diff --git a/docs/projects/step-counter.md b/docs/projects/step-counter.md
index e5cb9a7d..2499ec92 100644
--- a/docs/projects/step-counter.md
+++ b/docs/projects/step-counter.md
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 ![A @boardname@ attached on a foot](/static/mb/projects/step-counter.png)
 
-This project turns the @boardname@ into a simple step-counter.
-Each **shake** event increment a **counter** variable.
+This project turns the @boardname@ into a simple step counter. A step counter is also known as a pedometer. Each **shake** event increments a **counter** variable. The step count is displayed on the LEDs.
 
 ## ~ hint
 
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ If you built a watch in the [make](/projects/watch/make) portion of the of the [
 
 ## A counter
 
-To build a counter, we will need a variable to store the number of steps.
+To build a counter, we'll need a variable to store the number of steps.
 
 ```blocks
 let step = 0
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ step = 0
 
 ## Detecting a step
 
-Assuming you attach the @boardname@ to your foot, it will get shaken up when do a step. We can use the ``||input:on shake||`` event to detect a step (it should work most of the time). Let's add the code to increment ``step`` by 1 when @boardname@ is shaken.
+Assuming you attach the @boardname@ to your foot or ankle, it will get shaken  when you take a step. We can use the ``||input:on shake||`` event to detect a step (it should notice a step most of the time). Let's add the code to increment ``step`` by `1` when the @boardname@ is shaken.
 
 ```blocks
 let step = 0
@@ -34,8 +33,7 @@ step = 0
 
 ## How many steps so far?
 
-We want to see the number of steps at all time. In a ``||basic:forever||`` loop,
-we add a ``||basic:show number||`` block to display the value of ``step``.
+We want to always see how many steps were counted. In a ``||basic:forever||`` loop, we add a ``||basic:show number||`` block to display the value of ``step``.
 
 ```blocks
 let step = 0
@@ -50,9 +48,7 @@ step = 0
 
 ## Display lag
 
-Did you notice there is a lag in the display of steps? 
-This is because the ``step`` value can change **while** the @boardname@ is displaying a number.
-To remove the lag, add ``||led:stop animation||`` after changing the value of ``step``.
+Did you notice there is a lag, or delay, in the display of steps? This is because the ``step`` value can change **while** the @boardname@ is displaying a number. To remove the lag, add ``||led:stop animation||`` after changing the value of ``step``.
 
 ```blocks
 let step = 0
diff --git a/docs/projects/stopwatch.md b/docs/projects/stopwatch.md
index 4f8193ab..990c1e44 100644
--- a/docs/projects/stopwatch.md
+++ b/docs/projects/stopwatch.md
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ This is the _rough_ outline of the code:
 
 >When a user presses **A**, we start by determining which state we're in.
 
->If the watch is stopped, (``start time`` is 0 and this means we're in **state 1**), we start the counter and store the current time. The watch now goes from **state 1** to **state 2**.
+>If the watch is stopped, (``start_time`` is `0` and this means we're in **state 1**), we start the counter and store the current time. The watch now goes from **state 1** to **state 2**.
 
->If the watch is running (``start time`` is not 0 and this means we're in **state 2**), we calculate the time duration and reset ``start time`` to 0. The watch goes back from **state 2** to **state 1**.
+>If the watch is running (``start_time`` is not `0` and this means we're in **state 2**), we calculate the time duration and reset ``start_time`` to `0`. The watch goes back from **state 2** to **state 1**.
 
 The ``||input:running time||`` block returns the number of **milli**-seconds elapsed since the @boardname@ was turned on. To compute the duration in seconds, we use the following formula: