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Build a Computer from Scratch

A 20-week project: teams build a working 8-bit computer on breadboards from logic gates. Cross-STEM transfer across 5 disciplines. Inspired by Ben Eater.

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Build a Computer from Scratch

A 20-week project: teams build a working 8-bit computer on breadboards from logic gates. Cross-STEM transfer across 5 disciplines. Inspired by Ben Eater.

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Build working 8-bit computer

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Encounter 5 STEM disciplines

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STEM Bridge Moments

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Collaborative debugging

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Public exhibition

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Computer is a STEM artifact

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Transfer requires explicit bridging

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The computer is the assessment

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Debugging IS the learning