In part two of our series on electronics for beginners, we are going to be spending 10 weeks building beginner electronics projects themed around the great outdoors. If you want to follow along and make the gadgets for yourself, you will need a bit of kit. Some of it you might have lying around already (especially if you followed along with the first series). But if you don鈥檛, and want to get ahead and have your materials ready, here is a full list of what you will need:
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Week 1: Plant communication 1听
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(resistive kind)
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Week 2: Plant communication 2听
If you have the parts from the previous project, you have everything you need.
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Week 3: Plant communication 3听
(8mm flexible plastic tube worked for me)
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Week 4: Wildlife camera听
Old smartphone
Stand
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Week 5: Pest听scarer听
Kitchen foil
Soft sponges
Thin plastic document folder (something like )
Tupperware or听other听sealable waterproof container
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Week 6: BBQ thermometer听
Resistors 鈥� 1脳4700听ohm听and 1脳470 ohm ( has both)
Old wire coat hanger
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Week 7: Rain alarm听
Old CD case
Copper tape (ideally )
(Tupperware/wire)
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Week 8: Weather station听
Second听micro:bit听and battery
(Tupperware/waterproof container)
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Weeks 9 & 10: Remote control bird feeder 1听and 2
Empty large plastic drinks bottle
Cardboard
Zip ties
Zip
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Nuts听(the edible kind)
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