\"font-family: Verdana\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Multiple-Blinking-LED-on-the-Arduino\/\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;color: #fe0400\"><span style=\"color: #2f322f\">Pepperdine University: EdD Learning Technologies <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;color: #2f322f\">Workshop<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px\">Table Top Inventing will be holding a workshop at <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px\">the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology &#8211; Learning Technologies EdD program<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px\">.\u00a0 Get ready to discuss the big questions around maker education and have fun while doing it!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px\">When: September 16th at 5:00pm to September 17th at 12:00pm<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px\">Where: <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px\">Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6100 Center Dr 5th Fl, Los Angeles, California 90045<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Check out TTI&#8217;s FaceBook Page <a class=\"validation-enabled valid-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/543863359049135\/\">here<\/a> for more details!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/pepperdine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3804\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/pepperdine-500x185.jpg\" alt=\"pepperdine\" width=\"386\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/pepperdine-500x185.jpg 500w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/pepperdine-300x111.jpg 300w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/pepperdine-800x296.jpg 800w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/pepperdine.jpg 851w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;color: #2f322f\">Join TTI&#8217;s new FaceBook Group- TTI Educators!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">The Table Top Inventing crew wants to connect the fantastic educators we met this summer to continue the important conversations we started along the way with a new FaceBook Group called TTI Educators. So many good ideas to share!\u00a0 Currently we are asking the question: &#8220;Does encouraging creativity help students do well in other academic areas?&#8221;\u00a0 Come on over to<\/span><a class=\"valid-link validation-enabled\" style=\"font-family: Verdana\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/TTIEducators\/\"><span> https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/TTIEducators\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"> and join the discussion!<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TTI.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-3803 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TTI-500x185.jpg\" alt=\"TTI\" width=\"430\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TTI-500x185.jpg 500w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TTI-300x111.jpg 300w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TTI-800x296.jpg 800w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TTI.jpg 851w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TTIpodcast.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3769 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TTIpodcast-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"TTIpodcast\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TTIpodcast-500x281.jpg 500w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TTIpodcast-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TTIpodcast-800x450.jpg 800w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TTIpodcast-1200x675-cropped.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TTIpodcast.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginner Arduino Project: Two Blinking LED Lights This easy project will show you how to make 2 LED lights blink on and off, like an emergency vehicle using an Arduino board!\u00a0 (You&#8217;ll still need to make the siren noise though:) &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/?p=3800\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Simple Fall Science Projects with Table Top Inventing<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":3802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[222,126],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-03-at-1.02.38-PM.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9PzL0-Zi","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3800"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3800"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3806,"href":"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3800\/revisions\/3806"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}