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The Young Inventor's Arduino Lab
by MonaBuilt for the official Arduino Starter Kit (any Uno kit with LEDs, resistors, buttons and a piezo buzzer works). Go from a single glowing light to coding your own reflex-testing game.
Library
From Sparks to Signals
Lesson 1
The Stubborn Little Light
A powered-up Arduino, a working LED, a connected wire — and yet the light refuses to glow; what is it waiting for?
StartLesson 2
The Grid Beneath the Holes
A breadboard looks like rows of tiny holes. What's hiding underneath, and why does it matter where you plug in?
Locked till you take the prior lessonLesson 3
A Digital Heartbeat
Hand your light over to a tiny computer brain, then tinker with its code and see what changes.
Locked till you take the prior lessonLesson 4
A Press of Information
What happens when a switch talks back? Teach your board to notice the instant a button is pressed.
Locked till you take the prior lessonLesson 5
The Buzzing Disc
A small flat disc sits silently in your kit. Can your code make it sing high and low notes?
Locked till you take the prior lessonLesson 6
The Reflex Challenge
Combine light, sound and buttons to build a game that settles who in your house reacts fastest.
Locked till you take the prior lessonReview and assessment
Lesson 7
Test: The Young Inventor's Arduino Lab
Review the course ideas by applying them to new situations, with kind feedback after every answer.
Locked till you take the prior lesson