Key Features
- How a solar panel charges a battery
- How a diode keeps current flowing the right way
- How a transistor switches the lamp on at night
Key Benefits
- Free, open lessons. The Moving Rainbow textbook has the kit page, wiring, and MicroPython code.
- Ready-made curriculum. 3 additional lab pages walk students through the build step by step.
- Budget. TBD (a small 5 V solar panel is about $4–$9 on eBay; the other parts are not itemized on the kit page).
Parts
| 830-Point Breadboard ($1.10) | Breadboard |
Microcontroller listed first. Prices shown only where known; see the source book for quantities, wiring, and current prices.
About this kit: From the Moving Rainbow collection.
Source: Moving Rainbow