STEM projects

Physical Computing Project: Build a micro:bit Treasure Chest

Post author By Gina Russo
Post date August 9, 2025
Categories In Coding Projects, Physical Computing

This pirate’s treasure isn’t buried - it’s coded. Watch how to build a cardboard treasure chest and bring it to life with a micro:bit! Physical computing makes imagination tangible with cardboard, circuits,…

Raspberry Pi Project: Use Hershey’s Kisses as a Touch Sensor

Post author By Gina Russo
Post date March 22, 2023
Categories In Coding Projects, Physical Computing

Wire up a button (in this case, two Hershey’s Kisses) and an LED to the Raspberry Pi and write some code to respond to the Hershey’s Kisses when they touch each other. On contact, the LED will light and “on” will be...

raspberry pi connected to a breakboard and hershey kisses