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Build Your Own Automatic Night Light

Discipline: Electronics & IoT Level: Foundation Industry: Electronics Function: Engineering Team: up to 3 Assessment: 5 milestones (100 marks)

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What you'll build: Make a simple night light that turns on automatically when it gets dark, using a light sensor (LDR) and a basic microcontroller like Arduino.

Why it's a good starter: This project is approachable-even if you're new to electronics. It uses easy-to-find parts and focuses on one main idea: sensing and reacting to light levels.

What you'll learn: You'll connect and code a sensor, control a light, and see your code make things happen in the real world. You'll get comfortable with circuits, sensors, and microcontroller basics!

Milestones
1. Setup & Plan
10 marks 5d
Submit a photo of your collected components and a short paragraph outlining your plan (which Arduino, which sensor, your goal). You should have all materials and a simple wiring diagram sketched. This proves you're ready to begin.
2. Connect the LDR & Read Sensor Values
30 marks 10d
Submit a photo of your breadboarded circuit with the LDR wired to the Arduino, plus screenshots of serial monitor outputs showing changing sensor values when you cover/uncover the LDR. The core sensor setup works.
3. Control the Light Automatically
30 marks 12d
Submit your Arduino code and a video showing the LED turning on when it's dark and off when it's bright. The main automatic night light feature is working reliably.
4. Testing & Polish
15 marks 14d
Submit a short checklist of tests (e.g., does it work in different rooms/light levels?), a photo of your final tidy circuit, and note any adjustments made for reliability. The project is neat and stable.
5. Demo & Short Report
15 marks 14d
Submit a 1-minute video demo (explain and show the working project) and a short (half-page) report describing what you learned and any challenges. The project is complete and clearly explained.
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Skills you'll learn
Electronics & IoTWiring a basic electronic circuit on a breadboardUsing a Light Dependent Resistor (LDR) as a sensorWriting and uploading simple Arduino codeControlling an LED based on sensor inputTroubleshooting simple hardware and code issues
Tools used
Arduino IDE (free software)Arduino Uno (or compatible board)Breadboard and jumper wiresLight Dependent Resistor (LDR)LED and basic resistors
Prerequisites
Basic programming concepts (loopsif statements)School-level maths (simple calculations)
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