STEM Device Dashboard - Kane County Wildfire Tracker

Simple to Start

Even kindergarteners can help collect weather data!

Teamwork Rocks

Ask friends, family, or teachers to help you build it!

Classes on weather IoT devices available! Contact Carousel.inc for training.

You're a Hero

Your weather data helps keep everyone safe!

Easy Steps to Build Your Weather Hero Station!

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Get Your Supplies (Ask a grown-up to help!)

Mini Computer
Raspberry Pi or Arduino

Temperature Sensor
DHT22 or similar

Wires & Breadboard
To connect everything

LED Light
To show it's working!

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Connect Your Sensor (Like puzzle pieces!)

🔴 Red wire goes to Power (3.3V)

⚫ Black wire goes to Ground (GND)

🔵 Data wire goes to Pin 2

⚠️ Safety First! Always ask an adult to help with wiring!

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Get Your Secret Password (API Key)

Ask your teacher for a special "API Key" - it's like a secret password that lets your weather station talk to our website!

Example: student_awesome_scientist_2025

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Copy the Magic Code!

This "magic spell" (Python code) tells your weather station how to send data to our website:

Copy the code below

Change "Your Name" to your real name

Change "Your School" to your school name

Put in your API key from Step 3

# This is your weather station's magic spell! import time # Your information (change these!) MY_NAME = "Tommy Thompson" MY_SCHOOL = "Your School Here" MY_API_KEY = "Ask teacher for this!" # This function sends weather data def send_my_weather_data(): print("Sending weather data to help protect families!") # Temperature and humidity code goes here print("✅ Data sent successfully!") # Run this every 10 minutes while True: send_my_weather_data() time.sleep(600) # Wait 10 minutes

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Test Your Weather Hero!

✅ Does the LED light turn on?

✅ Can you see temperature numbers?

✅ Does it send data to our website?

✅ Is your name showing up on the dashboard?

Congratulations! You're now a Weather Hero protecting your community!

📚 Quick Reference for Young Scientists

🌡️ Temperature: How hot or cold (in Celsius)

💧 Humidity: How much water is in the air (0-100%)

📍 Location: Where your station is (latitude & longitude)

⏰ Timestamp: When you took the measurement

🚀 Ready to Start Your Science Adventure? 🚀

Don't worry if this looks complicated - you're smarter than you think! Every professional scientist started by learning one step at a time.

Need help getting started? Ask your teacher for a special API key - it's like a secret password that lets your device talk to our system!

📖 Read the Kid-Friendly Setup Guide!

🚀 Explore Student Innovations Hub! 🌟

Discover how young scientists are changing the world, one weather station at a time!

Young Scientists Dashboard

You're Helping Protect Our Community!

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Where Our Young Scientists Are Helping! 🗺️

Our Amazing Science Team! (3 helpers)

How to Build Your Weather Helper!

You Can Make a Real Difference!