Creative kids now have a line of new littleBits kits they can work with. Designed to facilitate active invention and increased engagement, these new kits enable the construction of a bunch of new projects! The Base Inventor Kit, Electronic Music Inventor Kit, and Space Rover Inventor Kit are perfect for inspiring real-world inventors and unlocking hours of invention-based learning with plenty of step-by-step activities and inspiration from the free littleBits app!
With 10 Bits and nine templates, the Base Inventor Kit helps kids gain an introductory understanding of how technology is built. They can build a Robo-Arm or Navigator using over a dozen pieces! Among these three new kits, this is the one that offers students the most introductory experience both when it comes to building with littleBits and in circuitry and engineering in general. The kit includes all of the classic littleBits modules, including the buzzer, proximity sensor, servo, slide dimmer, sound trigger, and more. It also comes with nine paper templates and four projects kids can make to enhance their STEAM exploration!
The music-focused Electronic Music Inventor Kit helps kids connect STEM and STEAM in a very real way! With 20 cool pieces and 12 in-app activities, it's exceptional at integrating MakerEd in music! This kit provides kids with plenty of opportunities for customization and empowers them to create real working instruments, like synths and guitars. When using the Music Inventor Kit, kids are also exposed to real-world examples of people to help inspire them to explore. Among the cool projects kids can create with the various Bits and accessories are a keytar, dance guitar, magic guitar, and air drum!
Finally, the largest of the new kits, the Space Rover Inventor Kit, empowers kids to build projects like a Solar Seeker or Rock Crusher! Perfect for groups, it's also excellent at advancing innovation! With projects literally inspired by NASA astronauts, this kit is poised to help STEM learning soar to new heights. It includes 15 Bits as well as wires and interactive accessories, enabling students to construct a Rover Academy and Probe Launcher as well! They’ll shape the foundation for lifelong skills as kids engage with 21st century experiences through hands-on play and digital manipulation using the littleBits app!
Customizing and catalyzing STEAM education is never as easy as it is with littleBits. As the importance of innovation in education continues to increase, don’t get stuck behind with outdated technology in the classroom. Keep up with the latest advances by adding one of littleBits’ new kits to your teaching toolbox. To take advantage of these engaging new kits and in-app activities for the classroom, click below to shop!