Battery Tester – SCOPES-DF

Lesson Details

Subjects*

Computer Programming, Technology

Age Ranges*

11-14

Fab Tools*

Arduino, Programming

Standards

Fab-Programming.1

Author

Studio 5

Additional Contributors

Moath Momani, Ilaria La Manna

Author

Studio 5

Other

In line with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology’s Digital Youth Strategy, STUDIO 5 is mainly aimed at nurturing youth as digital learners by sharpening their 21st century learning skills, as they develop in an all-pervasive digital environment. In… Read More

Summary

This is a 2 hours session where participants will build the circuit of a battery tester and learn how to program it to display the status of a battery using Arduino.

What You'll Need

A Laptop per participant with Arduino IDE software already installed.
Arduino microcontroller per participant.
micro USB cable per participant.
resistors 220 ohms per participant.
LED’s Green, Red, and Yellow per participant.
Breadboard per participant.
Battery tester prototype.

Lesson Materials

The Instructions

Introduction

Introduction to electronics & microcontrollers : - Introduce students to electricity & electronics. - Engage students in discussions. (What is electricity? How does flow? What are current & voltage? ) - Build a basic electric circuit Explain microcontrollers to students and discuss their applications.