Laser Cutter
Our laser cutter is used to cut items out of flat material and to engrave designs into objects.
It works by using a powerful focussed laser to burn through the materaial as the computer controls the path that burn line takes across the material been cut |
3D Printers
3D printers work by building a 3D object one layer at a time. In all of our printers they work by melting plastic and then have the tool head place the melted plastic in the correct location before cooling it back into a solid again
Electronics
For our electronics work in STEM we use the Arduino ecosystem. Arduino is an open source platform that read from a range of sensors and control an range of outputs including screens motors, lights etc. Therefore it becomes a good platform for creating automated systems. There is also a very large communit around Arduino to assist along the way.
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Robotics
For our robotics in the STEM Centre we have been using the Lego EV3 kits. The body of the robot can be built from a range of beams, pins, axles, wheels and gears. The motion is created by a range of motors which are connected to a brick that is the brains of the robot. A range of sensors can also be added to respond to the environment
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Drones
Although we have a specific drone unit of work we also use drones for a range of units in STEM. There are two main types of drone we use, the Robomaster TT for indoor flying and the Dji Mini 2 for outdoors
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Data Logging
Data loggers are devices that have a range of sensors in them. The devices measure, collect and display the data of scientific experiments so that conclusions can be reached.
Pocketlab is a company that produces a range of sensors for education. Unlike traditional data loggers pocket labs have a range of sensors in them and data is streamed to an iPad via bluetooth. We have two different pocketlab devices in STEM |