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1. Pick up each component and examine it closely.

2. Refer to the video and identify each of the components as one of the following:

  • Arduino board
  • Breadboard (with red, blue, and black highlights)
  • Resistor
  • LED
  • Red and black wire
  • USB cable
  • Computer/Laptop
  • Pencil
  • Paper
  • Red, black, and blue markers
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Troubleshooting
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Breadboard is not colored

  1. Use a red, black, and blue permanent marker to highlight 3 separate rows

There’s a wire stuck in the Arduino

  1. Teacher can carefully use a box cutter or pliers to get it out
  2. Or, replace the Arduino 
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  1. This is a chance for the students to explore what the different components feel like.
  2. Ask students to identify the different components out loud with their partner(s).
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