ROBOTICS TRACK / LEVEL 01
Begin with a blinking LED, learn to read inputs and sensors, and finish by designing, testing, and explaining a complete physical-computing invention.
The complete Level 1 introduction and all twelve lessons are published. Families can begin as soon as the parent preflight and hardware setup are complete.
Students learn how inputs, outputs, code, and physical components work together. The deeper goal is a learner who treats failure as evidence, changes one thing at a time, and can explain what a working system does.
Read the course introduction →HARDWARE
The primary setup includes a genuine Arduino Uno, USB data cable, breadboard, multimeter, LEDs, resistors, buttons, potentiometers, servo, sensors, piezo, jumper wires, and mounting base.
See the current hardware guide →A Windows, macOS, or Linux computer with a working USB data connection is required. USB-C-only computers may need an adapter. Complete the 15–25 minute parent preflight before the student’s first session.
Open parent setup →Buying note: prices and availability change. Check the linked hardware guide immediately before purchasing; extra sensors and large component assortments are not required.
LEARNING ARC
Lessons 1–3: outputs, breadboards, buttons, timing, and functions.
Lessons 4–7: sound, analog input, light, temperature, and evidence-based thresholds.
Lessons 8–9: capstone requirements, subsystem proof, servos, and mechanisms.
Lessons 10–12: state, rules, integration, user testing, and final showcase.
ORDERED CURRICULUM
FINISH LINE
Students choose a project such as a room alarm, secret-code safe, reaction game, scorekeeper, or reminder; prove its subsystems; integrate it; run a user test; revise it; and explain the result.
The student should be able to upload a known-good sketch, safely wire basic inputs and outputs, use variables and simple conditions, collect Serial evidence, and restore a working checkpoint before trying another change.
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