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 […]
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 […]
Fly High! Pop up card with light
Hi, crafty friends! It’s Nicorin.I made one more pop up card for this month’s project. And this card has a switch different from last month’s popup card. In this type of switch system, you can set the pop-up angle as you like because this switch doesn’t need the slit. Vroom…. Takeoff! Have a great flight!Where would […]
Chibitronics Educator Community
Join Our Educator Community! Facebook Educators GroupHere we share lesson plans, post and answer questions, chat with educators, and share announcements about upcoming events and conferences. TwitterAnother place to get the latest announcements. We also repost awesome work by educators and makers! To tag us: @chibitronics. InstagramBrowse inspiring examples of paper circuit art and craft. […]
Hexagonal Shadow Box
1. Download Template 2. Stamping & Coloring 3. Building a Circuit 3. Coloring Each Layer 4. Assembly 5. Create Scene Instagram : paperandcircuit supplies Hexagon Shadow Box Template Red LED’s Sticker from Chibitronics Green LED’s Sticker from Chibitronics Copper Tape from Chibitronics 3V coin battery (2016) Conductive Fabric Tape Lawn Fawn SWAN SOIREE Clear Stamps […]
About Our Products
About Our Products Chibitronics makes toolkits and resources that blend craft with technology. These include peel-and-stick components; aka circuit stickers! We also make a paper-friendly microcontroller called the Chibi Chip. To accompany these materials, we have tutorial books in both print and digital form full of creative projects that help introduce electronics and coding. You […]
Love To Code Lessons Outline
Love to Code Lesson Guide OverviewMaterials, Tools & TemplatesBuying GuidePreparation/SetupLessonsEducational Standards Overview Grades: Can be adapted for grades 3-12. The lessons below are intended to build skills that students can apply to a larger project goal.Estimated Time (per lesson): 45 minStudents will learn: * Programming concepts including variables, conditional statements, loops, and multithreading; * Techniques for crafting […]
What is your favorite color? Happy Birthday to you!
Hi, there! It’s Nicorin, Yukiko I. How have you been? It is a very difficult time all over the world. I hope you are staying healthy and going well. In this situation, the craft time is one of my stress relievers. It is better to enjoy it with someone, of course! But I feel the […]
Things Connected Switches Lesson Plan
How Are Things Connected? Switches Lesson Plan OverviewMaterials, Tools & TemplateKey ConceptsInstructionsWrap-UpProject GalleryEducation Standards Overview Grades: Elementary (Grade 3+)Estimated Time: 180 minsLesson Objectives: Build circuits with DIY paper switches. Design an interactive light-up paper project. Learn how a switch works. Make interactive light-up projects with LED lights and DIY switches and represent things that are […]
Getting Started with Copper Tape
Getting Started with Copper Tape Overview Copper foil tape comes in two forms: with conductive adhesive and with non-conductive adhesive. You can order copper foil tape with conductive adhesive online here. Copper tape with non-conductive adhesive is more common. For example you can get it at your local hardware store in the gardening section– it’s used to keep snails […]
Dreamy Eiffel Tower Card
This time I wanted the lights to be flashing, so I used Effects Sticker.The circuit is below. If you are new to effects sticker, this link will help you figure out how to use this effects sticker, please check this link below.https://chibitronics.com/effects-sticker-tutorial/ Thank you for reading! I hope this card can make you little happier!Happy […]
MAGIC IRIS LIGHT-UP CARD
I made this card in the order down below. Step 1. Stamping & Coloring Step 2. Die Cutting Step 3. Download Template Step 4. Design Your Own Circuit Step 5. Assembling Assemble the Card Base, Thick Board(1T) and Front panel for making light-up card. After then, attach Magic Iris to the backside of the cover […]