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30/10/2026

🚀 Build a Flux Capacitor (Value Acrylic + LED Noodle Lamp Kit)

Bring a bit of retro sci-fi magic into the classroom! This low-cost project lets students build their own Flux Capacitor using value acrylic and a single LED noodle. Perfect for teaching laser-cutting, simple electronics, and creative enclosure design — all with minimal prep.

✨ Cost-effective per student
✨ Includes full DXF + step-by-step guide
✨ Great for KS3–KS4 design lessons

🔗 https://kitronik.co.uk/blogs/resources/build-a-flux-capacitor-with-value-acrylic-and-an-led-noodle-lamp-kit

Create a Flux Capacitor for just £7.07 per student. A fun 80s‑themed build that teaches laser cutting, 3D printing and practical electronics skills.

29/10/2026

Teacher's Planning time: Minimal ⏱️
Student's Engagement level: maximum 🔥

Program Mai-Z directly on this class pack of floor tiles — no computer required 🧩➡️🤖
Then watch Mai-Z carry out the instructions.

Just open the box and teach 📦✨

The Kitronik Mai-Z Screen-Free Pack brings hands-on coding to life, build sequences with blocks, press play, and watch your micro:bit bot roll into STEM fun!

28/10/2026

Iridescent Green Cast® sheets (Iridis), 3mm x 600mm x 400mm

in Green, Pink & Blue.

♻️ Made from 100% recycled materials and fully recyclable.

Order today! 👇

https://kitronik.co.uk/products/iridescent-green-cast%C2%AE-sheets-iridis-3mm-x-600mm-x-300mm

These 100% recycled, premium quality, Iridescent (Iridis) Greencast Acrylic Sheets are made from 100% recycled MMA that doesn't lose any optical, mechanical

27/10/2026

Keep an eye on the temperature using one of our temperature modules and some Green Cast® acrylic. With summer just around the corner, it's the perfect make for the laser cutter.

Make it in the classroom for: £2.76 per student

https://kitronik.co.uk/blogs/resources/create-a-custom-surround-for-the-temperature-module

Keep an eye on the temperature using one of our temperature modules and some Green Cast® acrylic. With summer just around the corner, it's the perfect make for the laser cutter. Follow Kev's, our designer/illustrator, simple step by step guide to create a cheery plant in its plant pot, monitoring t...

26/10/2026

The Kitronik Book of Design & Technology Projects – Volume 6

Looking for fresh, classroom-ready D&T projects that won’t blow the budget?

Volume 6 is now live — packed with creative, low-cost activities designed for real classrooms and mixed-ability groups.

Each project includes an approximate per-student cost so you can plan confidently and keep lessons practical and predictable. Plus, every activity is supported by a simple online step-by-step guide to help students work independently.

Explore projects including:
✨ Mini Vanity Mirror
✨ Spaceman Art
✨ Custom Clock Hands
✨ Record Playback Kit
✨ Wall-Mounted Key Holder
✨ Flux Capacitor

Download the full PDF and start planning your next lesson today.

https://kitronik.co.uk/blogs/resources/the-kitronik-book-of-design-technology-projects-volume-6

Discover Kitronik’s Book of Projects Vol 6: free D&T teaching resources with budget-smart classroom projects, clear costings, and easy step-by-step guides.

25/10/2026

The Kitronik 2026/27 Catalogue 🎉

Packed with fresh materials, new kits, and classroom‑ready resources to kickstart the year with creativity and hands‑on learning.

Printed copies are on their way to schools, but you can browse the digital version now, or request a copy for your school if your school is new to Kitronik.

Let’s make this year a good one 🔧✨

👉 https://kitronik.co.uk/pages/kitronik-catalogue

Request a copy of the Kitronik Catalogue 2026-2027 for your school, or download a digital copy via the button on the main image. Find out more...

24/10/2026

Think Python is hard? Think again.

Emma from our design team — a non-coder — completed all six micro:bit Python Editor lessons and proved how accessible it really is.

Highlights:
🔹 Clear, confidence-building lessons
🔹 Built-in error checking + auto-complete
🔹 Free example code, handouts, and certificate
🔹 Projects from name badges to full games

If you teach KS3 or run clubs, this is a brilliant starting point.
Read the walkthrough and try the lessons yourself.

https://kitronik.co.uk/blogs/resources/learning-python-with-the-microbit-python-editor

Emma gets to grips with the micro:bit Python Editor, with the new Micro:bit Foundation lessons and shares her experiences for each. Find out more

23/10/2026

⚽🤖 Robot football is underway at Maker Faire Rome!

Kitronik Director, Kevin Spurr, is out in Rome with our good friends at DigiKey, where visitors are putting our Mai-Z robots through their paces on the football pitch. And yes, things are getting competitive already...

If you're visiting Maker Faire Rome this weekend, head over to the DigiKey stand (Booth N.01) and challenge someone to a match! 🚗💨⚽

23/10/2026

Happy 10 years to the micro:bit!!

And to honour such a prestigious achievement, you can now get hold of a Special Edition micro:bit!

Check out the link in our bio to get hold of your very own!!

23/10/2026

⚽ The Big Finish: A Two-Player Emoji Catch Game

Bring arrays + radio together in a fun, high-energy two-player micro:bit game where students “throw” and “catch” emojis between devices.
It’s playful, creative, and packed with real coding concepts: event handling, lists, wireless messages, and LED design.

Designed for ages 11+, this final guide completes the three-lesson sequence and gives pupils a brilliant sense of achievement.

👉 Main Guide: Emoji Catch – Two-Player Game

https://kitronik.co.uk/blogs/resources/emoji-catch-microbit-two-player-game

Teach arrays and radio with a fun two‑player micro:bit game. Students design, throw and catch emojis while learning coding, events and wireless communication.