LabsLand Teach lessons

• Arduino Board (code)
• 35 min
• Lower secondary / first physical-programming lessons
• English

Basic Arduino 1/4: make an LED blink

Students use a remote Arduino board to turn an external LED on and off, change the blink rate, and recognize setup() and loop().

• Identify setup() and loop() in an Arduino program.
• Configure a digital pin as an output.

Includes student questions and response prompts.

• Arduino Board (code)
• 35 min
• Lower secondary / first physical-programming lessons
• English

Basic Arduino 2/4: create a light sequence

Students program four external LEDs with arrays and loops, test a 1-2-3-4 sequence, and turn it into a back-and-forth pattern.

• Use several digital pins as outputs.
• Understand a simple for loop.

Includes student questions and response prompts.

• Arduino Board (code)
• 35 min
• Lower secondary / first physical-programming lessons
• English

Basic Arduino 3/4: control speed with a potentiometer

Students read a potentiometer with analogRead(), transform the reading with map(), and control the blink speed of a real LED.

• Read a potentiometer with analogRead.
• Distinguish the ADC's theoretical range from the potentiometer's practical range.

Includes student questions and response prompts.

• Arduino Board (code)
• 40 min
• Lower secondary / first physical-programming lessons
• English

Basic Arduino 4/4: build a mini-controller

Students combine a potentiometer, servo, and LED to design a mini-controller with analog input, a decision, and visible output.

• Combine analog input, conditionals, and two outputs.
• Use the Servo library in a simple program.

Includes student questions and response prompts.