databot™ Basic Training
Software, hardware, and how to’s! databot™ Basic Training starts here newbies! Welcome to Team databot™! Bot Basics! Getting Started Using Science Journal Using Arduino IDE Science Journal Sensor Starters Ambient
Modules Explained
databot curriculum modules are designed to be friendly, fun, and easy to use and share. Curriculum Overview License Contributions Curriculum Modules Explained Activities for All The following outlines the
Intro to Arduino
In this module, you’ll get to take a look at the wild and often wacky world of Arduino, explore projects that people have created and learn a little about how
Can You See the Music
What happens when we can “see” sound?! This module explores sound waves with activities in frequency, amplitude, and wavelength Can You See the Music? Overview PDQ 1 PDQ 2 Experiment
Lighten Up!
Experiment with light in a variety of fun ways using databot™’s light sensor and software to analyze the differences between natural and artificial light, explore the differences in reflective surfaces,
Cool It Baby!
Cool beans! You will use databot’s™ external temperature probe to explore chemical reactions, your own body temperatures, differences in temperature from the air to depths in the ground, water temperature
Up, Up and Away
You’ll explore altitude, earth’s aura, how altitude can be measured through atmospheric pressure, the effects of altitude on the human body, what’s going on as we move up through the
Northern Lights Concert
Explore databot’s™ magnetic personality using the built-in magnetometer! You’ll visualize magnetic forces, determine direction by analyzing magnetic data, and play a game where you are challenged to make music based
Spin to Win
Physics and math are a beautiful thing as students explore the physics of the perfect football spiral, the rotating speed of a figure skater, inertia and dizziness, G forces, and
Walk Like a Ninja
Exploration in 3 dimensions takes place as you learn the inner workings of databot™’s accelerometer. Once mastered, you will be challenged to crazy match-making games such as looking at motion
I’ll Huff, and I’ll Puff
In this module you’ll meet Mr. CO2 using the databot™ air quality sensor! Activities related to exercise and CO2 production, micro-climate investigations, photosynthesis, the greenhouse effect and more provide a
There’s a Storm a Brewin’
Bombogenesis and bomb cyclones, weather patterns, and even animal behaviors are affected by changes in air pressure. You will explore how air pressure is measured, how it changes with altitude,
It Smells Like Rain
Can you say petrichor? Micro-climate explorations in humidity. Dew point, relative humidity, and the weather report become crystal clear and the day culminates with a rocking personal humidity experience in
Green Spaces, Comfortable Places
Micro-climates provide an awesome opportunity for study in your own backyard. You’ll explore the variables that contribute to variances in local climate on a micro scale and hunt for examples
Future’s So Bright
Ultraviolet light surrounds us and bathes us in radiation every time we walk out the door. In this module you’ll explore the different types of UV light and the light