STEAM education

Chibitronics & CodeJoy Partner Up to Support Teachers & Schools

Play, Magic , & a New Partnership Collaborative Post by Amanda Jeane Strode & the Chibitronics Team Welcome to this special conversation between Jie Qi, CEO of Chibitronics, Shiela Lee, Head of Education at Chibitronics, and Amanda Jeane Strode, Director of Learning at CodeJoy. In this blog, we bring together these innovative educators to discuss […]

Students at NEU Combine Story, STEAM Learning, & LED Stickers

Hello World! In January of 2025, students attending a Physical Computing course at Northeastern University worked with Chibitronics Circuit Sticker LEDs and copper tape to create personal works of glowing art. As part of the university’s coursework in its College of Art, Media, and Design (CAMD), this was a novel experience — the first time […]

Meet the Maker: Andrew Crawford

Curator of Infinite Interests Today’s spotlight is on Andrew Crawford, a modern-day Renaissance man and cultural anthropologist who dabbles in a dizzying array of creative pursuits! Over the years, we’ve come to know Andrew from his paper engineering and penchant for integrating light into pop-up cards and other three dimensional objects. A prolific maker, Andrew […]

Purdue’s 2024 Engineering Gift Guide Features Chibitronics

Love to Code Creative Coding Kit in Top 10 Reviewed Gifts for 2024 The Chibitronics Love to Code Creative Coding Kit is a great holiday gift idea! Inspiring children and teens through the wonder of play Purdue University’s 2024 Engineering Gift Guide This year our engaging microcontroller kit was reviewed and selected as one of […]

Spooky, Tilt-Sensing Tunnel Book with Chibitronics LEDs

View Video In this video tutorial, I’ll show you a way to create a Halloween-themed, octagon-shaped, illuminated tunnel book that turns on and off with help from a tilt sensor. You will find the complete supply list, downloadable cut files, and printable circuit diagrams below. A traditional tilt-sensor is a small cylinder wrapped around two […]

Meet the Maker: Ryan Jenkins

Tinker Extraordinaire This month, we are excited to introduce you to a brilliant educator and author, Ryan Jenkins, the cofounder of Wonderful Idea Co., a design studio focusing on STEAM education. The time was right to feature Ryan, because he has a brand new book coming out this October, The Tinkering Workshop! A colorful chapter […]

Make 4 Simple Pop-Ups Glow With Chibitronics LEDs

Research a Critter: Tell Its Story with Pop-Ups and Paper Circuits Engage your students with a fun and educational project that combines science, technology, art, and engineering! This blog post will show you a way to combine paper circuits with a series of pop-up foundation shapes. Individually, each mechanism may be customized to stand alone. […]

Pathfinders 2024 Started with Art

Chibitronics Team Put the “A” in STEAM During two weeks in August, members of the Chibitronics team hosted over 60 public school teachers and librarians (from coast to coast) during one of our most successful virtual professional development courses to date. We are pleased to report that our Infosys Summer Pathfinders Course, Start with Art: […]

Guest Post: STEAM Pollinator Garden

Meet Lee Kessner This guest post, documenting an ambitious and engaging STEAM project, was sent in by Nationally Board Certified Teacher, Lee Kessner.  Lee is a 4th grade teacher at the Haskell STEAM Magnet School, located in Granada Hills, California. Back in December of 2023, she reached out to ask us whether our LED stickers […]

Chibitronics Shines at ISTELive2024!

Chibitronics Shines at ISTELive2024! On Monday, 24 June, 2024, members of the Chibitronics team presented a hands-on workshop at ISTELive24 in Denver! The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Edtech conference and expo is the premiere EdTech conference in the United States. It took place this year between June 23-26. This year’s team featured […]

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