--- title: SparkFun Education Blog (4) description: Maker Education Blog (4) --- [![Sparkfun](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/img/logo.png)](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/index.html) - [SparkFun Webstore](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Higher Ed](https://sparkfuneducation.com/higher-ed/index.html) - [Contact Us](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/contact-us.html) - [Follow Us](https://twitter.com/SparkFunEDU) - [Home](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Blog](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Curriculum](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/curriculum.html) - [PD/Events](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/professional-dev.html) - [KITS/Materials](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/materials.html) - [Educator Stories](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/educator-stories.html) - [Activities](https://activities.sparkfuneducation.com) [Blog Home](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/) / SparkFun Education Blog [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/Activities/2019/Safe%20Box%20Lesson/image5.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/standards-aligned-activity-portal) ## [Standards-Aligned Activity Portal](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/standards-aligned-activity-portal) BY [Megan Hemmings](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-hemmings) 8/27/19 6:19 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/standards-aligned-activity-portal#comments-listing) [teaching tools](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/teaching-tools) [student projects](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/student-projects) [robotics](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/robotics) [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) [helpful information](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/helpful-information) [STEAM](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/steam) [SIK](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/sik) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) One of the top requests we receive is from educators looking for standards-aligned activities to go along with the hardware they purchase. While some products, like the SparkFun Inventor’s Kit, ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/standards-aligned-activity-portal) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/Aug%2019/fig2.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/a-simple-no-wiring-required-temperature-measurement) ## [A Simple “No-Wiring Required” Temperature Measurement](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/a-simple-no-wiring-required-temperature-measurement) BY [Eric Bogatin](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/eric-bogatin) 8/20/19 6:29 AM [4](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/a-simple-no-wiring-required-temperature-measurement#comments-listing) [Arduino](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/arduino) [teaching tools](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/teaching-tools) [getting started](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/getting-started) [helpful information](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/helpful-information) [basic circuits](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/basic-circuits) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) I teach Arduino workshops at Tinkermill, our local maker space, to members from 8 to 80 years old. Some in my workshop are retired electrical engineers with 50 years of experience and some aren’t ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/a-simple-no-wiring-required-temperature-measurement) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/Aug%2019/robot.png)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/bringing-qwiic-to-the-sparkfun-inventors-kit) ## [Bringing Qwiic to the SparkFun Inventor's Kit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/bringing-qwiic-to-the-sparkfun-inventors-kit) BY [Megan Hemmings](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-hemmings) 8/13/19 6:44 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/bringing-qwiic-to-the-sparkfun-inventors-kit#comments-listing) [Arduino](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/arduino) [teaching tools](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/teaching-tools) [SIK](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/sik) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Last week, we announced a revision for our popular SparkFun Inventor’s Kit (SIK), v4.1. While the changes made to the SIK v4.1 may seem small, we are very excited about them.... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/bringing-qwiic-to-the-sparkfun-inventors-kit) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/July%2019/bananas-on-desk.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/makey-makey-workshop-in-the-elementary-classroom-circuits-conductors-and-insulators-oh-my) ## [MaKey MaKey Workshop in the Elementary Classroom - Circuits, Conductors, and Insulators - Oh My!](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/makey-makey-workshop-in-the-elementary-classroom-circuits-conductors-and-insulators-oh-my) BY [Jahnell Pereira](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/jahnell-pereira) 8/6/19 6:43 AM [6](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/makey-makey-workshop-in-the-elementary-classroom-circuits-conductors-and-insulators-oh-my#comments-listing) [teaching tools](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/teaching-tools) [getting started](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/getting-started) [Makey Makey](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/makey-makey) [basic circuits](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/basic-circuits) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Every year, my kids beg me to put together a SparkFun activity for their classrooms. Ensuring this activity is aligned with academic goals, fun for students, and doable for me is always the challenge ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/makey-makey-workshop-in-the-elementary-classroom-circuits-conductors-and-insulators-oh-my) [![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/dwFYUshIEHgZdt2K0YkMzaLu4glzdrexQRyimVMVcba1UjJApqqeikHZVjdGAfZPxGeTRSV8lpLxqfV_RtFIWDIKdeqD1a4koTUbWAkZkVLAJRUbQKUNt1YypWVo73e_IfEuYsiQ)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/make-a-thon) ## [Make-a-Thons](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/make-a-thon) BY [Derek Runberg](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/derek-runberg) 7/30/19 6:47 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/make-a-thon#comments-listing) [Professional Development](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/professional-development) [teaching tools](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/teaching-tools) [helpful information](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/helpful-information) [Training](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/training) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Over the past three years, we have been running Make-a-Thons across the state of Oregon. From the Willamette Valley to the High Desert and many places in-between, Make-a-Thons have been making a ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/make-a-thon) [![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/sF74Pz7GJf44CGrx9feZq6csTTjmySNezQqyw_BTzKNo5s9l9PreJt_s9kQFqI42H8eII2xNuOzq1QjUnuFRlHbUqJsj_Zwo6B2j8X0sm_WpPatltX3kFPExrG2Gifd_o6b_Onun)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/microclimate-in-the-classroom) ## [micro:climate In the Classroom](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/microclimate-in-the-classroom) BY [Derek Runberg](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/derek-runberg) 7/23/19 6:17 AM [1](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/microclimate-in-the-classroom#comments-listing) [Events](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/events) [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) [weather](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/weather) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) It’s been a few weeks, but we are back from ISTE. If you missed ISTE and our workshops, don’t sweat it, we will be sharing our content in the form of blog posts so that everyone can see what we were ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/microclimate-in-the-classroom) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/July%2019/nightlight.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/moon-inspired-projects-to-celebrate-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-moon-landing) ## [Moon Inspired Projects to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/moon-inspired-projects-to-celebrate-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-moon-landing) BY [Megan Hemmings](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-hemmings) 7/16/19 6:33 AM [1](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/moon-inspired-projects-to-celebrate-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-moon-landing#comments-listing) [student projects](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/student-projects) [STEM](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/stem) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) This Saturday, July 20, marks the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. To celebrate, we searched the web for all projects moon and space related. Here are some of the favorite ones we found:... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/moon-inspired-projects-to-celebrate-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-moon-landing) [![](https://cdn.sparkfun.com/r/500-500/assets/home_page_posts/2/9/5/3/IMG_2470.JPG)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/radio-basics-with-yagi-antennas-and-open-frequencies) ## [Radio Basics with Yagi Antennas and Open Frequencies](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/radio-basics-with-yagi-antennas-and-open-frequencies) BY [Jeff Branson](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/jeff-branson) 7/9/19 6:33 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/radio-basics-with-yagi-antennas-and-open-frequencies#comments-listing) [Arduino](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/arduino) [student projects](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/student-projects) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In a recent camp that I did with the amazing BLDG61 Makerspace at the Boulder Public Library, we explored some experimental concepts with Arduino and low-cost radio frequency transmitter and receiver ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/radio-basics-with-yagi-antennas-and-open-frequencies) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/July%2019/download.png)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/robotics-on-a-budget-the-40-robot) ## [Robotics on a Budget: The $40 Robot](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/robotics-on-a-budget-the-40-robot) BY [Shelby Landsman](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/shelby-landsman) 7/2/19 6:38 AM [2](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/robotics-on-a-budget-the-40-robot#comments-listing) [robotics](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/robotics) [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) We’re all aware that schools are cracking down on budgets these days. But yet - they still want you to incorporate STEM into your classes. Well, how are you supposed to do that with little to no ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/robotics-on-a-budget-the-40-robot) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/toothbrush.png)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/cleaning-alligator-clips) ## [Cleaning Alligator Clips](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/cleaning-alligator-clips) BY [Megan Hemmings](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-hemmings) 6/25/19 6:37 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/cleaning-alligator-clips#comments-listing) [Makey Makey](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/makey-makey) [helpful information](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/helpful-information) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) A recent visit to a local classroom to teach students about conductivity using MakeyMakeys presented an unexpected problem: what is the best way to clean alligator clips?... 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