Force of Gravity

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Overview This resource is an experiential demonstration of the force of gravity. The force of gravity is what keeps our feet on the ground. We are all accelerating at around 9.8 metres per second per second towards the center of the earth. We can see this acceleration on the Kookaberry’s screen when resting vertically on a horizontal surface and running …

Introduction to digital systems

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This Tutorial describes a digital system and uses the Kookaberry STEM platform to illustrate its fundamental principles What is a digital system? Digital systems receive information from Input devices such as a mouse, motion detector, microphone, or steering wheel, and make decisions (Processing) about what to do with the information depending on the circumstances. The decisions are transmitted to Output …

Data Logging

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Data logging and on-board storage of the data being measured is a unique feature of the Kookaberry. In this tutorial the LightMe app will be used  to measure the level of ambient light over time. The measured values will then be uploaded to a computer and displayed as a graph in an Excel spreadsheet. Changing the data logging frequency First …