Want to make the next big hit? Kits can do that with ease using the DIY Synth Kit from Technology Will Save Us! With the Synth Kit, students 12 and up can design and build a real musical instrument and tinker to create awesome electronic sounds. The kit lets them plug various components into the breadboard and experiment with creating sound.
Let’s blend art and light technology with Circuit Stickers! Circuit stickers are LED circuits in the form of peel-and-stick stickers. They enable students to build real circuits without soldering, plugging wires, or clips. Instead, students use the stickers and conductive tapes to draw their circuits on paper, adding an intriguing element to their crafts.
Want to build your own Top Secret Spy Box? Bubble-blowing bot? If you answered yes, then you need to get your hands on the littleBits Gizmos and Gadgets Kit! Designed for kids 8 and up and filled to the brim with LEGO-like, electronic building blocks, this kit will spark your child’s imagination and guarantee endless opportunities for inventing.
With the DIY Electro Dough Kit from Technology Will Save Us, children can build craft projects, and add electric elements. Picture being able to shape and create whatever your imagination desires and then really bring it to life by incorporating simplistic, interactive circuits. The Electro Dough Kit helps kids will learn how to place LEDs and buzzers in the path of currents!
Kids can draw circuits instantly and learn the basics of electronic principles with this no-mess conductive ink pen. I experimented with the Circuit Scribe Lite Kit, which comes with one conductive ink pen, two coin cell batteries and one Bi-LED module. The kit includes components like, motors, buzzers, resistors, and more.
If you are looking to introduce robotics at a young age, Cubelets is a fantastic way to do so. The three easy-to-use robot construction kits each come packaged with simple instructions along with some increasingly complex robot project ideas. I experimented with the Cubelets Six Kit, which includes six unique blocks.
The Pocket Operator (PO) comes pre-installed with a default beat, which kids can edit, change and add sounds to. That was great for me because I’m not exactly well-versed in the world of musical composition. Like many of today’s top EdTech tools, it was super easy to use the PO-12 and it really made the music creating process simple but innovative.
Virtual reality is all the rage these days and is definitely primed to become a huge part of our lives, but is usually still really expensive to acquire some of the equipment needed to optimize the experience. The VR One headset, however, is a cheap alternative that embodies a lot of the educational uses of VR—and teachers can distribute it on a 1:1 basis.
Want to build something and experience the fun of seeing it in action immediately? Then you want the mBot in your life! Ideal for early STEM education, mBot is a great toy that helps kids master the tricks of creative assembly and its built-in Arduino board helps them explore basic circuitry as well. It’s super easy for students to build the mBot.
It can be a little daunting when first opening this kit from Tech Will Save Us—at least, I know I felt that way, but it’s actually a lot simpler than it looks. Following the instructions in the box, I was able to learn how to solder and combine the materials to make a real working speaker. I have no real expertise when it comes to crafting, but still got it built.
