FTC Holiday Gift Guide 2016 v3 compressed

2016
HOLIDAY
GIFT GUIDE

Loopin The
Zippykit:
Ears Aol
Smart
Gears! Gears!
Gears!
Set
Building
Hour / Robot
Rush
Turtles
Electronic
SnapCircuits
Kit
Discovery
Your Room Kit /
Rule
& Gadgets Kit
Gizmos
Ultimate
CircuitScribe
Kit
TinyScreen+
Evo: Your
Ozobot
Robot
Social
Will Save Us kits
Tech
Ultimate
Makeblock
2.0
Palace Gardens Terrace, London W8 4AT
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table
contents of
Foreword
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03
04
Code-a-Pillar
05
Cubetto
06
05 06 14
07 Magna-Tiles
08 Dash Robot
09
Kano Complete Kit
11
mBot 1.1
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11 17
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Jimu Robot Meebot Kit
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22 ROLI Lightpad Block
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morning, new employee, here’s your
“Good
and your business cards. We have a
desk
tomorrow - could I please get all
meeting
latin verbs conjugated by then?“ said
these
boss ever. Yet our kids sweat and toil over
no
structures and conjugations of a
learning
as much about learning for learning’s sake as the
I’m
reader, but I think it’s time we look at the
next
model of schools that we are still using.
Victorian
I’m going to hyperbolise and make
Warning,
here, but trust me, it’s for a good
generalisations
cause.
kids per class learning at the same rate -
25-35
check.
kids what they need to know and having
Telling
repeat it back to us - check.
them
and hours of memorisation so they can know
Hours
like how many degrees you have to add to
things
when we turn the kids loose on the world, they
Then
to work and they find out that no matter how
get
prepared they are - the goal posts have shifted.
well
means learning new skills all the time. It’s the
Work
who can do something with what they know,
person
than just knowing facts, is the one who is
rather
to solve the problems. It’s not just what you
going
but how you communicate it and/or amplify
know
Oh, and don’t forget, whatever you knew last year
it.
well be irrelevant next year.
may
I’m not saying scrap schools. Everyone
Obviously
a good level of general culture, and society
needs
some common shared understanding of the
needs
And I tip my hat and bow deeply to schools
world.
teachers as they work so hard to mould the next
and
into empathetic and functional adults.
generation
what I’m saying is, let’s think about the skills our
But
are going to need to practically make it in the
kids
FOREWORD
PAGE 1
WHY WE MUST
TEACH OUR KIDS 21
CENTURY SKILLS
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Y J I L L H O D G E S ,
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E O A N D F O U N D E R O F F I R E T E C H C A M P
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language no one has spoken in centuries.
world.
the Celsius scale to get the Kelvin scale - check.

Flexibility
need to know that there is not just one right
Kids
The corollary to flexibility is the ability to
answer.
risks. If you are continually being assessed on
take
that you should have memorised, there’s no
material
for taking risks. And as schools are assessed on
room
results, there is no incentive for them to
test
their kids to take risks. The system is set
encourage
to maximise grades, but not to encourage kids to
up
to find their own solutions to problems. The
try
simply doesn’t encourage creative or
system
daring.
intellectual
Resilience
is closely related to flexibility. If you are going to
This
risks and try to work out new ways to solve
take
some of those are going to fail. Young
problems,
need to be able to see those efforts that
people
quite work out as an opportunity to iterate
didn’t
improve. No one builds the next big thing on
and
first try.
their
on solving problems
Focus
of my bosses used to call it output not input. It
One
matter how hard you work on something if
doesn’t
don’t solve the problem in the end. Beautiful
you
don’t solve the problem; rolling up your
reports
and working through lots of little issues,
sleeves
a team, executing in detail pulls all the
corralling
into a real solution.
effort
Communication
fairness, schools do work hard on this. Or, at least,
In
work hard on the written and spoken
they
from person to person or to a
communications
But there is another part of communication
group.
is critical. As the tools of production become
that
with machines. We need to learn their
communicate
and we need to be able to harness their
language
to solve problems, and to amplify our
power
Not every kid needs to be a great coder,
messages.
the kids who understand their tools and can
but
them work for them are going to be at an
make
young people need to learn how to think about
Our
how to work on those projects and
projects,
frustrations and set backs, and how to
overcome
and communicate solutions. It may be a
implement
before the education system changes - it is
while
conservative and has agendas which go far
deeply
just teaching the subject matters. But
beyond
inside the school or outside, I’ll be making
whether
that my kids and those that I work with have an
sure
to tinker, build, iterate, solve, and
opportunity
with a community around the solutions they
engage
Not only is our economy built on this kind of
create.
FOREWORD
PAGE 2
advantage.
innovation, but as humans, we all want to create.
more and more automated, we need to be able to

g e s 3 + A
1 8 . 0 0 £
Z I P P Y K I T
LOOPIN
THE SMART
EARS AOL
Two characters in one: with
this kit you can build an Aol
monster or a Sunflower
monster, then take it a part
and start again to build the
other character ... while
learning electronics!
Loopin is a fun and unique
educational electronics toy
for all ages. It integrates
smart textiles and requires
no previous electronics skills,
no soldering or sewing!
Developed by Elena
Corchero, a former MIT
Media Lab Europe
researcher and expert on
wearable technologies,
Loopin was designed to
bridge gender gaps in
education allowing both girls
and boys to approach
electronics for the first time,
as well as to learn about new
materials, craft, textures and
3D construction.
It is cute, soft and also great
for intergenerational
exchange as an activity
shared with grandparents.
The kit includes everything
you need to build and
reconfigure your own Loopin
monster in both of its
characters, happy or grumpy.
The finished creature's eyes
light up when its smart soft
ears are touched together, or
to the ears of another Loopin.
That means that you have
two toys in one, sparking
plenty of imaginative stories
while learning the circuitry
over and over. Loopin
provides a fun and accessible
introduction to electronics,
for both boys and girls, and is
also a great, hands-on craft
project, to be enjoyed by all
the family.
A G E S 3 - 7 | 3

g e s 3 + A
4 4 . 9 9 £
CODE-A-
PILLAR
F I S H E R - P R I C E
Code-A-Pillar features 9 easyto-connect
segments that
preschoolers can arrange
and rearrange to tell the toy
how to move forward, left,
right, wiggle, dance or even
wait for a couple seconds
before moving again. Kids
can configure the segments
in such a way that the Code-
A-Pillar can reach targets
they set up throughout the
room. There's even a
motorized head segment
with lights, sounds and
blinking eyes that brings
Code-A-Pillar to life! Ready
set code!
When they figure out a
sequence that will create a
path for code-a-pillar to
reach a target, that's
programming (and problem
solving, too)! it's all coding
—and it's all fun!
When kids connect the
segments—in tons of
different ways—to make
code-a-pillar move left, then
right, then forward, or
wherever-- that's sequencing!
4 | A G E S 3 - 7

g e s 3 + A
1 5 9 . 0 0 £
CUBETTO
P R I M O T O Y S
Cubetto is your child’s first
year of coding education.
Created by Primo Toys,
Cubetto is the only screenless
programming
system, powered by a
revolutionary coding
language made of colorful
blocks that lets children
write their first computer
programs.
The Cubetto Playset is the
easiest way for children to
start learning computer
programming, and it consists
of a friendly wooden robot
named Cubetto, a physical
programming console, a set
of expandable coding blocks,
a collection of beautifully
illustrated maps and an
activity book. By placing the
blocks in different patterns
on the control panel,
children create sequences of
instructions that program the
robot’s movement. In the
process, they develop
computational thinking skills
that help them understand
the basic principles of coding
-- all of this, in a very ageappropriate
way that
respects a child’s natural
way of learning.
The maps and activity books
help children and parents get
started with play, by
navigating Cubetto through
stories and
challenges. Planning these
mini adventures helps
children learn more than
coding. They learn to tell
stories, to communicate,
and to think critically and
independently.
A G E S 3 - 7 | 5

g e s 3 + A
4 1 . 0 0 £
GEARS! GEARS!
GEARS! SUPER
BUILDING SET
L E A R N I N G R E S O U R C E S
Early tinkering is crucial to
developing strong problemsolving
and critical-thinking
skills. The Gears! Gears!
Gears! line of educational
toys provides children with
toys that challenge, so you
can help them build a
brighter future.
Taking apart and rebuilding
things encourages a real
understanding of how things
work. The Gears! Gears!
Gears! building sets build
confidence, perseverance,
and self esteem, arming kids
with the real-world, early
STEM-supporting skills
necessary to prepare them
for future success.
perseverance. This giant tub
of colorful, spinning gears
will set young imaginations
in motion and encourage
kids to imagine and build
creatures, towers and more.
Open-ended components
mean there’s no wrong way
to build. All components are
completely interchangeable
and work with other Gears!
Gears! Gears! sets.
Hands-on construction sets
with spinning gears build
early skills such as problem
solving, critical thinking, and
6 | A G E S 3 - 7

g e s 3 + A
3 9 . 9 9 £
MAGNA-
TILES
V A L T E C H
Valtech offers innovative
magnetic building tiles
designed to hold a child's
interest and attention, build
critical developmental skills
and promote imaginative
play and creativity.
For young minds taking flat
objects and constructing 3-D
objects is a new and exciting
discovery. Sized just right
and easy to use, Magna-Tects
develop fine motor skills as
they start by stacking,
making flat patterns, and 3-D
Shapes, and with time, create
complex Magna-Tiles
creations.
they are flipped. The 32 piece
unbreakable set includes
square and triangular tiles in
a variety of sizes, and there
are sets with up to 100 pieces
if 32 just isn't enough.
Challenge Magna-Tects to
shine a flashlight through
their structures to explore
shadows and colour. Or, try
building in the window or on
the overhead projector to
create a colorful reflection!
Magna-Tiles® were invented
in 1992 to teach children
about shapes through play.
Each tile is constructed with
bright translucent colors
with magnets on all sides.
The secret is the unique
ability to attract even when
A G E S 3 - 7 | 7

g e s 5 + A
1 4 9 . 9 5 £
DASH ROBOT
W O N D E R W O R K S H O P
Wonder Workshops' Dash
robot acts as a sidekick, pet,
or pal in the world created
by your child using easy-tolearn
code on an iPad. It's
packed with sensors and
capabilities that let it move,
dance, light up, make sounds,
avoid obstacles and even
react to voices. Dash can
greet kids as they come home
from school, help them
deliver a message to a friend,
follows them on journeys
and become a true partner in
fun.
Dash has sensors that let it
know when it’s about to run
into something in front or in
back of it, microphones that
can hear sound and even
detect where it’s coming
from in a room, as well as
infrared sensors that let it
see and communicate with
other robots. You can even
record sounds on your iPad
or iPhone and have Dash
play them back to surprise
friends and family. Unlike
some robots that need hours
of assembly, Dash comes preassembled
(batteries
included) and ready to play.
Dash works with all of
Wonder Workshops' free
apps for iOS or Android. Go
and Path appeal to all ages.
For children 8 and up,
Blockly and Wonder offer
fun challenge tutorials that
teach them programming -
while they’re having fun
making Dash do lots of funny
things. With more than 600
built-in tutorials, challenges
and projects, children can
explore programming at
their own pace. They also
help children develop the
confidence and self-reliance
to learn coding on their own.
8 | A G E S 3 - 7

g e s 4 + A
3 9 . 9 9 £
RUSH HOUR
LOGIC GAME
T H I N K F U N
The classic traffic jam logic
game. Escape: That's your
goal. Rush Hour is the
premier sliding block game
which challenges beginners
and experts alike. Rush Hour
has 40 challenge cards,
which depict various
gridlock scenarios to set up
your traffic jam to. Get your
Red car through the exit.
Slide the blocking cars and
trucks in their lanes--up and
down, left and right until the
path is clear for the red car
to escape. There's only one
rule -- you can't take pieces
off the traffic grid.
Rush Hour is an educational
game which helps with
problem solving skills and
develops critical thinking.
This game makes an ideal
travel game as it come
complete with a Game Go
Bag and a built in storage
compartment for the
challenge cards. Rush Hour
can be enjoyed by single
players or various players
competing.
The game features four levels
of difficulty, allowing players
to progress at their own
pace. With 40 all-new
challenges, it's even more
bumper-to bumper fun for
all ages. The complete move
sequence solution is printed
on the back of each challenge
card
A G E S 3 - 7 | 9

g e s 4 + A
2 5 . 0 0 £
ROBOT
TURTLES
BOARD GAME
T H I N K F U N
One thing you should know
from the start about Robot
Turtles is that it's not your
typical board game.
Naturally, there are rules you
have to follow and there's a
beginning and an end, but
there's no single winner. In
Robot Turtles, everyone plays
to get their Turtle to the
matching Jewel. It doesn't
matter who gets there first,
everyone can win. It's not
about competition, but about
having fun AND - shhhh,
don't tell the kids - learning.
It's no surprise that Robot
Turtles is to date the most
backed board game in Kick
starter history - it cleverly
teaches pre-schoolers the
fundamentals of computer
programming while
providing lots of fun and
silliness.
The recent changes in the UK
National Curriculum mean
that children will have to
learn basic computer
programming at Primary
school - Robot Turtles gives
your little Turtle Masters the
opportunity to learn basic
coding in a fun way - without
parents needing a
background in computing to
help them.
Players dictate the
movements of their Robot
Turtle tokens on a game
board by playing Code Cards:
Forward, Left and Right.
When a player's Robot Turtle
reaches a jewel they win! If
they make a mistake, they
can use a Bug Card to undo a
move. The game has many
levels so, as the players
advance, they will encounter
obstacles like Ice Walls and
use more complex Code
Cards (like lasers to melt the
walls).
1 0 | A G E S 3 - 7

g e s 8 + A
2 4 9 . 9 9 £
COMPUTER
KIT BUNDLE
K A N O
In 86 countries, kids ages 6 to
81 and over 700 educational
programs build computers
with Kano.
The bundle comes with a
£110 all-in computer and
coding kit and a £150 Screen
Kit containing a portable,
powerful HD display you
build yourself.
Open the boxes, out pop the
pieces. Bits, boards, cables,
and more. Follow the books,
all by yourself. Build the
computer and screen step by
step, page by page, just like
Lego. Follow along and learn
as you make.
The brain of your computer
is a Raspberry Pi 3. It’s tiny,
but powerful. Bring it to life
with the unique open-source
Kano OS, built to demystify
the PC and teach
computational thinking.
Simple steps and game world
challenges show you how to
code art, music, digital
artworks, worlds in
Minecraft, games like Pong
and Snake, radios ,and much
more. Research and
thousands of hours of realworld
testing has proven
that, with this approach,
computational confidence
emerges. You fall into flow,
and real skills follow.
Kano World is an online
community for new coders. It
plays host to thousands of
creations, digital and
physical, arts, sciences,
servers, solar stations, etc.
Our system automatically
converts shared creations
into steps for anyone to
follow. Start on your Kano
computer, keep making in
any web browser.
A G E S 8 - 1 2 | 1 1

g e s 8 + A
7 4 . 9 9 £
MBOT V1.1
M A K E B L O C K
This easy-to-assemble mBot
provides infinite possibilities
for you to gain STEM skills. It
works with the drag-anddrop
graphical programming
software mBlock (based on
Scratch 2.0), and connects to
computers or smart devices
via Bluetooth or WiFi.
mBot v1.1 comes with a
casing specially designed for
protecting main control
board. Meanwhile, the casing
is atomized to safeguard
children's eyes from the glare
of the LED. It also contains 38
assembly parts that can be
assembled in 10 minutes and
colour-labelled RJ25 ports for
convenient wiring, making
sure more time can be
spent on programming and
creativity.
mBlock provides a quick way
to learn programming,
control the robot, and realize
multiple functions from the
robot.
mBot is all about fun and
creativity. It comes with
various basic pre-assembled
options, including obstacleavoidance
car, line-following
vehicle, remote control car,
and can be used in multiple
games like balloon bursting
game, soccer playing, sumo,
etc.
The mechanical body of the
mBot is compatible with
Makeblock and most of Lego
parts, while the electronic
parts of it are developed
using Arduino - ensuring that
the mBot can use any
mechanical parts and
electronic modules you need
to turn it into your "dream
robot".
1 2 | A G E S 8 - 1 2

g e s 8 + A
6 9 . 9 9 £
ELECTRONIC
DISCOVERY
KIT
S N A P C I R C U I T S
Snap Circuits® makes
learning electronics easy and
fun! This educational kit is
loaded with more than 300
projects to build.
For example, kids can learn
how transistors and
capacitors function, and how
to make time-delay circuits.
In addition, this version
includes circuits showing
how oscillators and photo
sensors work. Just follow the
colorful pictures in the
manual and build exciting
projects such as AM radios;
burglar alarms; doorbells
and much more! You can
even play electronic games
with your friends.
mounted on plastic modules
and snap together with ease.
Enjoy hours of educational
fun while learning about
electronics. No tools
required.
Electrical components
proovide students ages 8+
with hands-on experience
designing and building
models of working electrical
circuits. All parts are
A G E S 8 - 1 2 | 1 3

g e s 8 + A
1 9 9 . 9 9 £
GIZMOS &
GADGETS KIT
L I T T L E B I T S
Turn kids' screen-time
addiction into a passion for
hands-on inventing, problem
solving and creativity.
The first kit with Bluetooth
wireless technology, allowing
kids to build inventions AND
control them with a smart
device, the Gizmos & Gadgets
Kit is the ultimate invention
toolbox.
Motors, wheels, lights,
switches, servos, buzzers,
even the tools to build a
remote control – snap it all
together to spark creativity
and fun. Want to invent a
remote control racecar? Do
it. Create an automatic
bubble blowing device? Go
for it! Make a wireless
doorbell, a bumper ball
game, even a mischief
machine to scare the pants
off friends and family.
Start with step-by-step
instructions for 12
inventions, then break out of
the box and hack your world
for fun. Start inventing the
minute you open the box.
The Gizmos & Gadgets Kit
comes with 15 electronic
building blocks, a detailed
instruction handbook, and
all the accessories and tools
you need to unleash the
inventor within. Incorporate
your smart device's camera,
display, touch screen &
gyroscope for endless hours
of play & learning.Create,
play, remix, then share your
creations with the world.
1 4 | A G E S 8 - 1 2

g e s 8 + A
9 9 . 9 9 £
RULE YOUR
ROOM KIT
L I T T L E B I T S
LittleBits give kids the magic
touch! By helping kids build
simple touch-activated
inventions to control their
stuff, there is no other
children’s product that gets
those creative juices flowing
in quite the same way. With
a handful of Bits and the
brains in their head,
inquisitive young minds can
now transform any boring
old object into an awesome,
interactive discovery.
Fuel the minds of future
leaders and creatives with
littleBits electronic building
blocks. These easy-to-use Bits
make creative discovery and
invention a snap for next
generation thinkers and
designers of all ages and
genders. Absolutely no
programming, soldering or
wiring required!
There is nothing quite like
the feeling of creating
something useful that you
built yourself, especially
when you’re a kid. The Rule
Your Room Kit helps
cultivate these young minds
by deepening their creative,
design, and critical-thinking
skills.
The Rule Your Room Kit
comes with instructions for 8
inventions such as a Burglar
Buzzer, Domain Defender
and Top Secret Safe, as well
as the potential to create
many, many more! Let kids
use it, improve it, experiment
and then inspire others by
showing the world what
they’ve created.
A G E S 8 - 1 2 | 1 5

g e s 8 + A
1 0 9 . 9 5 £
JIMU ROBOT
MEEBOT KIT
U B T E C H
Create a humanoid robot
that's uniquely yours with
Ubtech's Jimu Robot Meebot
robot kit - and program it
with the free Jimu Robot app
on your iPhone or iPad. The
kit's six robotic servo motors
give your robot smooth, lifelike
movement. And an
amazing array of
interlocking pieces snap
together to build predesigned
animal characters
or anything else you can
imagine.
MeeBot in action and share
them with the JIMU Robot
Community where you can
see and “like” other robotic
creations from Jimu Robot
enthusiasts around the
world.
Use the easy-to-follow 3D
animated instructions on the
Jimu Robot free app to build
your MeeBot. Then employ
the app's intuitive
programming function to
devise an endless sequence
of actions for him. When
you're done, you can
capture photos or videos of
1 6 | A G E S 8 - 1 2

g e s 8 + A
9 4 . 5 0 £
ULTIMATE
KIT
C I R C U I T S C R I B E
The Circuit Scribe ultimate
kit contains everything you
need to create dynamic and
fun paper circuits. The kit
features 10 magnetic
connection cables let you
hook up your paper circuits
to programmable platforms
like Arduino. (Arduino not
included.) The kit includes
everything from a Maker Kit
plus extra LEDs, two DPDT
switches, and a motor. With
the Ultimate Kit, you can
make complex, robust
circuits while still using the
accessible Circuit Scribe
technology.
You can use a Circuit Scribe
pen to draw lines on any
simple piece of paper, then
attach special electrical
components (Circuit Scribe
modules)on the drawn lines
which allow the electrical
current to run through the
components. This replaces
the use of breadboards and
wires.
Use it on any surface a
rollerball pen will write on.
The Circuit Scribe pen can
draw 60-200 meters
depending on writing surface
and speed. 60 meters is seen
on absorbent surfaces
similar to a napkin, and 200+
meters on photo paper. Photo
paper also has other benefits:
you can erase ink by
scratching a trace away, and
you also get the highest
conductivity on this surface
(

g e s 8 + A
9 9 . 9 9 £
EVO: YOUR
SOCIAL ROBOT
O Z O B O T
This smart and social robot
introduces a whole new way
for gamers and learners ages
8 and up to connect, code,
collaborate and share.
Earning achievements to
unlock new experiences and
plenty of personalization
options make every day with
Evo a unique experience—at
home, in the classroom and
on the go.
Evo entertains right out of
the box with autonomous
LED lights, sounds and
movements. Evo uses
Infrared Proximity Sensing
to avoid obstacles and App-
Enabled RC Controls to
explore the world with you.
At home, the new Ozobot
empowers endless hours of
gaming, programming
projects and downloadable
activities for the whole
family. In the classroom, this
bot introduces coding and
STEM skills to inspire the
next generation.
Measuring in at just over one
cubic inch, the new Ozobot
also enables on-the-go
activities like meeting up
with friends, syncing bots
and unlocking enhanced
gaming and learning
experiences together. Get the
Ozobot Evo app and connect
with friends to use OzoChat
worldwide messaging and
send and receive Ozojis —
special messages of joy,
sadness, surprise and other
emotions that Evo acts out.
In any setting, users can
choose between controlling
their Ozobot’s lights, sounds
and movements from a smart
device or letting the bot act
autonomously.
1 8 | A G E S 8 - 1 2

g e s 1 2 + A
2 5 . 5 0 £
TINYSCREEN+
T I N Y C I R C U I T S
TinyScreen+ is TinyCircuits'
second generation processor
board. They took their
popular TinyScreen shield
and added an Atmel SAMD21
32-bit ARM processor (the
same one used in the
Arduino Zero), USB port,
power management and
battery charger - what you
get is a powerful OLED
development system in one
square inch.
video playback from a
microSD card, with single
channel line-level audio
output! TinyScreen+ uses the
same TinyScreen library
inside the Arduino
programming environment,
and most TinyScreen code
and Arduino libraries will
work as they are.
They've kept our standard
TinyShield expansion port,
allowing for use of all of our
current shields, and all 20 IO
pins are available for use- the
onboard OLED and four
buttons are directly
connected to extra hardware
on the processor.
The OLED is the same
brilliant 16 bit color 96x64
pixel display, now capable of
up to 40 FPS 16 bit color
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MICRO:BIT +
ACTIVITY KIT
B B C
The BBC micro:bit is the
spiritual successor of the BBC
Micro of the 1980s, which
itself introduced a generation
of children to computing. The
BBC micro:bit carries on this
30 year tradition and does it
18 times faster. At only 5cm
wide, it also is 70 times
smaller than its predecessor.
This powerful handheld,
fully programmable,
computer designed by the
BBC and a number of
partners to encourage
children to get actively
involved in writing software
and building new things that
will be controlled by it.
Featuring a 5x5 LED Matrix,
two integrated push buttons
and a compass,accelerometer
and Bluetooth all on-board,
the device makes a great
introduction to the world of
programmable components.
The main I/O rings can be
used as outputs to control
LEDs, motors and much
more, and also as inputs to
connect external sensors and
switches. The main rings are
large enough that young
people can easily connect to
them with crocodile clips or
conductive thread.
Write your code using one of
the easy to use editors
provided on the micro:bit
website, connect your
micro:bit to your computer
via USB press the compile
button in the editor and then
drop the downloaded file
directly onto your micro:bit.
Wirelessly connect and
interact with mobile phones
and tablets using Bluetooth
LE - whether it's for a selfie
or to drive the music in your
playlists.
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DIY KITS:
SPEAKER,
SYNTH &
GAMER
T E C H N O L O G Y W I L L S A V E U S
DIY Synth
Discover the joys of
electronic muisc by building
your own synthesizer! Make
your synthesizer from
scratch, follow the manual
and connect the parts
together. Play your synth
and create the next big hit.
Experiment with pitch,
frequency and volume to
make electronic music. Try
out all three Synths. From
the classic 1980 Atari Punk
Console, to the Stutter and
Dub Sirens, this kit contains
three synths in one. No
soldering required!
DIY Speaker
Build your own custom
amplifier out of electronic
components. Then design
your own set of speakers to
house it. Play with different
sizes, shapes and materials
and see how your favourite
band sounds through paper
to plastic. You’ll not only
learn how to solder but start
to understand how circuits
work and what role each
component has. You’ll then
explore some of the
principles of sound as you
test your exciter on different
materials.
DIY Gamer
This DIY gamer kit is equal
parts gadget and design
classic. Kit creates a handheld
gaming console by
soldering together all the
parts. Once created, you can
immediately play Snakes and
Pong, but that's not all - put
your design + coding skills to
the test by creating custom
games to play through your
gamer's Arduino. Includes
instructions, or check out
YouTube for custom
invention ideas using your
kit.
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ULTIMATE 2.0
10-IN-1 ROBOT
KIT
M A K E B L O C K
The Ultimate 2.0 is the
perfect robot for robotics
enthusiasts to learn about
mechanical design,
electronics and
programming. This
extraordinary robot kit can
be assembled into more than
10 different configurations to
explore your creativity.
Compatibility,
standardization, and
systemization make this
flagship robot kit smarter
and more fun than ever!
Release your imagination
with over 160+ metal parts
and 80+ types of electronic
modules including our all
new powerful MegaPi main
controller, 3 encoder motors,
1 robotic arm, 4 DC motors, 3
sensors and 1 Bluetooth
module. It also comes with a
shutter and phone stand for
easy photo taking. From now
on, you will have your own
parts library.
The Ultimate 2.0 supports
Python programming (by
combining with Raspberry
Pi), Arduino IDE
programming, graphical
programming, and Node JS.
For beginners, it comes with
a specially-designed app,
enabling you to control the
robot by simply dragging and
dropping blocks.
With a strong motor-driving
ability and ease of use,
MegaPi is a microcontroller
board based on ATmega2560
that can rapidly control and
combine different kinds of
motors. It is capable of
simultaneously driving up to
10 servos, 8 DC motors / 4
stepper motors and have a
maximum output current of
10A.
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LIGHTPAD
BLOCK
R O L I
The Lightpad Block is at the
heart of ROLI BLOCKS, the
modular music studio that
works together with an app
on your iPhone or iPad.
On the Block’s touchsensitive
silicone surface you
shape sounds and make
music through tapping,
sliding, pressing, lifting and
other intuitive gestures. The
surface is a glowing grid of
squares that guides you as
you create orchestral
melodies, drum beats, bass
lines and any other kind of
sounds you like.
musician you will quickly
make music on its
delightfully responsive
surface. And your music will
be as expressive as if you’re
playing an acoustic
instrument.
The Block is powered by the
NOISE app that puts a huge
range of sounds and effects
ranging from drums to
strings to ambient electronic
at your fingertips, as well as
letting you edit, save and
share your music.
Anyone can play the
Lightpad Block. In Learn
Mode, follow Lightpad
Block’s unique Light Trails to
learn how to make beats and
play chords, scales and
arpeggios without a music
lesson. Whether you’re an
amateur or a professional
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