- Self Paced learning where the child can take 1 week to complete the experiment/activity
- After every 4 weeks, a discussion forum will be opened where they can present their activity or ask questions on the topics they worked on
- At the end of each video session, additional information on interesting facts on tools usage, car mechanics, science facts etc.
- If the child faces any difficulty to complete the activity, they can reach out to me anytime from Monday to Friday 4pm to 7pm IST and need not wait till the monthly discussion forum.
- Eligibility Criteria for all 3 Courses listed below – Age 9 years & above
- All activities are based on 9 Volt Battery applications only
- Parents need to sign a consent form where care will be taken that the child does not use the components for any other unintended activity thereby causing any injury or accidents ensuring the child’s safety.
BEGINNERS - COURSE
Learn about different Battery types. Difference between a cell and battery. Understanding of what is meant by a polarity.
Will show and discuss the different type of Battery used in Inverters, Cars, Bike, robotic projects. Concept of polarity in Battery and in LED How to light up a LED with & without Battery |
How to connect using a breadboard and light up an LED with a 3v battery and 9v battery Uses of breadboard. Different rules to connect using breadboard. |
How to connect a Buzzer Learn to wire up a buzzer which has polarity |
| How to connect a switch to turn on /off power to circuits using SPDT switch |
How to connect a buzzer and a LED together and with a switch control Learn how different types of components can be connected to a single power source |
Build a fun project using Buzzer – Steady Hands Using the knowledge gained in the previous experiments to build a fun project to challenge friends and family |
How to connect a LED in parallel and series To make kids understand the concept of how our electrical gadgets work at home. |
How to connect a LED and Buzzer in Series and parallel connection To understand the concept of how battery power is shared between buzzer and LED and how the loudness and brightness differ for a parallel connection Vs series connection |
| Challenge- Build a bicycle brake light using LED strip light |
How to make a water overflow detection circuit thereby learn to create alarm systems and understand their working |
How to change the brightness of LED using a POTentiometer and build a night lamp Learn the usage of a variable resistor to understand how a dimmer switch. Understanding the relation between voltage variation on resistance value change |
How to vary the volume of a Buzzer using POTentiometer To understand how the volume control in our TV, radio, etc work |
Motor Disection study and how to connect a motor and build a motor car To understand what is inside a motor and how to reverse the direction of a motor by swapping the polarities and thereafter connect the components to build your first car |
How to control the speed of motor using a POTentiometer To understand the working of a regulator to control the fan speed |
How to build a merry-go- round Using the knowledge of how to control motor speed to build a merry-go-round |
How to build a motor boat and study its characteristics of side propeller and downward facing propellor Experiment ways of propelling a boat with a motor and a fan blade |
| Circuit symbols and circuit diagram constructions |
| Study of deciphering the Resistor value chartand how to construct a piano |
How to make paint bot using motor and cloth clip Learn to build and experiment with motor imbalance to paint |
| How to make a rocket launcher/ hot wheels car launcher |
| How to fabricate a rain sensor |
How to use a LDR(Light dependent resistor) to automatically turn On/OFF light Understand the how resistance varies with light intensity which in turn varies the voltage |
| How Construct an elevator |
How to build Coolumbra Learn to use a motor with a fan arrangement to provide cooling with an umbrella |
| How to make a Cleaning Brush |
| Challenge- steerable motor boat |
EXPLORERS - COURSE
LED Flasher circuit Introduction to IC’s(Integrated Circuits) to understand how we can control the on and OFF period of a LED using Timer IC. |
How to build an ambulance light Using a timer circuit understanding how an ambulance light works. |
Touch Switch Learn how to turn ON/OFF LED using human touch |
LDR circuit using Timer IC Understand how the street lights turn on/off automatically |
How to build a humanoid bot -Part 1 Learn the usage of a DPDT switch to control the movements of a humanoid without a microcontroller |
| How to build a humanoid bot -Part 2 |
Vibration sensing alarm How to fabricate a vibration sensor and integrate it into a circuit to sense earth quakes or tremors |
Obstacle avoiding robot – Part 1 How to build an obstacle avoiding robot using IC’s and IR(infrared) sensor modules |
| Obstacle avoiding robot – Part 2 |
Pet bot that follows you How to reverse the logic of obstacle avoidance to make a bot that follows you |
Car Reverse alarm Learn how to use an IR sensor to build an alarm system that will indicate that the car is near an obstacle |
Introduction to Microcontroller and Embedding electronics Microcontroller IDE (Integrated Development Environment) setting up and serial port communication Understanding what is a microcontroller and its uses. |
| Writing your first code to flash an in-built LED on the microcontroller |
External LED control program Using a combination of LED’s at different microcontroller pins and making a pattern lighting design |
User controlled LED control How to use the serial monitor to take command from user and turn/on devices. Practical usage of the ‘IF’ command |
| Buzzer control program |
Making musical tones using buzzer control program Learning how to include inbuilt library function to make musical tones |
LED lighting and musical tone combination program Programming both LED and Buzzer to operate in sync and learning how to connect both components to the microcontroller |
Servo control program Understanding what a Servo motor is and how to control it using a microcontroller |
User controlled Servo motor How to use the serial monitor to take command from user and turn the motor to the desired angle |
How to build a water valve using servo motor Program the servo motor to turn on /off a water valve |
Program to control a servo using a POTentiometer Learning about the microcontroller Analog pins by attaching a POTentiometer |
How to build a robotic arm- Part 1 Using 3 POTs to control the robotic arm movements |
| How to build a robotic arm- Part 2 |
| How to build a robotic arm- Part 3 |
| Challenge – Make a cook bot by taking user input |
ADVENTURER - COURSE
| Relay control program to switch on/OFF |
| User inputs to control turning ON /OFF LED using relay |
| Turning ON/OFF a motor using a relay |
| H-bridge motor control program |
| Motor Speed control using H-Bridge |
| Ultrasound Range Sensor program |
| IR sensor program |
| Obstacle avoiding Robot using microcontroller – Part 1 |
| Obstacle avoiding Robot using microcontroller – Part 2 |
| Obstacle avoiding Robot using microcontroller – Part 3 |
| Pet Dog Robot using microcontroller |
| IR motion sensor to turn ON/OFF light simulating an occupancy sensor |
| Using EEPROM to control devices in a sequence |
| Using EEPROM to copy the moments of a servo/ motor |
| Using EEPROM to copy the moments of a car |
| Voice Controled Robot Car |
| Mobile App development to control LED |
| Mobile App development to control Servo |
| Mobile App developemnt to control Motors using H-Bridge |
| Mobile app to develop a drawing board |
| Mobile app to take Voice commands to control LED |
| Mobile App developemnt to control a Relay |
| Mobile controlled Robot Car- Part 1 |
| Mobile controlled Robot Car- Part 2 |