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1What AI and Robots Are
- 1.1 Machines that sense, think and act
- 1.2 What artificial intelligence can and cannot do
- 1.3 Robots and AI around us in Nigeria
- 1.4 How engineers work
- 1.5 Project: spotting AI in your day
Take the Chapter 1 assessment
2Solving Problems with Algorithms
- 2.1 What an algorithm is
- 2.2 Flowcharts and pseudocode
- 2.3 Decisions and repetition
- 2.4 Searching and sorting by hand
- 2.5 Project: an algorithm for a school task
Take the Chapter 2 assessment
3Python from the Beginning
- 3.1 Setting up Python
- 3.2 Values, variables and types
- 3.3 Input, output and arithmetic
- 3.4 Making decisions with if
- 3.5 Repeating with loops
- 3.6 Project: a quiz game
Take the Chapter 3 assessment
4Lists, Functions and Files in Python
- 4.1 Lists and loops over lists
- 4.2 Writing your own functions
- 4.3 Dictionaries for records
- 4.4 Reading and writing files
- 4.5 Project: a class results manager
Take the Chapter 4 assessment
5Electricity You Can Build With
- 5.1 Charge, current and voltage
- 5.2 Resistance and Ohm's law
- 5.3 Power and energy
- 5.4 Series and parallel circuits
- 5.5 Electrical safety
- 5.6 Project: planning a torch circuit
Take the Chapter 5 assessment
6Circuits on a Breadboard
- 6.1 Components and their symbols
- 6.2 Using a breadboard
- 6.3 LEDs and current-limiting resistors
- 6.4 Switches and push buttons
- 6.5 Measuring with a multimeter
- 6.6 Project: a traffic light circuit
Take the Chapter 6 assessment
7Your First Arduino Programs
- 7.1 Meet the Arduino
- 7.2 Blinking an LED
- 7.3 Reading a button
- 7.4 Analogue inputs and outputs
- 7.5 Project: a reaction-time game
Take the Chapter 7 assessment
8Sketching and 3D Design
- 8.1 Sketching ideas
- 8.2 Dimensions and scale drawings
- 8.3 3D design with Tinkercad
- 8.4 From design to object: 3D printing and laser cutting
- 8.5 Project: a phone stand
Take the Chapter 8 assessment
9Sensors: How Machines Feel the World
- 9.1 What a sensor does
- 9.2 Light and temperature sensors
- 9.3 Measuring distance with ultrasound
- 9.4 Calibrating a sensor
- 9.5 Project: an automatic night light
Take the Chapter 9 assessment
10Motors, Gears and Motion
- 10.1 DC motors and how they work
- 10.2 Controlling motors with a driver
- 10.3 Servo and stepper motors
- 10.4 Gears, speed and turning force
- 10.5 Project: a moving flag
Take the Chapter 10 assessment
11Building a Line-Following Robot
- 11.1 How a line follower works
- 11.2 Building the chassis
- 11.3 Wiring the sensors and motors
- 11.4 Programming the robot
- 11.5 Testing and improving
- 11.6 Project: a line-following race
Take the Chapter 11 assessment
12Data, Graphs and Statistics with Python
- 12.1 Collecting data
- 12.2 Mean, median, mode and range
- 12.3 Drawing graphs with Python
- 12.4 Spreadsheets for experiments
- 12.5 Project: a weather diary
Take the Chapter 12 assessment
13Coordinates, Angles and Vectors for Robots
- 13.1 Coordinates on a grid
- 13.2 Angles and turning
- 13.3 Distance and direction
- 13.4 Trigonometry for moving robots
- 13.5 Project: drawing with a robot
Take the Chapter 13 assessment
14Connected Devices and the Internet of Things
- 14.1 What the Internet of Things is
- 14.2 Meet the ESP32
- 14.3 Sending data over Wi-Fi
- 14.4 Showing data on a web page
- 14.5 Project: a school weather station
Take the Chapter 14 assessment
15Batteries, Power and Safe Building
- 15.1 Types of batteries
- 15.2 How long will it run?
- 15.3 Solar power for projects
- 15.4 Safe workshop habits
- 15.5 Project: a solar-powered sensor
Take the Chapter 15 assessment
16Ethics, Safety and Privacy for Young Makers
- 16.1 Technology that helps and harms
- 16.2 Privacy and personal data
- 16.3 Fairness and bias
- 16.4 Staying safe online
- 16.5 Project: a code of conduct for your club
Take the Chapter 16 assessment
17Learning from Data
- 17.1 What it means for a machine to learn
- 17.2 Examples, features and labels
- 17.3 Training and testing
- 17.4 Measuring how good a model is
- 17.5 Project: predicting exam scores
Take the Chapter 17 assessment
18Your First Classifier
- 18.1 Nearest neighbours by hand
- 18.2 Nearest neighbours in Python
- 18.3 Decision trees
- 18.4 When models make mistakes
- 18.5 Project: a fruit sorter
Take the Chapter 18 assessment
19Teaching Computers to See
- 19.1 Images as numbers
- 19.2 Simple image processing
- 19.3 Training an image model without code
- 19.4 Image models in Python
- 19.5 Project: a plant health checker
Take the Chapter 19 assessment
20Teaching Computers to Listen and Read
- 20.1 Sound as numbers
- 20.2 Recognising spoken words
- 20.3 Words as numbers
- 20.4 Sorting messages by meaning
- 20.5 Project: a voice-controlled light
Take the Chapter 20 assessment
21Working with AI Tools Well
- 21.1 How chatbots work
- 21.2 Writing good prompts
- 21.3 Checking what AI tells you
- 21.4 Using AI honestly in school
- 21.5 Project: an AI study partner
Take the Chapter 21 assessment
22From Problem to Product
- 22.1 Finding a real problem
- 22.2 Designing a solution
- 22.3 Planning and building
- 22.4 Testing with real users
- 22.5 Project: your final project
Take the Chapter 22 assessment
23Presenting Your Work
- 23.1 Writing a project report
- 23.2 Making a poster
- 23.3 Giving a talk and a demonstration
- 23.4 Science fairs and competitions
- 23.5 Project: a five-minute pitch
Take the Chapter 23 assessment
24Pathways: University, Careers and RAIN
- 24.1 Careers in AI and robotics
- 24.2 University courses that lead there
- 24.3 Building a portfolio while in school
- 24.4 The RAIN programmes and certification
- 24.5 Project: your three-year plan
Take the Chapter 24 assessment
RAIN