--- On Mon, 10/8/12, Caryl Bigenho <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Caryl Bigenho <[email protected]>
Subject: [support-gang] Sensors at SF Summit & Sugar Camp...Wanna' play with us?
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "IAEP SugarLabs"
<[email protected]>
Date: Monday, October 8, 2012, 4:16 PM
Hi Folks,
Some of us have been discussing how we can incorporate work with sensors into
the SF Summit and Sugar Camp. The thread of our discussion is below for your
perusal. There are lots of good links there.
Now, we need to expand our discussion to try to include all who might be
interested in making and learning to use sensors with their XOs for Science
Education (STEM, SET, SCIB, etc). Here is a summary of what we have talked
about.
Tony Anderson and I both feel a need to be able to use sensors for science
experiments/lessons with projects we are working with. We envision some time in
SF devoted to our own maker/hacker space type activity where everyone
interested could make and test sensors and come up with ideas for using them
with students. Lesson ideas could be published on one of the wikis. We might
also be able to make video tutorials on how to make them.
Nick Doiron will only be there for the weekend, but could get us started on
them, perhaps on Friday evening. We would like to find others who will be
staying into the Sugar Camp time who could help us. Volunteers anyone??? Or
maybe we could build them all Friday evening after the reception and then play
with them during Sugar Camp??? Ideas anyone?
We would need to get all the parts ahead of time. I can pick them up at a large
electronics store (http://www.allelectronics.com) here in SoCal sometime this
week. To do this I would need a "shopping list." I notice that the requirements
for some of the sensors vary with the model of XO they will be used with. I
will need someone to work with me on this list to make sure I get everything we
will need. Volunteers anyone???
I would also need to know who will be interested in doing this so I can get the
supplies for everyone who will need them. It could be that some folks would
only be able to participate on the weekend but would like to take "kits" home
with them to finish later. I will fund the purchase and you all can reimburse
me.
Would you like to come and "play" with us? Please send your name and what
sensors you might be interested in building and testing. The obvious ones seem
to be temperature and light, but it should reasonable to add one or 2 more.
Here are a few ideas of the possibilities. If you know of others, please share!
The wiki has the instructions for a light and temp sensor. The parts could be
gotten at most radioshacks but bulk orders are cheaper. Some xo's (175,3,4)
have built-in accelerometers.There was a mention of Noisebridge, they would
have soldering irons. Ask them to use the space for your meeting and they might
have some of the parts also.-kev
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