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Day 3/4 Sewing Up Science

07 Friday Aug 2015

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Today we will be modifying an existing program to run on your Gemma Arduino. You will want to use Firefox for visiting the programing site. Please visit my codebender.cc page to find the STEM-U code here:
https://codebender.cc/user/ryespy 

You can find the templates for the STEM-U Lesson Plan on the Center for School of Tomorrow here:
http://csf.usu.edu/stem_u

RAFT Kit Standards
http://www.raftsac.org/ideas/Binding%20Comb%20Battery%20Holder.pdf

Next Generation Science Standards for engineering in grades 3-5
http://www.nextgenscience.org/3-5ets-engineering-design

House keeping:
Please take the Post Survey here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Post_STEM_U
Please take the strand post assessment:
https://usu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1IaF5hqN13b6etT

Helpful Resources for Sewing Up Science

05 Wednesday Aug 2015

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SparkFun’s Great Big Guide to Paper Circuits
https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/the-great-big-guide-to-paper-circuits

Dr. AnnMarie Thomas and the Playful Learning Lab’s Squishy Circuits Page (St. Thomas University)
http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/apthomas/SquishyCircuits/

Utah Stem Action Center Classroom Grants up to $1500 Due October 2, 2015
http://stem.utah.gov/for-educators/grant-opportunities/

Adafruit Tutorials
https://learn.adafruit.com/
You have all the supplies to make this light sensitive heart.
https://learn.adafruit.com/light-activated-pixel-heart

E-textile Monster from Jessica
http://darcyneal.com/electronics/e-textiles/

Instructables
http://www.instructables.com/

Please feel free to share any suggestions in the comments below.

Day Two of Sewing Up Science Workshop

05 Wednesday Aug 2015

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Yesterday we explored parallel and series circuits with copper tape, through-hole LEDs, CR2032 button batteries, and card stock. Today we will revisit these circuits using conductive and non conductive dough. Before hooking up your squishy circuit, watch the following video.

This page from the creators of our squish circuit kits provides videos showing how to make conductive and insulating doughs. They have additional information on safety precautions and how to apply Ohm’s law. Thank you Dr. AnnMarie Thomas and the Playful Learning Lab at St. Thomas University for developing and sharing these materials. http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/apthomas/SquishyCircuits/

Let’s see what happens when we try to make a series and parallel squishy circuit. How might you be able to integrate a squishy circuit into a lesson you already teach?

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Next we will begin to create some e-textiles. You may say, “what is an e-textile?” An e-textile in our case will mean using conductive thread(stainless steel fibers) to sew LEDs, buzzers, and microchips into a piece of fabric. Lets start with a very simple circuit. We will wire two red Lilypad LEDs in parallel to a Lilypad battery holder with an on-off switch. First you should always sketch out your circuit. I like to trace the components to help me see how everything will line up.

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Matt has created a video for tutorial on threading a needle. He can also show you in person.

When starting a stitch I put a double-knot at the end of my thread and fold the thread over the needle so it overlaps about 4-5 inches. It is best to keep your stitches short (1/8″) to maintain conductivity. In the circuit drawn above I will start my stitch on the back of the positive end of the LED on the right and stitch around the tab 4 times before stitching towards the next led. You will want to use one piece of thread to continuously stitch the entire positive line from led, to led, to battery, and then tie off. You will use a drop of clear nail-polish to secure the knot. Repeat this procedure for the negative(ground) line. Insert your battery and test your circuit. This first e-textile was mainly to practice stitching.

Now that you have a little practice with stitching with the conductive thread, let’s try and make a bracelet. Here is a nice tutorial on Instructables: http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Cuff-Bracelet/?ALLSTEPS

Workshop Blogs

04 Tuesday Aug 2015

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https://rwporter.wordpress.com/

https://mfbruss.wordpress.com/

https://catpurser.wordpress.com/

https://mrsstratford.wordpress.com

https://awesomestemscience.wordpress.com

https://brink0121.wordpress.com

https://tamararigby.wordpress.com

https://alissablake.wordpress.com

https://vincent1655.wordpress.com

http://courtneyjomitton435.wordpress.com

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04 Tuesday Aug 2015

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Sources for Electronic Components

04 Tuesday Aug 2015

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www.sparkfun.com LED’s, Lilypad, copper tape

www.adafruit.com micro-controllers(Gemma Arduino), neopixels

www.digikey.com coin batteries 2032

http://chibitronics.com/ Sticker based paper circuits Chibatronics

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