Our desktop’s guts
I saw Simon looking at all the ports on the back of the desktop processor this afternoon and asked him if he wanted to take a peep inside. He was … Continue reading Our desktop’s guts
Tag: Electricity
Simon’s invention idea
Simon told me today he invented a new electronics kit that would allow him to “make” any misical instrument he wanted. Outside at the playground he indulged in listing all … Continue reading Simon’s invention idea
The monthly Science workshop with John Maas
The workshop went on for two hours and in a way continued after John was gone, too, as Simon is in love with his new 4V battery.
Sometimes it just doesn’t work
Simon was trying to program his Arduino board to use a magnetic switch to turn an LED on and off, but the code didn’t work. The LED was burning no … Continue reading Sometimes it just doesn’t work
Simon’s new multimeter
Simon had been dreaming of owning a multimeter and learning more about measuring resistance, voltage and current. He has spent hours playing with his new multimeter since he got it … Continue reading Simon’s new multimeter
Physics with SparkFun
Simon has discovered yet another awesome resource: SparkFun, comprising a variety of projects electronics and coding based on Arduino, Intel Edison, Raspberry Pi and more. https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials In this video Simon explains … Continue reading Physics with SparkFun
Good old Spektro
Simon suddenly pulled his Spektro set from the shelf again. One more proof that he does occasionally return to the basics to fill in the gaps. Repeating the experiment he … Continue reading Good old Spektro
Flow of autonomous learning and creativity
Every morning Simon smiles at me and says: “It’s morning!” That means he can get back to his projects and doesn’t have to stay in bed anymore. Friday morning he … Continue reading Flow of autonomous learning and creativity
The Elusive Liquid Crystal Display
Simon tried to program the Arduino liquid crystal display for the first time last weekend. First the code kept giving an error, it took us more than an hour to find … Continue reading The Elusive Liquid Crystal Display
Geeks out of the box 