Unlock your students potential with our 5 Lesson Plans For The :GAME ZIP 64 for BBC microbit. Written by a Teacher for Teachers, they offer classroom-ready lesson plans designed specifically to help you deliver the curriculum at Key Stage 3.
microbit Projects From Milford Haven School
Meirion Owen of Milford Haven School sent in these great pictures of Student microbit projects. The AS Product Design Students have come up with some great practical examples of what can be done with a microbit and some ingenuity.
EduBlocks Editor For microbit Getting Started
EduBlocks is a drag and drop blockly style coding editor that is based on Python. In this getting started guide, we cover the information you need to get up and running fast. Don’t worry if you are new to Python and/or coding, once you learn the editor the rest will come in time.
The June 2018 Update Design & Technology Flyer
The Kitronik June 2018 D&T update flyer is now out and it’s chock full of great products! If you don’t yet have your hard copy; we’ve also put it online for your convenience, access it anytime, anywhere and on any device that has an internet browser.
3W Class D Stereo Amplifier Case – Leon Fortt
Leon Fortt of Langley Park School for Boys in Beckenham sent in these pictures of a stylish enclosure he made for one of our 3W Class D Stereo Amplifier Kits. It’s a great example of how you can take a kit and turn it into a useful item that would look
5V LED Desk Lamp Kit – Fleming Fulton School
Phil Maxwell of Fleming Fulton School in Belfast sent in these great photographs built around our 5V LED Desk Lamps. The excellent lamps were designed and made by Year 9 students. Each lamp is built around a wooden frame, with a 3D printed collar and fini
May The Fourth Be With You!
May the fourth be with you Gallery! It’s not all work work work here at Kitronik HQ. Sometimes it’s fun work fun! Which is the case this may the fourth, or Star Wars day as it is commonly known.
How To Make A Laser Cut Map
We wanted some new artwork for the office walls when we move to our new premises next month and last weekend I had spent the day with family at Highfields Park boating lake.
I decided this would make an interesting piece for a laser cut map as the contrast between the water and land is easy to show. The same technique could be used for any area with both water and land in it.
Kitronik Are Moving To A New HQ – Key Dates
It had to happen sooner or later but we’ve now outgrown our current HQ and we are now moving! A new HQ has been sourced and is now being prepared for our arrival. The move will allow us to expand our stocked range of products significantly.
ZIP LEDs Experiment 10 – Using A Potentiometer
ZIP LEDs Experiment 10 for the ZIP LEDs Add-On Pack for the Kitronik Inventors Kit for the microbit. This experiment covers how to use a potentiometer to control the speed at which an LED spins around a ring. This experiment is not in the booklet and is only available online. Find out more…