Resources

We were excited once again to be at the Life Science Centre in Newcastle all weekend for the UK Maker Faire 2016. The UK Maker Faire is the UK's biggest collection of hackers, crafters, coders, DIYers and garden shed inventors and offers a great way to spend an enjoyable day out with the family whilst offering endless learning opportunities via fun activities.

If you've ever done any projects involving Perspex, no matter how careful you've been to maximise your usage, you'll always have at least some scrap Perspex left over. Harry Gowlett, a second year Secondary Design and Technology Education student at Nottingham Trent University, shares some excellent tips on how you might recycle your Perspex offcuts into useful items.

Our Inventor's Kit for the BBC micro:bit contains over 50+ parts and allows you to make 10 experiments that are included in detail using the provided Tutorial Book.

After many months of hard work by all of the BBC micro:bit partners, today it was finally time to launch the device and what better venue to do this at, than the London stock exchange.

The first BBC micro:bit focused live lesson is now out. Dan Walker, Ella Williamson and Ana Matronic are in the people's history museum as they take a closer look.

In direct response to our recent survey about material sheet size and laser cutter bed size we are continuing to expand our range of 600mm x 300mm sheets. This time we've introduced opaque Perspex. This is the same as the Perspex we already sell, genuine branded Perspex with a laser cut safe protective film, and their unique 10 year guarantee, just more convenient for those of you with a smaller laser cutter.

A selection of BBC micro:bit partners were invited to Parliament this week as a Digital Skills Panel, chaired by Rory Cellan-Jones met to discuss the digital skills shortage in the UK.

Just got your BBC micro:bit and want to protect it from external damage? We've got the perfect cases for your BBC micro:bit. Whether you are mounting it on a wall or protecting it from falling off a buggy, Our MI:Pro 'Protector' and 'Mountable' series cases are perfect for your BBC micro:bit!

Have you ever made a mistake soldering? Heard of solder wick but not sure how to use it? Or perhaps you've seen a solder sucker but not sure if it's the right tool for the job. Join Kevin as he shows you show to remove solder.

Every year, Fernwood School hosts a 'Design Day' for Year 9 students where external companies run workshops to show what they are doing in relation to D&T. This year, over 11 companies provided workshops including Dyson and Boots!

The Electro-Fashion: Igloo PICAXE Wearable Module is ideal for all of your e-textiles project needs including adding the endless possibilities of programming to your wearable projects!

In December 2015 Paul and Julie Boyd ran an exciting two day e-textiles workshop at The STEM Centre in York using Kitronik’s Electro Fashion e-textiles resources, including the Igloo, PICAXE wearable module.

Break out all 21 pins of the BBC micro:bit and easily connect additional components using the new Prototyping System for the BBC micro:bit from Kitronik.

Last week, two members of Kitronik went down from our Headquarters in Nottingham down to run a workshop at Merchant Taylors' School in London as a part of their Design Week held annually.

Last week, we were excited to be one of the three partners with the BBC for showcasing the BBC micro:bit at the BETT Show 2016.

Want to add a touch of class to your project? We've expanded our range of Veneered MDF and set up a separate category on our online shop so you can view the whole of our Veneered MDF all in one place.

the creation of an amazing screen of BBC micro:bits. The screen measures 2.2m by 1.4m and comprises of over 1000 of the pocket sized coding devices which will soon be delivered to every year 7 pupil in the UK.

We're launching a number of products including the 'Inventors Kit for the BBC micro:bit at the BETT (British Educational Training and Technology Show) 2016.

This Kitronik University course is for anyone interested in E-Textiles and wearables. For those who don't know what electronic textiles are we cover all of the basics including elementary circuit design, and basic do's and don'ts when using conductive thread. If you're looking for something more advanced we have a range of tutorials for various of our Electro-Fashion components including our Igloo, PICAXE wearable module.

Looking to do more with your BBC micro:bit? Unlock its potential with our BBC microbit accessories.