Do It Yourself – Mărțișoare
What is a Mărțișor? Only a Romanian would be able go give you an answer. Mărțișor is a small gift/talisman attached with a red and white string given to women on 1st of March....
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Science Project Recorded as Time-lapse with Raspberry Pi
One science project we had for school was to observe the influence of light warmness over growth of plants. The scientific method has six basic steps: State the problem Gather information about the problem...
How to convert an optical microscope into a digital microscope.
Classical Optical Microscopes are cheap and good. The digital ones are more expensive. We have a standard optical microscope that we use in our science research projects. It is difficult to use the optical...
The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien
Age 12+ (advanced readers) Complexity 4/5 Moral Values 4/5 Time to read aloud 20-40 hours Our Rating 4/5 The Silmarillion, short info Tolkien’s worlds Our love for Tolkien’s fantastic worlds started by reading The...
Water Rocket with Raspberry Pi – V2
You can see the first version of the rocket here: Water Rocket with Raspberry Pi – V1 As explained in V1, the parts needed for water rocket are: Bottle, Nozzle, Fins, Release mechanism, Head...
Water Rocket with Raspberry Pi – V1
We have started to learn about rockets. Not only theoretical learning, but also practical. We have build a type of rocket that can theoretically reach (based on current records) close to 1 km altitude....
Smart Clock
We have smart phones, smart watches … how about a Smart Clock? What do you need: old wall clock raspberry pi stepper motor 28-BYJ-48 wires hotglue plywood – optional
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Microscopic World of Mold
Laziness … a horrible thing, especially during self isolation. Dad did not clean the french coffee press for a while and guess what happened? MOLD!!!
Drawing: Limbourg Brothers Style
Again, from the book Discovering Great Artists by MaryAnn F. Kohl, Kim Solga, we have a new project for you. The Limbourg Brothers are most known for their calendar-book with a list of holy days,...
A Microscopic Look at a Bee
WARNING: this article contains extremely close-up images of a dead bee, so if you are afraid or disgusted of dead insects, then this article is not for you. At last, the arrival of spring,...
iphone 11 car holder
We are learning how to design and print objects using a 3D printer. It is a great way to easily create small objects and experiment with prototypes. In this article we present a very...