
STEM in Education
STEM in Education
Proto-Pic are all about education, making, creating and we stock a wide range of STEM education product‘s. This category spans all our products which are aimed at improving the skills of new engineers and scientists. Our education range is suitable for all types of uses, whether you are a young student wanting to gain some hands-on experience, an aspiring electronics hobbyist or a teacher looking for some exciting new projects to bring into your classroom, we're sure we've got something for you. We're committed to helping young engineers and scientists improve which is why we have also have a blog you can browse for some inspiration on your first projects. Once you're building away we love to see what you do with our kits which is why we love to follow the tweets online and find out who’s wearing our cool badges. Hint hint! Two of our recommended kits for beginners:
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For some soldering experience try our easy to use (and cool!) Day of the Geek soldering kits. We also have a guide on soldering for beginners to help you learn! | For anyone struggling not to kill their houseplants (or if you are a hybrid botany and electronics lover) we recommend our Plant Watering Kits which will automatically look after your green friends and teach you some basic electronics skills. |
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exhi:bit DIY Daughter Board for BBC Micro:Bit
Proto-PIC
£5.00exhi:bit DIY Daughter Board for BBC Micro:Bit So you've prototyped a great little project for the micro:bit but want to transfer this to a more permanent solution? then look no further!This nice little board is laid out the same as a half-sized...£5.00Qty in Cart: 0Price:£5.00Subtotal: -
Submersible Water Pump and 30CM/1M of Tubing
Proto-PIC
£10.00 - £11.50Submersible Water Pump and 30CM/1M of Tubing This is a super cool and quiet submersible water pump, perfect for an automatic plant watering system! This comes with 300mm or 1M (Approx) of silicon tubing to attach to the outlet barb and the motor housing...£10.00 - £11.50Qty in Cart: 0Price:£10.00 - £11.50Subtotal: -
breakout:bit a simple breakout board for micro:bit
Proto-PIC
£5.00breakout:bit a simple breakout board for micro:bit This simple breakout board for the BBC micro:bit breaks out all of the micro:bit pins in order with a signal, ground and power rail for each pin making hooking up sensors a dream.Each row is colour coded...£5.00 -
SMT Edge connector for micro:bit
£2.00SMT Edge connector for micro:bit This SMT connector is the perfect fit for the micro:bit, it has 2 rows of 40 pins making a total of 80. It also has 2 locating columns to make lining up the part to your board a breeze. You can download our Eagle CAD...£2.00 -
exhi:bit Prototyping system for micro:bit
Proto-PIC
£15.00exhi:bit Prototyping system for micro:bit Although the micro:bit is a wonderful platform, the classroom management andthe workshop management of all the supporting accessories is a challenge. That's why we created the exhi:bit - a prototyping and...£15.00Qty in Cart: 0Price:£15.00Subtotal: -
Simon:Says Game Board for micro:bit
Proto-PIC
£13.20Simon:Says Game Board for micro:bit This is our Simon:Says board for the micro:bit. With this board you can create your own Simon Says game by programming the micro:bit.Below we've provide a simple example should you require it or why not jump in and...£13.20Qty in Cart: 0Price:£13.20Subtotal: -
Moisture Sensor for micro:bit
Proto-PIC
£3.50Moisture Sensor for micro:bit The moisture sensor allows your micro:bit to detect moisture, so if your plant is thirsty you'll know about it! or how about using one and a couple of micro:bit s to tell you when your bath has reached the correct level?To...£3.50 -
temp:bit - TMP36 Temperature sensor kit for BBC micro:bit
Proto-PIC
£5.00STEM PROJECT! temp:bit - TMP36 Temperature sensor kit for BBC micro:bit Is it getting hot in here? well with this little temperature sensor board for your micro:bit you'll be able to tell.Breaking out the trusty TMP36 to 3 hoops for easy crocodile clip...£5.00 -
Kitronik 5655 Klip Motor Driver for BBC microbit
Proto-PIC
£15.50Kitronik 5655 Klip Motor Driver for BBC microbit The Klip Motor Driver for the BBC micro:bit does much more than just drive motors. It also breaks out pins 0, 1, 2, 3V and GDN (just like the main pads on the BBC micro:bit itself), and theres a ZIP LED...£15.50 -
Arduino MKR Zero - ABX00012
Arduino
£30.00Arduino MKR Zero - ABX00012 perfect for Arduino projects! The MKR ZERO brings you the power of a Zero in the smaller format established by the MKR form factor. The MKR ZERO board acts as a great educational tool for learning about 32-bit application...£30.00 -
Kitronik 5648-BAT Klip Halo V2.0 with 2x AA Battery Holder
Proto-PIC
£7.00Kitronik 5648-BAT Klip Halo V2.0 with 2x AA Battery Holder The battery pack Version Klip Halo V2.0 board for the BBC micro:bit breaks out each of the 19 GPIO pins from the BBC micro:bit, with easily accessible, clearly marked connection points compatible...£7.00 -
Photon Weather Shield (DEV-13674)
Sparkfun
£24.00Photon Weather Shield - SparkFun DEV-13674 Discontinued last chance to buy! The Partical Photon Weather Shield is an easy-to-use add-on board that grants you access to barometric pressure, relative humidity, and temperature. There are also connections on...£24.00