We recently asked a few teachers who attended our course at Infosys Pathfinders’ Winter Institute to share some advice with the teachers attending our Virtual Summer Institute course. Khamphet “Phet” Pease is an award-winning STEM teacher, who has taught at Wilson Middle School in San Diego for the past 14 years. She teaches 6th-8th grade […]
Featured Educator – Chris Awad
We recently asked a few teachers who attended our course at Infosys Pathfinders’ Winter Institute to share some advice with the teachers attending our Virtual Summer Institute course. Chris Awad has been teaching for eight years. He currently teaches technology to pre-K through 8th-grade students in an urban inner-city district in New Jersey. He has […]
Chibitronics at CSTA 2020
Chibitronics will be presenting at this year’s Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Virtual Conference. Want to join us? See all the details below. When: July 13-14, 2020 (Registration is open until July 8!) Where: Online! Find out more and register here. What: We’ll be presenting two sessions – 5 Stories from the Land of Paper […]
Chibitronics Teacher Appreciation Day 2019
To show our gratitude and thanks to the teachers that make a difference, Chibitronics is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Day with giveaways of Chibi Lights STEM Starter Kit! 100 Chibi Lights STEM Starter Kits Giveaway For educators interested in basic electronics and circuitry, we are giving out our Chibi Lights Starter Kit. This kit includes our […]
Chibitronics Teacher Appreciation Day 2018
To show our gratitude and thanks to the teachers that make a difference, Chibitronics is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Day with giveaways of our cornerstone products. 100 Chibi Love to Code Starter Kits Giveaway This year, we are officially launching our Love to Code kit. If you teach coding, this kit is for you. The Love to Code Creative […]
Chibitronics Lesson Plan Contest
Lesson Plan Contest Submit a lesson plan featuring Chibitronics circuit stickers for your chance to win Chibitronics gift certificates! First Prize: $300 Second Price: $200 Third Prize: $100 Lessons will be judged on creativity, classroom usefulness, and use of primary source materials. Instructions Write a lesson plan featuring Chibitronics circuit stickers, and submit in our […]
Chibitronics Teacher Appreciation Day 2017
To show our gratitude and thanks to the teachers that make a difference, Chibitronics is celebrating with giveaways, discounts, and more! 100 Starter Kits Giveaway The first 100 teachers to enter discount code “TEACHERSROCK” at checkout on May 9th will receive a free starter kit (shipping charges apply). One kit per educator, please. You must […]
Surrealist Paper Illustrations
Objective: Students will learn the ideas and concepts behind the Surrealist art movement while creating paper illustrations that incorporate light-up Chibitronics circuit stickers. Created by: Kristin Osiecki. Learn more about Kristin in our Meet the Maker series. Click here for full lesson plan: Surrealism meets Circuits. Lesson Plan Summary: Topics: Surrealism, illustration, drawing, elements and […]
3-D Constellation
Click here to download a printable version of this tutorial Tutorial and instructions by: Alex Krasser Topics Covered: Circuit design Scale modeling Astronomy Objectives: To understand that stars in a given constellation can be very different distances away from Earth. The night sky has depth! Also, to understand the concept of scale, of using a […]
Measuring Voltage with a Multimeter
Objective: To understand how to use a multimeter to check voltage (power) at various points on your circuit, so you can locate problems and fix them. Overview: So you’ve made a beautiful circuit out of copper tape, but your LEDs are either flickering, or not lighting up at all. What gives? The flickering / dark […]
Interactive Flashcard Tutorial
For Grades: 5+ These interactive flashcards are a fun and unique way for students to review topics learned in class. Each student can create a unique flashcard to contribute to a class compilation of review questions. The example shown here is an example for a 6th grade science lesson on the human body. But this […]
Lesson Plan Contest
Congratulations, Winners! We asked educators to share lesson plans that incorporated our stickers, state education standards, and learning objectives. We’re proud to announce our three winners, and will sharing their lesson plans on the website. First Prize Lesson: Lighting Your Town Created by: Kelli Mocny, Teacher, Foussat Elementary School Recommended Age Group: 3rd-5th grade This […]