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The LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime Set combines colorful LEGO building elements, easy-to-use hardware, and an intuitive drag-and-drop coding language based on Scratch. SPIKE Prime continuously engages students through playful learning activities to think critically and solve complex problems, regardless of their learning level.
The LEGO Spike Prime can be checked out for an entire school year. Please contact Susan Anderson – sanderson@aisd.net for more information.
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Evo by Ozobot is a miniature robot with lights, sound, sensors, and wheels that can be programmed three ways. It’s designed to teach children how to code. Novice programmers can learn to code with Color Codes while advanced students can program with logic, variables, and functions and make the most of Evo’s light and proximity…
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Sphero BOLT is a programmable robot ball that you can drive and code, providing endless opportunities to be creative and have fun while learning. Bolts are advanced yet approachable, allowing users to learn programming through hands-on activities. The Bolt is packed with plenty of programmable sensors including a compass, light sensor, gyroscope, accelerometer, motor encoders,…
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The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-size computer with a 5×5 display of 25 LEDs, Bluetooth and sensors that can be programmed by anyone. It provides an easy and fun introduction to programming and making – switch on, program it to do something fun – wear it, customize it. The micro:bit can be connected to and…
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MaKey MaKey lets you transform everyday objects into computer interfaces. … It’s a little USB device you plug into your computer, and you use it to make your own switches that act like keys on the keyboard: Make + Key = MaKey MaKey! It’s plug and play. No need for any electronics or programming skills.
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Dash is programmable robot that makes coding fun for students in grades 1-5! Targeted at teaching creative problem solving, coding and robotics, Dash allows for every student to develop fundamental STEM principles and 21st-century skills. Students send commands to the robot to move it, light it up, and have it detect the world around it…
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Cubelets are robot blocks that help teach important problem-solving skills, collaboration, engineering, design, and computational thinking. Cubelets’ unique design makes robot-building simple. Their size and magnetic connections are perfect for users of all skill levels. No need to code – the behavior emerges from your construction.
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Similar to a Bee-Bot, the Blue-Bot is a clear robot, allowing students to view the hardware within. In addition to the command buttons on the robot, it has Bluetooth capability, which allows it to connect to the Blue-Bot app. The Blue-Bot helps students understand cause and effect, directional language(forward, backward, turning left and right), and…
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