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References: Sensor, Sound, and IoT Project Kits

  1. Accelerometer - Wikipedia - Explains how accelerometers measure motion and orientation, the sensor behind this chapter's motion-kit and accelerometer-data sections.

  2. Internet of things - Wikipedia - Overview of connected sensor devices that report data over a network, the concept behind this chapter's IoT-project-kit and light/temperature/humidity-monitor sections.

  3. Gyroscope - Wikipedia - Explains how a gyroscope senses rotation and orientation, the sensor behind this chapter's gyroscope-kit and orientation-data sections.

  4. Designing the Internet of Things - Adrian McEwen and Hakim Cassimally - Wiley - McEwen and Cassimally are credited with a widely used, accessible introduction to building physical IoT projects, the light, temperature, and humidity monitor approach this chapter's IoT project kits follow.

  5. Make: Sensors - Tero Karvinen, Kimmo Karvinen, and Ville Valtokari - Maker Media - This hands-on guide is widely credited for showing beginners how to read data from gyroscope, accelerometer, sound, and light sensors, the same sensor-kit survey this chapter walks through.

  6. Accelerometer Basics - SparkFun Learn - Explains how accelerometers measure G-force and how to choose one by range and interface, directly supporting this chapter's motion-kit section.

  7. Adafruit Microphone Amplifier Breakout - Adafruit Learning System - Explains how an electret microphone and amplifier measure sound level, directly supporting this chapter's microphone-kit and sound-kit sections.

  8. Adafruit NeoPixel Überguide - Adafruit Learning System - Covers driving addressable LEDs for visual feedback, relevant to this chapter's robot-display-kit and frequency-spectrum-display projects.

  9. MicroPython - Wikipedia - The language used to read sensor kits and drive display and sound kits in this chapter, connecting back to the programming basics introduced in Chapter 19.

  10. Classroom Noise Management: Fun Quiet Games and Teacher Tips - Twinkl - Visual noise meters and signal-based strategies for keeping group volume in check, directly supporting this chapter's classroom-noise-challenge section for running a sound kit responsibly during a session.