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Strawbees STEAM Classroom Robotics - w/micro:bit

Strawbees STEAM Classroom Robotics - w/micro:bit

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The complete building + coding solution for your class including Strawbees Classroom digital lessons, using the Robotics board to add robotic capabilities to Strawbees projects with the micro:bit.

This bundle includes micro:bits. A bundle without micro:bits is also available.

  • 1-year access to Strawbees Classroom for one teacher
  • Full building & coding solution (micro:bits included)
  • 100+ challenge cards
  • Storage solution


    STEAM CLASSROOM ROBOTICS – MICRO:BIT

    Bundle Includes:

    1-year access to Strawbees Classroom for one teacher – start exploring Strawbees Classroom, our digital platform made for teachers, by teachers. Our curriculum-aligned, class-ready lessons help teachers quickly and easily to get started.

    STEAM School Kit – A massive building set providing over 4000 pieces enough for an entire classroom of students. The building set comes with 5 different precut straw sizes and 4 color-coded connectors for scaling project sizes from miniature to building structures taller than you. This kit arrives as a storage box with pull-out material trays to get started building. Comes with the Pocketful of Ideas card deck with 100+ challenges to stay inspired.

    Both 2 × micro:bit V2 club – 10 Pack  and 2 × Robotic Inventions for micro:bit – 10 Pack kits – the micro:bit joins forces with the Robotic Inventions board for adding robotic capabilities. The Robotics board includes 2 RGB LEDs and attaches up to 3 servo motors to any Strawbees building project.

    Write in Microsoft MakeCode’s block-based programming platform, upload a program, and remove it from the computer to run on batteries.


    AGE AND GRADE

    Ages 8-14
    Grade in US schools: 3rd-9th grade

    NUMBER OF STUDENTS

    Up to 30 students

    GREAT FOR
    • Afterschool programs
    • Classrooms
    • Libraries
    • Maker Spaces
    • Summer Camps
    NUMBER OF PIECES

    4590


     

    KEY FEATURES

    Save time – Strawbees Classroom, the ready-to-go teaching platform is curriculum-aligned and loaded with inspiration. More time teaching. Less time prepping. 

    Play and Program Hardware – using Strawbees Robotic Inventions with the micro:bit, each of its LEDs can be individually programmed as can its buttons, inputs and outputs, accelerometer, magnetometer, and Bluetooth Smart Technology.

    Full STEAM Ahead – everything you need for a well-rounded science, technology, engineering, art, and math experience in making and creating your projects.

    Storage Solution – organized drawers by piece and color ready to be placed out on the table for a lesson or workshop setting and an easy material management system.

    Up to 30 students – there is enough classroom material for each student to come up with their unique solution to a problem and help develop their creative confidence.

    Different lengths & color-coded pieces – there are 4 types of connectors and 5 different cut straw lengths cut all color-coded making it easy to follow the activity instructions.

    Make physical and mechanical inventions with the micro:bit.

    Physical Computing – extend programming to the physical world beyond the computer screen by creating interactive projects with the Strawbees building system.

    Electronic Building Set – all electronics easily connect to Strawbees connectors and straws.

    All materials are custom-made, durable, and reusable – finish building, disassemble and begin a new project.

    WHAT'S INCLUDED?

    STRAWBEES CLASSROOM LICENSE

    • 1-year access to a license for one teacher
    • Curriculum-aligned lessons (Common Core ELA, Common Core Mathematics, NGSS, SDGs)
    • Activities
    • Explorations
    • Student-facing resources
    • Recorded webinars
    • Regular run onboarding webinars
    • Onboarding videos
    • Supporting articles
    • Strawbees Classroom walk-through webinars

    1 X STEAM SCHOOL KIT

    • Connectors – 1-leg Blue × 1024
    • Connectors – 2-leg Yellow × 512
    • Connectors – 3-leg Green × 512
    • Connectors – 5-leg Red × 256
    • Building straws – 240mm Blue × 512
    • Building straws – 205mm Green × 360
    • Building straws – 112mm Pink × 512
    • Building straws – 80mm Orange × 256
    • Building straws – 48mm Yellow × 256
    • Clips × 160
    • Pocketful of Ideas Card Deck × 1
    • Posters × 2

    2 × MICRO:BIT V2 CLUB – 10 PACK

    • BBC micro:bits × 20
    • USB cables × 20
    • AAA batteries × 40
    • AAA Battery holder × 20

    2 × ROBOTICS INVENTIONS FOR THE MICRO:BIT – 10 PACK

    • Strawbees Robotics boards for the micro:bit × 20
    • Strawbees micro:bit clip × 20
    • Servo motors 120 (SM-S2309S) × 20
    • Servo motor mounts white × 40
    • Servo motor arms × 60
    • Screws for servo mounts and arms × 60
    • Mini screwdrivers × 20
    • Servo extension cables × 20
    • Eyes × 40
    • Eye sticker sheet × 20
    • Sneaker shoes × 40
    • Duck feet with magnets × 40
    • Poster × 2
    • Free access to the official Strawbees MakeCode extension

    This bundle comes with a limited number of batteries and requires 20 more batteries.

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