Education

Lighting Your Town Lesson Plan

Lighting Your Town Developed by: Kelli Mocny, Teacher, Foussat Elementary Time required in minutes: 2-3, 50 min periods Recommended Grade/Age Group: 3rd-5th grade Subject(s): Science, Social Studies and Geography Overview Students will design a model of their town, or landforms in their area (mountains, lakes, rivers) and engineer an electric circuit to display lights and […]

Lesson Plan Template

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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: $500 Second Price: $250 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. Your lesson plan needs […]

Graduation with Chibitronics

Charlotte Brayton-Dungan and Laura Peters both just graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with Master’s of Education degrees. Charlotte was in the Learning and Teaching program, and Laura was in the Arts in Education program. Both discovered Chibitronics through Karen Brennan’s course, T-550: Designing for Learning by Creating when Jie Qi came to […]

Teacher Appreciation Day

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 “FREESTARTER” at checkout on May 3rd will receive a free starter kit (shipping charges apply).  One kit per educator, please. Must have […]

Explore different light effects

Make a light-up project with effect stickers and LED stickers  Grade Level: Suitable for Grade 6 and up Suggested Time: 60-90 mins  Overview This activity introduces programmed light behaviors using Chibitronics effect stickers.  Effect stickers are pre-programmed light stickers that make your LEDs shine with different patterns, depending on which sticker you choose: blink on […]

How are things connected? (Switches)

Make interactive light-up projects with LED lights and DIY switches and represent things that are connected. Grade Level: Suitable for Grade 3 and up Suggested Time: 2-3 hours or three 45- 60 min sessions Overview This guide introduces circuits with different types of DIY switches and Chibitronics LED light stickers. The students will be able […]

What Makes Your World Shine? (Parallel Circuits and Series Circuits)

Make a light-up card with multiple lights and share things that spark around you.Grade Level: Suitable for Grade 3 and up Suggested Time: 60-90 mins OverviewThis activity introduces parallel and series circuit using Chibitronics Circuit Stickers. The students will be able to identify and represent things that are part of their world by making a […]

What Makes You Shine?

What Makes You Shine? Make a light-up name badge and share something about yourself Grade Level: Suitable for Grade 2 and up Suggested Time: 30-45 mins Overview This activity introduces simple circuits using Chibitronics LED light stickers. The students will be able to introduce and express something special about themselves by making a personal light-up […]

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