Ray Mercer

Continuing our learning about IoT through the use of LoRa and @TheMeshtastic here at Pineway. Today we will deploy our four node with help of a community parent @PinewayPS @HeltecOrg

Explore how the sun changes the shape of our shadows between morning and afternoon @PinewayPS

The newest creation by one my grade 3 students: a pencil that can draw circles @PinewayPS

Since the @MeetEdison robots are out the students decided we needed to use them for some strength challenges. They even came up with a way to add 2 more wheels @PinewayPS

We have finished our drawbridges. Some are human powered but others used @MeetEdison to control the pulley systems @PinewayPS

Now that we know which seeds are from space, one my students wants us to continue the experiment and see if they taste different

We are having a great deal luck growing @Tomatosphere seeds at @PinewayPS @LetsTalkScience

A big thanks to @CalliopeMini and @CalliopeCanada for version 3! And extra parts! @raycmercer @kiddereducation

Explore the colours you can make if you mix puddles and sidewalk chalk @PinewayPS

Prototype of a simple crane using @MeetEdison @PinewayPS @TDSB_STEM

Registration for the #acse24 conference on April 27, focusing on Computational Thinking and Coding, is now open! Register here... acse.net/ctc24/ctc-sche…

Example wiring for #Engineering JC project. Resource allows students to complete wiring more independently without needing as much 👨‍🏫 support. Can easily lift and move for a better view. Components and wires clearly labelled/colour-coded, showing where it connects to.

I'm looking forward to the annual CS education conference. I will be sharing some microcontroller lesson ideas using Pi Pico and Python #onted #oncsed

Explore how a pulley and gear system can be used to easily lift a load @PinewayPS

Using #StrachJr to model how a incline plane can work as a playground structure @PinewayPS

Looking for signs of spring using binoculars @PinewayPS

Explore the power of pulley’s @PinewayPS

Exploring different ways to add strength to structures using trusses @PinewayPS

Building and testing playground structures @PinewayPS

@microbit_edu @PinewayPS Through all my testing I think the problem was the need to check each contact carefully and make sure you have a good connection. I also switch from using pin 0 to pin 1 which seems to give more consistent results.

@raycmercer @PinewayPS Great idea to test!

Having to do some conductivity experiments as many of our projects started to fail. We have narrowed down the problem to the alligator clips or the batteries in the @microbit_edu @PinewayPS More testing next week