Projects Posts
HacKIDemia and SparkFun help launch maker hubs in Africa
HacKidemia is a global organization that runs hands-on STEM workshops for kids in more than 25 countries around the world with 8000 children and 400 mentors. They were asked to bring the project to Africa and launched an indiegogo campaign two months ago: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/afrimakers. The main intention is to enable African makers -- kids in particular -- to use making and prototyping for solving local challenges like access to clean water, energy and information. SparkFun has donated the materials for 7 maker boxes - enough to support the initial campaign goal to equip each of the 7 hubs with a set of Arduino's, sensors, books, and tools.
Enginursday: Exploring the Arduino/Intel Galileo
First impressions of the Arduino/Intel-hybrid Galileo board - an x86 Arduino! - a small example project, and our likes and dislikes.
Visit SparkFun EDU at NSTA Denver
SparkFun EDU has a dedicated focus on K-12 education. We are showing several demos of our products, project ideas, and tutorials at the NSTA regional conference in Denver. Come visit us!
Enginursday: Time-lapse with the Raspberry Pi
How to create a simple and cheap time-lapse rig with the Raspberry Pi.
The Common Methods of Hardware Hacking
Hardware Hacking is an art, but there are some common methods to modifying devices that can jump-start any good hacking project.
Q&A with Aaron Horowitz of Sproutel
We were lucky enough to have Aaron come to SparkFun to talk about his projects for kids!
Engineering Roundtable - Aquaponics
Joel shows us how to build a handheld pH sensor to regulate his aquaponics system.
ElectriCute: LED String Lights & You
This installment of our new e-textiles how-to video series shows you how to incorporate LED string lights into your Halloween costume!
Fritzler Farms Haunted Hotel
Check out the amazing embedded electronics at Fritzler Farms.