Presentation originally given at the Devoxx4Kids Meetup in Denver, CO by Tack Mobile with Assembly Workspace.

1. An Introduction to Hardware
Using littleBits and your imagination.

2. Hardware is how we describe
electronics that connect together
and make something new.

3. Think of the things you use.

4. Remote Control Car
Photo by morseth71 on Flickr

5. Video Games
Photo by Jackson Lo on Flickr

6. Tablets
Photo by KuZo 72 on Flickr

7. They’re all made of other smaller pieces.
Usually, many smaller pieces.

8. Pieces like these.

9. These pieces work together to
make something new.

10. Microsoft Band

11. Remote Control Car

12. Can you think of something
that is made of smaller pieces?

13. How do these pieces work together?

14. Power enables things to work.

15. Input is a signal to do something.

16. Output is what happens.

17. Connection allows pieces to talk.

18. Logic is how things should happen.

19. Guess what? You’re going to
build something!

20. You’re going to use littleBits.

21. They’re like electronic Legos.

22. There are all different kinds.
POWER
OUTPUT
LOGIC SENSORS
WIRE INPUT

23. Power bits are blue.

24. Input bits are pink.

25. Wire bits are orange.

26. Output bits are green.

27. Ready to build something simple?

28. Let’s explore littleBits.
1
FLASHLIGHT
2
3
LIGHT METER
PULSE + SPIN

29. Try it out!

30. GOOD JOB!

31. What do you think?

32. Any ideas of what you could build?

33. Sound Controlled Car
Project by virgilm on littlebits.cc

34. Squirrel Cam
Project by joeymail on littlebits.cc

35. Ready to build something
more complex?

36. It’s time to get creative!

37. How?
LITTLEBITS + OTHER MATERIALS

38. Your options include:
Pick something to build
Invent something new
Both
A
B
C

39. Pick a starting point
1
2
SWING + ACTION SPIN + BRANCH

40. Invent something
BRAINSTORM BUILD
Sketch out your idea. Using littleBits and materials.

41. Or, do both.
We’ll be here to help.

42. Let’s build!

43. Time to wrap up.

44. Demo time!
Who wants to share?

45. What did you learn?

46. Hardware is fun!
• Hardware is made of smaller pieces.
• There are different types of pieces.
• Smaller pieces talk to each other.
• We explored littleBits.
• You made something unique!

47. Learn more
• littlebits.cc
• arduino.cc
• http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/science/
contents_circuits.htm