Basic Electronics for Tomorrow's Inventors

Learn about electronics with fun experiments and projects Created in partnership with Thames & Kosmos, *Basic Electronics for Tomorrow's Inventors* introduces you to essential electronics concepts through fun, do-it-yourself projects. You'll get tips for setting up your home workbench, safely handling materials, and creating a variety of entertaining gadgets. All of the projects and experiments use inexpensive, readily available electronic components and different types of breadboard, which creates a plug-and-play environment for you to build electronic circuits--no soldering required!

** *Inside you'll find: * **

** *Things You'll Need* **--lists of all the electronic components and equipment required for each experiment

** *A Circuit Diagram* **--shows how each of the electronic components are connected to produce the experiment

** *How the Circuit Works* **--identifies the building blocks used to make the circuit and helps you read circuit diagrams

** *Breadboard Layout* **--close-up photographs that guide you in building each electronic circuit

** *Time to Experiment* **--explains how to get your experiment working

** *Step-by-step projects include: * **

*Phone experiments*

Make an LED light up

Make an LED flash

Create colors with an RGB LED

Build a working telephone

*Dashboard experiments*

Create indicator lights

Build a temperature sensor

Make an electronic horn

Set up a water sensor

*Security experiments*

Design a basic alarm circuit

Make a pressure-sensitive mat

Create a touch-activated alarm

Build an electronic security keypad

Make a reading light that switches on when it goes dark

*Electronic game experiments*

Create a random number generator

Flip an electronic coin

Get ready for infrared target practice

Build a sound-effects generator