RASPBERRY PI
IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
Ben Nuttall
Raspberry Pi Foundation

WHO'S THIS GUY?
Ben Nuttall
Development & Outreach
Raspberry Pi Education Team
@ben_nuttall
ben@raspberrypi.org
github.com/bennuttall

MY BACKGROUND
MMU BSc Mathematics & Computing (2011)
Worked in web/software development
Raspberry Pi advocate, community member, event organiser
STEM volunteer
Hired by Foundation late 2013

LAST YEAR

THIS YEAR

RASPBERRY PI FOUNDATION

RASPBERRY PI FOUNDATION
UK Educational Charity based in Cambridge

PROTOTYPES

RASPBERRY PI LAUNCH
29 February 2012
10, 000 in stock
2 online distributors
Both websites crashed

RASPBERRY PI LAUNCH
29 February 2012
10, 000 in stock
2 online distributors
Both websites crashed
100,000 orders on first day

COMMUNITY

3.8 MILLION SALES

EDUCATION TEAM

PICADEMY

RASPBERRY PI MODEL B+
$35 single board computer
BCM 2835 SoC
ARM11 700MHz
VideoCore IV GPU
512MB RAM
600mA power (3.0 W)

OPERATING SYSTEMS

RASPBIAN DESKTOP

SCRATCH

SONIC PI

PYTHON

MATHEMATICA

MINECRAFT PI

MINECRAFT PI

MINECRAFT PI

GPIO

GPIO

ROBOTICS

CAMERA MODULE

MICROSCOPY

TELESCOPY

£100 3D PRINTED TELESCOPE

PI IN THE SKY

PI IN THE SKY

BABBAGE THE BEAR

SPACE BABBAGE

SPACE BABBAGE

SPACE BABBAGE

SPACE BABBAGE

CAT DETECTOR

CAT DETECTOR

TWEETING BABBAGE

TWEETING BABBAGE

TWEETING BABBAGE

TWEETING BABBAGE

TWEETING BABBAGE

ENERGENIE

SOUS-VIDE COOKING

SOUS-VIDE COOKING

PI IN THE CLASSROOM

PROGRAMMING

COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

WHAT MAKES IT SO MUCH EASIER?

ABSTRACTION

LIBRARIES

ADD-ON BOARDS

TUTORIALS & DOCUMENTATION

INSPIRING PROJECTS

EASY PROJECTS MADE EASY

RASPBERRYPI.ORG

RESOURCES

EXAMPLES OF RESOURCES

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

IT'S ALL JUST HYPE

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Ben Nuttall
Development & Outreach
Raspberry Pi Education Team
@ben_nuttall
ben@raspberrypi.org
github.com/bennuttall