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In part two of our series on electronics for beginners, we are going to be spending 10 weeks building beginner electronics projects themed around the great outdoors. If you want to follow along and make the gadgets for yourself, you will need a bit of kit. Some of it you might have lying around already (especially if you followed along with the first series). But if you don’t, and want to get ahead and have your materials ready, here is a full list of what you will need:

Week 1: Plant communication 1Ìý

µþµþ°äÌý (includes battery and USB cable for programming theÌýmicro:bit)

(resistive kind)

Week 2: Plant communication 2Ìý

If you have the parts from the previous project, you have everything you need.

Week 3: Plant communication 3Ìý

(8mm flexible plastic tube worked for me)

Week 4: Wildlife cameraÌý

Old smartphone

Stand

Week 5: PestÌýscarerÌý

Kitchen foil

Soft sponges

Thin plastic document folder (something like )

Tupperware orÌýotherÌýsealable waterproof container

Week 6: BBQ thermometerÌý

Resistors – 1×4700ÌýohmÌýand 1×470 ohm ( has both)

Old wire coat hanger

Week 7: Rain alarmÌý

Old CD case

Copper tape (ideally )

(Tupperware/wire)

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Week 8: Weather stationÌý

SecondÌýmicro:bitÌýand battery

(Tupperware/waterproof container)

Weeks 9 & 10: Remote control bird feeder 1Ìýand 2

Empty large plastic drinks bottle

Cardboard

Zip ties

Zip

(glue)

NutsÌý(the edible kind)

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