Make your wind-dispersed seeds!
In collaboration with UBC’s Beaty Biodiversity Museum, we are hosting a “make your wind-dispersed seeds” challenge, as part of our ‘Phenomenal Physics & Astronomy at Home” activity sersies! These activities are meant to be self-guided by students above grade 8, but could also be completed by younger children with the some assistance from parents and […]
Phenomenal Physics & Astronomy at Home
We are hosting a build your own solar system challenge, as part of our ‘Phenomenal Physics & Astronomy at Home” activity sersies! These activities are meant to be self-guided by students above grade 8, but could also be completed by younger children with the some assistance from parents and teachers. Each activity consists of a […]
An Introduction to Seven Segment Displays
Seven segment displays are commonly used in many electrical applications, including alarm clocks, timers, and scales. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use your own 7-segment displays! A 7-segment display is an electronic device that can be used for displaying numerals and some letters. Different letters/numbers can be represented by connecting different pins on the […]
Make your own Bristle Bot!
These small devices run mad! Each consists of a vibrating motor, a battery, some wires, and a toothbrush head. The vibrating motor is like the ones used in cell phones to make them vibrate. We used to salvage the motors from used cell phones when we first started working on this activity. The electricity from […]