Ready to build, solder, and power up your inner engineer? In this hands-on merit badge workshop, Scouts will dive into the exciting world of electronics — from reading circuit diagrams to actually soldering their own components. We'll decode resistor color bands, explore how digital signals work, and build a real electronic circuit from scratch. Sparks […]
This session takes it up a notch. Learn how to connect and program motors and sensors like motion detectors or temperature sensors. You’ll combine code and circuitry to make a small interactive system—like a fan that turns on with a clap or a sensor that lights up LEDs.
Start with the fundamentals of Arduino hardware. You’ll learn what a microcontroller is, how to wire up circuits on a breadboard, and how to upload your first simple code using the Arduino IDE. Projects may include blinking LEDs, basic buttons, and simple sensors.