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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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Sphero Mini is a tiny programmable robot the size of a ping pong ball. Equipped with a gyroscope, accelerometer, and colorful LED lights, this educational robot is more than a mini robot toy. Sphero Mini is the perfect entry into robotics for beginners! Just like its bigger sibling the Sphero Bolt, it is powered by…
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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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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…
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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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Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. Arduino boards are able to read inputs – light on a sensor, a finger on a button, or a Twitter message – and turn it into an output – activating a motor, turning on an LED, publishing something online. You can tell your…
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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…
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