--- title: SparkFun Education Blog | student projects description: student projects | Maker Education Blog --- [![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/Microbit-Cardboard-LEGO%20mash-up%20vehicle.jpeg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/microbit-and-lego-cardboard-mash-up-vehicles) ## [micro:bit and LEGO Cardboard Mash-Up Vehicles](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/microbit-and-lego-cardboard-mash-up-vehicles) BY [Peter Hanson](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/peter-hanson) 12/3/19 6:26 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/microbit-and-lego-cardboard-mash-up-vehicles#comments-listing) [student projects](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/student-projects) [Guest Post](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/guest-post) [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) I've written a few posts about using micro:bit in my classroom. However, as the semester wore on, I could tell the kids were getting a bit bored learning new code for the micro:bit and building ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/microbit-and-lego-cardboard-mash-up-vehicles) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/Creating%20a%20Controller%20for%20a%20Microbit%20Game-5.jpeg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/creating-a-controller-for-a-microbit-game) ## [Creating a Controller for a micro:bit Game](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/creating-a-controller-for-a-microbit-game) BY [Peter Hanson](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/peter-hanson) 11/19/19 6:49 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/creating-a-controller-for-a-microbit-game#comments-listing) [student projects](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/student-projects) [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) My students enjoy playing a micro:bit-based game I help them code, but this year I wanted to extend the learning by having them create a controller for the game.... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/creating-a-controller-for-a-microbit-game) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/Sept%2019/Afternoon%20work-%20VR.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/wearable-sensors-for-balance-and-movement-summer-school) ## [Wearable Sensors for Balance and Movement Summer School](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/wearable-sensors-for-balance-and-movement-summer-school) BY [Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/dr-jean-sébastien-blouin) 9/17/19 6:42 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/wearable-sensors-for-balance-and-movement-summer-school#comments-listing) [Events](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/events) [student projects](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/student-projects) [e-textiles](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/e-textiles) [Guest Post](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/guest-post) [Community Partnership Program](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/community-partnership-program) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) From August 12th to August 16th the Origins of Balance Deficit and Falls Research Cluster hosted its first Summer School on Wearable Sensors for Balance & Movement. The event was organized by ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/wearable-sensors-for-balance-and-movement-summer-school) [![](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/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/May%2019/coralreefproject.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/environmental-awareness-through-steam) ## [Bringing Awareness to Environmental Issues Through STEAM](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/environmental-awareness-through-steam) BY [Shane Diller](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/shane-diller) 5/7/19 6:31 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/environmental-awareness-through-steam#comments-listing) [Arduino](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/arduino) [teaching tools](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/teaching-tools) [student projects](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/student-projects) [Guest Post](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/guest-post) [programming](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/programming) [STEAM](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/steam) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) How do you bring awareness to issues that you are passionate about? Do you make a flyer? Stand outside with signs? Donate to organizations that you care about? How about art? How about combining art ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/environmental-awareness-through-steam) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/Feb%2019/20160318_101209.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/a-low-cost-simulator-to-teach-cpr) ## [A Low Cost Simulator to teach CPR](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/a-low-cost-simulator-to-teach-cpr) BY [Mrinali P. Kesavadas](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/mrinali-p-kesavadas) 2/12/19 6:38 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/a-low-cost-simulator-to-teach-cpr#comments-listing) [student projects](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/student-projects) [helpful information](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/helpful-information) [STEM](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/stem) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) My work on CPR was motivated by my personal experience. When I was eleven or twelve years old, my dad told me that he lost his father when he was around my age. This surprised me because it never ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/a-low-cost-simulator-to-teach-cpr) [![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/2b-6rxAm3oEpIVo5-CcfBOYWKzR8LgON5teFDRt9CfbP2sa6pY_YbXEvDVn6q_o5nBw2qhl6t8envDRwdoTXfO04rbWW7FH99oLVhDtYfYr7Sgh793OjqpSAkcw1otM6uLcl9jfG)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/light-up-valentine-cards-blog) ## [Light-Up Valentine Card Activity](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/light-up-valentine-cards-blog) BY [Maya Kleinbort](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/maya-kleinbort) 2/4/19 6:33 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/light-up-valentine-cards-blog#comments-listing) [paper circuits](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/paper-circuits) [student projects](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/student-projects) [basic circuits](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/basic-circuits) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Light up your love with paper circuits this Valentine’s Day - no soldering required! This tutorial will guide you through how to create simple paper circuitry using only copper tape, a coin cell ... 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