Science and technology

Raspberry Pi controlled Christmas Lighting including NeoPixels and RGB Matrix LED display

This video explains about the Christmas lighting display I have at my house and how it's controlled using 3 Raspberry Pi computers. Two of these are automated, but one does require manual intervention to turn it on and off. There ...

Creating practical science lessons for home schooling during Covid-19 lockdown

As a STEM ambassador, I've done quite a lot of practical science lessons with my children and primary age school children. There are lots of science books that you can get full of experiments that you can do at home. ...

PyconUK 2016 - Sending secret messages with a micro:bit

Another year and another Pycon UK. For 2016 the UK's community Python Conference was held in Cardiff, Wales. It's also the fourth year that they've included a special Children's day on the Saturday. This included a day of kids coding ...

High Altitude Ballooning at the National Space Centre

We visited the education day on PyconUK again this year (read about last years PyconUK Kids education day). It's a great day for children to get excited about programming and this year electronics as well.Another new feature of this years ...

Day out at the Big Bang Fair at the NEC - including #Error404

The Big Bang fair is a free STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) event aimed at children aged from 7 to 19. It's an annual event and I first attended the Big Bang Science Fair last year - Big Bang ...

• Raspberry Pi 2 - New 1GB quad-core $35 computer
• Malvern Festival of Innovation
• Day out at special kids event at PyCon UK 2014
• Bletchley Park and The National Museum of Computing
• Turn a wet bank holiday into a fun science day
• Young scientists - The Mentos fountain challenge
• Day out at the Big Bang Science Technology Engineering and Maths Fair
• Flambards Theme Park, Museum and Science Centre
• Raspberry Jam at PyCon UK 2013
• Help Your Kids with Science - Book
• ThinkTank Science Museum, Millenium Point in Birmingham
• Gaydon Motor Museum - Under the skin exhibition
• Magna - Earth, Fire, Water, Air - Science Adventure Centre in a Sheffield Steel Factory
• Midland Air Museum
• National Space Centre in Leicestershire
• Royal Air Force Museum at RAF Cosford