Every Glitch'n kit is the same: the same chips and parts build every lesson. Choose how many kits you need, and this page works out what to buy and what to print.
One kit per builder is best. Two people can share one.
Almost every part comes from one store, DigiKey. The button opens DigiKey with all of them already in your cart, in the right amounts. Look over the cart, then check out as usual.
DigiKey may first show a page saying a better value is available, for example 25 chips for less than the price of 24. Choose the options you like, or press Submit to keep the amounts as they are. Some parts come in packs, so you may get a few extra; small parts get lost, so that's fine.
These aren't in the DigiKey cart. The first ones have a store we recommend; the rest you can find anywhere.
The lessons are videos. A tablet or laptop works best: big enough to see the parts clearly, small enough to sit next to the breadboard. Plan on one screen per builder or pair. A phone can play the lessons too, but the picture is small, so use it only if nothing bigger is around.
These are the stores from our original kit list. Copy a store's list and paste it into that store's bulk-order or "upload a list" box, or open each part from its link. The spreadsheet has every part, store and link in one file.
Two things to print before the first lesson. The chip labels are a must. The chip maps are strongly recommended.
The numbers printed on real chips are tiny and hard to read, even for adults. A label puts a big, clear number on top of each chip, so builders can find the right chip at a glance and follow the video.
A map of each chip shows what every leg does. On paper, builders can hold it, point at it and keep it right next to the breadboard. Handling real paper helps more than flipping back and forth on a screen.
A Glitch'n pop-up is a drop-in event in a public place, like a library. Visitors decide how far to go. We set up the room in three zones, each marked with a poster, so people can see where to start and move deeper when they're ready.
Hang outWatch, listen and get comfortable. Seats and a speaker playing finished circuits.
Mess aroundFinished circuits on tables. Visitors push buttons, turn knobs and cover light sensors, prompted by the table signs.
Geek outBuild tables with kits and screens, where visitors build a circuit from scratch with a helper.For two or three hours in one room. Scale it to your space.
24 × 36 in. Take the PDFs to a copy shop or print service and ask for 24 × 36 in posters, trimmed: the files include bleed and crop marks. Mounting them on foam board helps them stand on an easel.
WelcomeAt the doorHang outMarks a zoneMess aroundMarks a zoneGeek outMarks a zone
Feeling curious?The four chips, by the build tables
Before you goAt the exit tableLetter size (8.5 × 11 in). Print on card stock at 100% and trim along the crop marks. A clear acrylic sign holder keeps them upright and clean.
A take-home for every visitor. Send the PDF to any custom sticker printer, or print on sticker paper and cut. Two sizes: 3 × 1 in for laptops and water bottles, 6 × 2 in for bigger surfaces.
Everything on this page in one download, plus the logos and colors, for newsletters, flyers and social posts.
Please keep the Glitch'n logo on anything you print, copy or adapt.
