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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.
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,…
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.
The MeeBot is a great introduction to STEM learning. Program it using the Jimu app or Apple’s Swift Playgrounds. Use the Jimu app’s intuitive programming function to devise an endless sequence of actions or you can use Swift to write your own code to configure and control MeeBot. Students can watch the robot come to…
Dash is a 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…
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…
Sphero RVR+ is the go-anywhere, do-anything programmable robot designed with a diverse suite of sensors and built for customization. Students can program RVR+ with draw & drive, blocks, or JavaScript or Python. The RVR+ Educator Guide walks you through getting started with RVR+, and includes cross-curricular classroom lessons for grades 6 and up to inspire…