Arduino launches science kit for students aged 11-14

The kit is designed to provide students with a hands-on experience, enabling them to explore forces, motion, magnetism and conductivity with their classmates. 

Students will make their own hypothesis, check their assumptions, and log data using Google’s Science Journal. Recommended for two classmates to work together, the Arduino Science Kit includes materials to run nine physics experiments based on electromagnetism, thermodynamics, kinetics and kinematics.

Arduino says no prior electronics knowledge is required: students simply connect their smartphone or tablet to the board and use the onboard sensor and plug-and-play modules. Data is transferred from the experiment to the mobile device via Bluetooth, where the students can analyse and record their results in the Google Science Journal app or worksheets. The Arduino Science Kit Physics Lab is also compatible with Google Classroom.

The kit features a range of sensors to measure light, temperature, motion, magnetic fields, and full access to online course content for teachers and students alike. A few essential classroom supplies: pencils, rulers, etc. and a LiPo battery or a power bank, are required. With a Chromebook, there is a free month on Create for Chrome OS.