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Guest Educator: Lighting Up Literacy with Deann Poleon
Bringing Bugged and Brilliant to Life with Deann Poleon, Chibitronics, and “The Forest Mission” We are excited to introduce a talented educator, technologist, and story-teller who combines the magic of narrative with the hands-on engagement of STEAM learning! We met Deann Poleon, a recent Pathfinders alumna, through one of our affiliates, another Pathfinders alumna, Laurie […]
Moonshotkidz X Chibitronics Collaboration
NEW: Interactive Light Up Cards Kit! Chibitronics is thrilled to partner with Moonshotkidz to bring you a creative new kit that combines the playful paper craft designs of Moonshotkidz with the engaging, learner-friendly circuitry supplies contained in the Chibitronics Start with STEAM: Launchpad LED Kit! Introducing the Moonshotkidz X Chibitronics Interactive Light Up Cards Kit! […]
Heart, Hardware, and Humanity: Bringing STEAM to the ISTE Playground
Guest Educator, Jana Gerard: Pocket Manifestos Every year, the ISTE Playgrounds are a total whirlwind. They’re built for educators to just wander, wonder, and get their hands dirty experimenting with the future of learning. For my session, I wanted to tackle a challenge that’s been on my mind for a while: How do we stop […]
We’re Hiring an Education Account Specialist!
🌟 Education Account Specialist (Sales & Support) Chibitronics is seeking a motivated and relationship-oriented Education Account Specialist (Sales & Support) to help expand the reach of our creative STEAM learning products in schools, libraries, art classrooms, makerspaces, museums, and educational organizations across the United States! This is a sales-focused role for someone who understands educators, […]
Conductive Pressure Sensor Sheets Create Special Effects!
Make Easy, DIY Pressure Sensors Our Conductive Pressure Sensor Sheets (similar to Velostat or Linqstat) are made of pressure-sensitive material that makes it useful for constructing DIY sensors. When a piece is placed inside of a paper switch and gradually pressed, the result is a gentle fade in and fade out effect in your projects. This […]
Make a Pressure Sensing Father’s Day Card That Lights in Sequence
Cool Effect! In this video tutorial I’ll show you a way to create a light-up Father’s Day Card that uses a piece of a Pressure Sensor Sheet to create a cool effect. Using the property of resistance, the lights in your card will turn on in a predictable order, based upon their colors! Tech Tip: […]
We’re Presenting at ISTE Live26!
Join Us in Orlando! This summer, Chibitronics will be presenting a hands-on workshop and manning a booth at ISTELive26 in Orlando, Florida! The theme of this year’s conference, taking place 28 June-1 July, is Designing the Future of Learning. If you are planning to be at ISTE, we hope you’ll join us during our instructional […]
Meet the Maker: Komal Markan
Collaborative, Community-Based Educator In today’s spotlight, we are honored to introduce Komal Markan, a brilliant artist, software engineer, and community organizer based in Everett, Massachusetts. Komal’s work caught our eye this past spring after she shared a number of fun, light-up projects with us. Alongside her adolescent children, Komal brings engaging hands-on making to her […]
Simple V-Fold Light-Up Pop-Up Floral Bouquet Featuring Chibitronics
Introduction: In this video tutorial, I’ll show you a way to make a floral bouquet using a pop-up structure called a Simple V-Fold. A Simple V-Fold is infinitely useful and easy to make. Here, I’ve inverted a Simple V-Fold to hold illuminated flowers. Directions: To view a full demonstration, please watch the video below. In […]
Two NEW Template Notebook Kits
Start with STEAM & Create with STEAM Exciting news! We’ve transformed one of our flagship products, the award-winning STEM Starter Kit (ages 14+), into two bright NEW kits (ages 8+)! Not simply a repeat of our classic kit, with new names and packaging, this evolution into Level 1 and Level 2 kits reimagines a new […]
Chibitronics Celebrates Teachers With a Light-Up Pop-Up Card!
Thank a Superstar Teacher! Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4-8, 2026) In anticipation of Teacher Day (May 5), Chibitronics is shining a light upon the dedicated educators who brighten their students’ days! ✨ ❤️ To help us celebrate our fun-loving educators, we’re sharing a light-up pop-up card that you (or your child) can make and share with […]