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Les Pounder

Les Pounder is a freelance journalist who loves to tinker with Raspberry Pi, robots and Arduinos. He writes for print magazines and regularly writes blog posts for Element 14.

Scratch Shape Generator

Scratch Shape Generator

August 1, 2020 / 4 minutes / Electronics Articles for Kids / Les Pounder

Code to the Beat with Sonic Pi

Code to the Beat with Sonic Pi

June 2020 / 5 minutes / Electronics Articles for Kids / Intermediate / Les Pounder

Control an Arduino using Scratch

Control an Arduino using Scratch

April 2020 / 7 minutes / Electronics Articles for Kids / Intermediate / Les Pounder

Scratch Space Game

Scratch Space Game

December 2019 / 6 minutes / Intermediate / Scratch Coding Games for Kids / Les Pounder

CPX Reaction Game

CPX Reaction Game

October 2019 / 5 minutes / Electronics Articles for Kids / Intermediate / Les Pounder

Fritzing

Fritzing

August 2019 / 7 minutes / Computer Programming Projects & Puzzles for Kids / Intermediate / Les Pounder

Tinkercad Circuits

Tinkercad Circuits

June 2019 / 8 minutes / Electronics Articles for Kids / Intermediate / Les Pounder

Clap Controlled Night Light

Clap Controlled Night Light

April 2019 / 6 minutes / Electronics Articles for Kids / Intermediate / Les Pounder

Cardboard Circuits

Cardboard Circuits

February 2019 / 8 minutes / Electronics Articles for Kids / Intermediate / Les Pounder

Test Your Nerves

Test Your Nerves

December 2018 / 7 minutes / Beginner / Electronics Articles for Kids / Les Pounder

Rock Paper Scissors

Rock Paper Scissors

October 2018 / 9 minutes / Advanced / Electronics Articles for Kids / Les Pounder

Edublocks

Edublocks

August 2018 / 6 minutes / Advanced / Electronics Articles for Kids / Les Pounder

Sith Detector

Sith Detector

June 2018 / 7 minutes / Advanced / Electronics Articles for Kids / Les Pounder

Laser Burglar Alarm

Laser Burglar Alarm

April 2018 / 5 minutes / Advanced / Electronics Articles for Kids / Intermediate / Les Pounder

DIY Echo Home Speaker

DIY Echo Home Speaker

April 2018 / 8 minutes / Advanced / Electronics Articles for Kids / Intermediate / Les Pounder

Hack Your Own Operation Game

Hack Your Own Operation Game

February 2018 / 7 minutes / Electronics Articles for Kids / Intermediate / Les Pounder

See the Light!

See the Light!

December 2017 / 7 minutes / Computer Programming Projects & Puzzles for Kids / Electronics Articles for Kids / Intermediate / Les Pounder

Thirsty Plants Love micro:bit!

Thirsty Plants Love micro:bit!

October 2017 / 7 minutes / Advanced / Computer Programming Projects & Puzzles for Kids / Intermediate / Les Pounder

What’s a micro:bit?

What’s a micro:bit?

August 2017 / 9 minutes / Advanced / Computer Programming Projects & Puzzles for Kids / Les Pounder

Build an Electronic Sorting Hat

Build an Electronic Sorting Hat

June 1, 2017 / 6 minutes / Computer Programming Projects & Puzzles for Kids / Les Pounder

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I sent two emails a week with links to STEM/STEAM articles, news, and resources for kids, parents, teachers, librarians. My goal was to help educate, inspire, and amuse.

30 STEM Links was the natural evolution of a kids STEM computing magazine that I published for 11 years in print and online. It was called beanz magazine. This website has both the 11 years of magazine content and the one year of email newsletter content.

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beanz Magazine Testimonials

"I love beanz because it's got a lot of coding stuff and I want to try coding as a career. Also, it's got Scratch tips the books won't teach you."

— Lillian in Virginia

"As a former teacher turned homeschooling parent, I LOVE (love, love!) when cross-curricular learning takes place. Each of the projects and ideas included in beanz require a child to employ cross-curricular skills. A child isn't simply coding or creating a Roblox account. Kids are using math, science, art, or critical thinking."

— A Parent