Contact Muyi Ogunleye, Librarian at Story Arts Campus for:
Email: mogunleye@centennialcollege.ca
Phone: 416-289-5000 ext. 8603
Little Bits Kits allow you to create simple circuits with magnetic parts. Learn about power, switches, and motors and easily incorporate electrical components into prototypes and designs.
LittleBits includes different types of colour-coded magnetic modules. Place the modules in different combinations to create different kinds of circuits. Each circuit should have a:
Blue Power Module | This will start every circuit you create |
Pink Input Module | This will send signals to the modules after it |
Green Output Module | This will complete an action or task |
Follow these steps to create your first circuit:
1. Connect the battery & cable to the blue power module & turn it on
2. Connect the blue power module to any pink input module
3. Connect the pink input module to any green output module
4. Press the button, switch or lever on your pink input module & then see what happens!
TIP: The magnets in each module will only connect one way. If you're having trouble connecting your modules, try rotating them until they fit together.
Interested in using LittleBits in your classroom, but not sure where to start? Contact your Librarian, Muyi Ogunleye (mogunleye@centennialcollege.ca) for support and resources.
Use LittleBits to introduce your students to:
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Students can:
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Ayah Bdeir: Building Blocks that Blink, Bleep & Teach Watch Ayah Bdeir, founder of LittleBits explain how this resource can impact learning and democratize access to and understanding of technology |
Not sure how LittleBits applies to your classroom? LittleBits could be used in ANY classroom -- not just STEM classrooms.
Beyond helping users understand basic electricity & circuitry, LittleBits can be used to teach innovative thinking, problem-solving, design & teamwork. Here's how:
Interested in accessing the technology on this guide?
Check out our full list of Makerspace and Emerging Technologies
To borrow the emerging technologies, click on the title of an item you're interested in and choose Place a Hold to reserve it. Or visit the circulation desk at your library and ask to borrow the item.
To use the Makerspace equipment, book or visit the Makerspaces at the Story Arts Centre and Progress Libraries.