Resources
Resistance Board
A project using e-textiles to show the concept of resistance in an intuitive manner.
Modkit and Arduino (Drag and drop programming)
Course for Elementary students using LilyPad and Modkit.
Giant Soldering
Instructions on how to create a giant prop soldering iron to demonstrate PTH and SMD soldering techniques to large groups.
Data Collection with High-Altitude Balloons
Design and build a high‑altitude balloon with SparkFun Electronics. This engaging project introduces tools for real‑world science and data collection.
HotSheets: Processing
Are you looking for a gradual and project based way to learn Processing. Check out this set of HotSheets that take you from 0 understanding to awesome!
Paper Circuits: Lotus Flower Pop Up Card
Templates used in the Have Fun with Paper Circuitry workshop at GESTEM on 5/9/14.
Paper Circuits Pin
This quick craft project shows you how to create a circuit using copper tape instead of wire to light up an LED and make a wearable piece of e-craft art.
Simple Tools to Enhance Student Engagement with Processing
Materials, presentations and examples from our presentations and workshops at the National NSTA Conference in Boston, MA
Processing and Interactivity for Educators
This is a web-based curriculum designed for middle-schools and undergoing update and addition.
ProtoSnap
Teach digital and analog input and output using the RGB LEDs, buttons and buzzers with the ProtoSnap board.
How to Solder Comic
This comic describes how to do plated through hole soldering in an easy to understand visual format.
Paper Circuits: Light Up Valentine Pop Up Cards
Templates and slide presentation used in the Light Up Your Love with Paper Circuitry class on 2/12/14.
LilyPad With Programming
Get started prototyping without a breadboard using the ProtoSnap LilyPad Development Board to control buzzers, vibration motors, RGB LEDs and more.
Intro to Arduino with LilyPad Development Board at Artisan's Asylum
Presentation for the Make a MakerSpace at Artisan’s Asylum.
Getting Hands-On with Soft Circuits Guide from High-Low Tech Lab
Guide and projects for getting started in the world of sewable electronics by the High-Low Tech Lab at M.I.T.
Intro to Basic Electronics
Learn about breadboards, series and parallel circuits and basic sensors with this power point by Rick Anderson.
Squishy Circuits
This tutorial shows you how to make conductive and insulating dough with every day household ingredients and how to use it to explore how electricity work.
LilyPad with Girl Scouts: Making Electronic Fashion
Beginner's LilyPad workshop presentation contributed by Etiquette Creative.
Microcontrollers for Educators
General Resources for educators: worksheets, activities, project rubrics and more.
Design West - Presentation & Example Code
Presentation and example code from the Design West 2013 workshops. These materials are intended to work with SparkFun's ProtoSnap.
Giant Breadboard
Instructions on how to create a giant bread board with functioning components for use as a teaching tool.
Giant Components
Instructions on how to create giant functioning electronics components. For use with the Giant Breadboard.