Inventioneering with Microcontroller
Learn the fundamentals of microcontrollers and how to apply them in real-world projects. In this Science Live lesson, Dr. Roger Billings and his team break down the basics in a clear, beginner-friendly way, showing how microcontrollers work and how they can be used in your own inventioneering ideas.
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About DrB
Dr. Roger Billings is a visionary innovator whose work has touched the lives of millions of students and transformed the landscape of education. Widely known as “DrB” to the countless kids who benefit from his groundbreaking Acellus learning system, Dr. Billings has dedicated his life to advancing education through technology.
As part of DrB’s lifelong commitment to supporting education, Science LIVE was launched as a way to “give back” by mentoring students in conjunction with the Roger Billings Scholarship Program.
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I’d love to see an Arduino in the Acellus Shop!
The chatgpt giving you 2 different answers scared me I need to do more research😭but the plant counting numbers was so interesting and smart!! Never knew plants could be intelligent! Looking forward the next live :]
Please, please, please add a microcontroller to the Gold store. Also where can we get the GoldKey plug in? I’ve looked everywhere but can’t find where to purchase.
I agree that we need an Acellus Computer Board in the store. It could be called Acelboard?
I love all those inventions that the kids made with all the sensors
Love from Connecticut!!!
When you said that the Arduino Uno runs at 16 megahertz, did you mean the memory, or any other specific component?
Acellus is the best!!!
Favorite time of the week is watching these lives.
Hello from South Carolina!
wow we could make many cool things using the microcontroller.
Hi from Virginia!!!!!
excited for the hydrogen car!
I agree with adding the microcontroller thing to the acells gold shop.
I look forward to Science live every Wednesday.
Learning about touch me not plants was pretty cool.
You can name it BB for Billings Board.
How long did it take for Massimo Banzi to create The Arduino? Also, yes, we should put one in the Gold store!
I liked the r51 part of this weeks video!
Its great learning about a technology thought leader and innovator, as he draws from his diverse range of life experiences, inspiring students of all ages to love science and to understand the value of education in empowering their life missions.
Hey Roger Billings could you make a science live about biofuel and compare it to hydrogen as a fuel source.
WE LOVE ACELLUS!!
Count me in!
Acellus is so much fun
I loved this live and can’t wait till the next one. Thank you for making them.
Learning about inventioneering was so cool
The plants counting experiment was interesting.
Ethan is close to end of 7th grade. we love your program and look forward to 8th grade.
Learning about how the Arduino works was so cool!
Yess, do it! I know that would be so fun and exciting, even if I can’t be there!
todays live was so interesting thank you Roger billing’s!!
There are so many neat inventions that can be made with an Arduino.
Learning about how the Arduino works was so cool!
That plant is really cool.
I look forward to Spotlight on Technology. I love learning new things every episode.
i love science live!!!
i hope you do to!?!?!
I never heard of the Touch-Me-Not plant. I think they’re really cool. I wonder where they grow, where they are native to.
the proteges today was funny
Plants are so amazing!
Name it the Acellus board! I love science live. I think you should add the Arduino. Why does AI give different answers?
I enjoyed this weeks science live.
I enjoy watching these each week. It’s always so fascinating at the new things we learn.
Yes 👍 we should totally have a microcontroller in the Acellus Gold Store!
i am so happy i joined this program it has taught me so much
your science lives are amazing thank you !!!!!
Plants are so interesting!
The Touch me Not plant is interesting! If plants are learning on a cellular level, who is to say they aren’t smart?
It would be amazing if Dr. John could broadcast from San Francisco.
Great science live today can’t wait for the next!
I thought that the video was interesting.
Why have we only just now just descovered that plants can count
I love science live so much, I can’t wait to watch this episode!
hey everyone!! how was everybody’s day been so far?
I liked the Legos
Yess, do it!! I will love to hear about it, even if I can’t come!
I think the circuit board should be named “The Billboard 51”
the protégés Lego battle was so funny 😆
Love the Inventioneering Club, they are very fun playing with legos
I think that having a micro controller in the store is a great idea.
Hello hello! From Alabama!
I like r51 🙂
I like the dad jokes
I love watching Science Live, here from Texas!
I liked watching inventioneering part.
The new math teacher seems really nice.
I love watching Science Live!
Wednesday is my favorite day!!
I found the creation of the Arduino board quite fascinating!
Happy anniversary to the hydrogen car!!
Would love to see that car! Great LIVE!
I can’t wait until I invent something!
I love science live. It is the best part of my day.
I can’t wait to visit the Acellus campus. It is an awesome place. Acellus World is going to be a great time to visit this year.
I thought it was really cool when they talked about the plants and how when you touch them they would curl up to protect themselves.
The science live was wonderful!
This is so awesome the brains in these people that allowed them to make Acellus is crazy!
I love Science Live. It makes me was to do some the the things that’s you guys do.
Science is amazing!!!
hello from florida
i liked today’s area 51 segment
ME! Also, Happy Anniversary!
The plant is kind of like a Venus fly trap, and I am going to miss Dr john.
The Italian accent😂🤣.Hello from Utah👋👋👋👋👋.science live is the best .
Dr. John how did the plants close?
Yes!!! Add it to the store!
I really enjoyed this scince live! Thank you so much! See you next week!
I LOVED THIS EPIDODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the best episode I’ve seen yet!
Thank you for another fascinating science live! Can’t wait until next week!
At first some of this confused me but you guys give awesome explanations, thank you!
Hello from Texas!!
I really love learning about touch me not.
I think that it would be very helpful and convenient if you decide to put the Arduino board in the store. Also i think that your awesome.God bless you Dr. B
Acellus is amazing
Hello from Idaho
Science live is the best!!!!
I LOVE SCIENCE LIVEEEEEE
This week was so fun!!!! 😊
meeeeeee acellus is the best I love ittttttttttt 🙂
Acellus world sounds very fun and cool. I have some of those plants in my house.
I like coding and I like the coding guy!!!!!!
It’s like the plant can think 😮
that’s very interesting
Great experience exploring inventioneering with microcontrollers!
Always love these episodes!!
Good luck to John!
I like the part when R51 is gonna show us some thing?
I liked the EDUCATOR part.
Acellus is the best!!!!!!!!!!
That’s honestly terrifying that ChatGPT can’t always accurately answer our questions. Especially with how many people rely on it to research.
Acellus is awesome😁😁
R51 always funny
Hello from Tennessee! I love watching the science lives every week, I look forward to them to learn more about Acellus and science!
I love how difficult topics are explained so easily.
Hello from California! R51 was as hilarious as ever!
I love bacon haha
Hi from Michigan! Happy Anniversary!
I love r51
these are the only feet I have.
I love David and Caleb talk they are so hilarious
i want that arm building kit so bad
YES!!! LET’S DO IT!!😁😁😁
Seeing a hrydogen car would be amazing
Love the way you guys make science lives!!!
I always love seeing R-51 and The Proteges!! I think seeing the hydrogen car would be amazing to see!!
Heyy from Virginia
I still think its crazy how many things an Arduino can do for how simple it is.
hello from Washington!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Heyy from Virginia!
that’s a good fish feeder
I love Acellus! And I love Science Live!😁🧪📚
Wow I never knew plants 🌱 could count;)
I can’t believe it’s the 60 th aniversery for the hydrogen car!
Hello from Alabama.
I like the micro-controller board idea.
how do cells change shape??
Sounds like a perfect item for the store!
It is amazing that the hydrogen car still works.
Science Live is the best!
congrats on the 60th anniversary of the car
hello from Connecticut
I liked the plant that opens and shuts
I’m so excited because yesterday I finished my language arts course, which means I finished 5th grade and now I’m in 6th!!!!!!!! Thank you so much Acellus I’m so happy I can start 6th grade!
I wanna go to acellus world!!!
The fact that plants can count is pretty cool
ACELLUS IS LIKE THE BEST I LOVE IT.
I live close to Branson, MO!
Watching a meeting in San Francisco would be really cool!
Happy Anniversary!
I watched this science live and loved it. Can’t wait to see the next one!!!
I am so excited to get a shirt from the store with my points soon.
In this video I learned about Massimo Banzi.
I loved the r 51
Acellus rocks! Thanks for another great (and hilarious) episode! I have an idea – could Acellus have classes in Anatomy for human and animal sciences? I love vet med and I am taking Medical Terminology currently to expose myself to medical terms, but it would be amazing to have veterinary classes!!!!!
I LOVE ACELLUS🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
Thank you Dr Billings.
how does the plant know when it needs to get ready for the sunlight?
Great episode! See you next week.
Microcontrollers look like small motherboards
Happy anniversary for the hydrogen car too
Hello from Utah I really enjoyed this episode!
I am probably going to watch Acellus world live this year.
Yes, I would like to see an ‘arduino’ in the shop with also instruction videos of things we can build to get started.
The robot claw demonstration with the castles was really fun! Keep it up, Acellus!
Thank you Dr. Billings!
Entertaining as always!
I think that would be a great idea adding a micro controller to the gold store!!
this is a great community
How do the plants count? How did R-51 walk away and the lights turned off and walked back and the lights turned back on?
I like how to study with Acellus. Motivates me to have better study habits and also excited for new classes.
It was so cool when they played with the Claw.
Hello from Tennessee
I think the tickle me plant is really cool
This science live was great!
I enjoyed learning about the Arduino board
I have been on a roller coaster once, it was really fun!