Information regarding TIU STEM activities

PA STEM Pi + Phidgets

Resources

Connecting to your Pi wirelessly
Getting Started with Scratch (Visual Programming)
Physical Computing with Python (Coding)
Getting Started with Pi Camera
Magpi Magazine
Breadboard Programming Book
GPIZERO Documentation Python
SenseHat Cheatsheet
SenseHat Worksheet
Pi Camera Documentation
Paper Circuits Templates (Simple, Series, Parallel)

Project Ideas

Raspberry Pi Projects Sensing the Weather

Burning Image (Installing new OS or re-downloading OS)

  1. Download the image by going to downloads.
  2. Download Raspberry Pi Imager and install it.
  3. Take the SD card and put it into the SD card adapter
  4. Open Raspberry Pi Imager, Click on Choose OS, and scroll down to Use Custom. Select the image you downloaded from Step 1. 
  5. Select the SD card under storage

    Make sure you disconnect any other USB connected Hard Drive/USB thumb/flash drive to avoid accidentally writing over it.

  6. Click Flash.
  7. Once completed, insert the SD Card into the Pi and start up the Pi.
  8. Once Pi has booted, click on the terminal icon and type the following.
    Terminal Icon

  9. Run: sudo raspi-config.
  10. Using the keyboard arrow go to Advance Options and hit enter
  11. Select Expand Filesystem and hit enter
  12. Follow the onscreen instructions.
  13. Reboot the Raspberry Pi