The BBC micro:bit is to be put to the test at the controls of the TARDIS in this special Live Lesson, in collaboration with the team behind Doctor Who.
NTU Designing with E-textiles Course 2017
NTU Designing with E-textiles Summer 2017. Join Nottingham Trent University this summer on a course for people who want to create products that bring together electronics and textiles into a new and exciting forum.
microbit Lap Counter For Scalextric Like Track
Our good friend, David Booth, has designed and built a microbit lap counter for a Scalextric type car track and we think it’s fantastic. Learn how he did it and make your own.
New Product Update: Bluetooth Amplifier Kit
We’re very excited to announce that, after much testing and tweaking, we are now shipping our new Bluetooth Amplifier Kit! This is the perfect kit for those that want to design their own wireless amplifier case for use with a mobile phone, tablet or personal computer.
Control A 360 Degree Servo With A BBC micro:bit
Control a 360 degree servo motor from your microbit by following this quick tutorial, contains details on connecting the servo to a micro:bit and coding it.
Inventors Kit Experiment 12 Full Experiment
In this tutorial you will find Experiment 12 Making a random dice for the Kitronik Inventors Kit for the BBC micro:bit. This is an additional experiment to the ten that were included with the Inventors Kit, and has been created for you to get more from your kit. You will learn how to build the circuit and how to code the BBC microbit to control the circuit.
Inventors Kit Experiment 11 Full Experiment
In this tutorial you will find Experiment 11 Making a Pedestrian Crossing for the Kitronik Inventors Kit for the BBC micro:bit. This is an additional experiment to the ten that were included with the Inventors Kit, and has been created for you to get more from your kit. You will learn how to build the circuit and how to code the BBC microbit to control the circuit.
Halloween 3D Printing & Laser Cutting Projects
With Halloween just a few weeks away there is no better time to begin planning your spooky making activities, we thought we would get in nice and early this year and share some of ideas. We’ve got a few Halloween 3D printing and laser cutting projects to help get you in the mood and maybe give you a few ideas too!
New Products Now Available To Order At Kitronik
Now available to order at Kitronik are three new lines that will help you bring your design and technology project ideas and lessons to life. As Design and Technology is a large and varied subject we are always on the lookout for new lines that will help teachers deliver the wide ranging syllabus, be that materials, components or new electronics kits.
Robot Buggy Part 1 An Introduction
This fun learning resource has been put together to provide teachers with an all in one design and technology challenge that you can set for your students over the course of a term or a year. The resource includes a number of different design and technology aspects; electronics, mechanical assembly, 2D and 3D design, using a laser cutter, using a 3D printer and coding and testing. There are also alternative production methods highlighted in the individual resources.