What is a BreadBoard? How do we use it?

Breadboards let us make temporary electrical

connections between components so that we can
test circuits before we permanently solder them
together. This whole class will be done on a
breadboard so we can reuse components and make
quick changes to a circuit.

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Breadboards have rows of holes that you can plug wires or other electrical components into.
Some of these holes are electrically connected to each other through metal strips on the
underside of the breadboard. Here's how the connections work:

Look at the way we will connect Arduino to a simple LED (Light Emitting Diode) and the
way we can represent it

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