Use Flybrix to build your own drone in just 15 minutes. Then pilot your creation with a smartphone or tablet. And don’t worry about crashing it – it just snaps back together! There’s no soldering required and you can create your own models. For more advanced enthusiasts, drones can be …
There’s another use for your kids’ Texas Instruments graphing calculator…they can learn how to code with it. Take STEM activities to the next level! Products available are: TI-Innovator Hub (enables students to learn basic coding and design, use those skills to program and build working solutions, and connect STEM concepts) TI-Innovator …
Kids can build their own toy creations with Nintendo Labo. Kits include cardboard pop-out pieces and a step-by-step interactive guide which allows kids to create at their own pace. Each creation can be decorated as necessary and can be played with in different ways. They can even look “behind the …
Girls are learning how to code using SmartGurlz, a robot and doll all wrapped up in one. There are 5 different SmartGurlz to choose from: Jen, Maria, Zara, Jun and Emma. Each doll has their own unique story and personality, hobbies and interests, teaching their own STEM-related story. (STEM = …
Root is a hexagonal droid that has downward-facing scanners, magnetic wheels, touch-reactive panels, lights, motion sensors and a pen-grabbing hole in the center of its body. Kids first learn how to draw simple lines with Root and progress to snowflake-like mathematical patterns (fractals). Learn more…
A fun new way to learn how to code! Sony’s KOOV kit includes blocks that teach spatial awareness, and sensors and actuators which bring kids’ robot creations to life, plus the software needed to teach them how to code. Learn more…
Wire up a button (in this case, two Hershey’s Kisses) and an LED to the Raspberry Pi and write some code to respond to the Hershey’s Kisses when they touch each other. On contact, the LED will light and “on” will be printed in the Python shell. Here’s the Python …
Have fun creating this interactive Valentine’s Day Google logo with your kids. It’s FREE! P.S. They’ll be learning the basic concepts of computer science, including events, sequencing, events, and loops. Learn how…
Breen, Derek. Scratch for Kids for Dummies. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2015. Print. From the well-known “Dummies” series, this 371-page book teaches kids in grades 5-8 how to program using Scratch, a very popular and free programming language, where kids can create their own interactive stories, games, and …
