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Winslow middle school students demonstrate Arduino projects at board meeting
Summary
Students from the middle school demonstrated electronics projects — breadboarding, soldering and a button-controlled vibrating motor — and left projects for board members and the public to view after the meeting.
Middle school students demonstrated Arduino-based electronics projects to the Winslow Township Board of Education during the Jan. 29 meeting, explaining breadboarding, soldering and a small motor controlled by a potentiometer and button.
Student Zoe Dorn described a breadboard as "a tool that helps you build electronic circuits without needing to solder." Janeli Jimenez Lerma explained soldering as the process used to make permanent wire connections. Another student, Wancha, demonstrated a project that used a potentiometer to vary motor speed and a button to turn the motor on and off; the motor made small objects in a snow-globe model move when activated.
Students said the projects were left on display after the meeting for board members and the public to inspect and test the circuitry. A teacher invited attendees to come forward after the meeting to try pressing buttons and to view wiring and components.
Nut graf: The demonstrations showcased hands-on STEM learning at the middle school and gave the board a direct look at student work in electronics and prototyping.
Ending: Board members and attendees praised the students and were invited to view the projects at the meeting's close.
