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Hummingbird Robotics Kit

Hummingbird Robotics Kit

Grades 3 - 5Grades 6 - 8Grades 9 - 12
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Cost

  • $1 - $99

    • Subscription

    None

    Grades

  • 3 -5
  • 6 - 8
  • 9-12

    • Aligned Standards

  • Common Core
  • CSTA
  • NGSS

    • Required Technology

  • Android
  • Chrome OS
  • iOS
  • Mac OS
  • Windows

    • Description

    The Hummingbird Kit is comprised of lights, sensors, and motors which allow students to build a robot out of any materials.

    Included In Cost

      • Robotics Kit

    Additional Supplies Needed

      • Craft supplies or recycled materials

    Corresponding Pathways

  • Computer Science
  • Computational Thinking
  • Physical Computing
  • Software Engineering

    • Professional Development Model

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    Educator Reviews – Pros

      • Great for engagement
      • Research-based and proven to increase engagement of girls and other underrepresented populations
      • Low floor, High ceiling - adaptable for use in mid-elementary grades through HS/College
      • Easy for teachers to learn to use
      • Allows for coding + engineering + content
      • Perfect for integration into full range curricular offerings -- not just technology for technology's sake. Deepens students' understanding of core content while learning coding and engineering
      • Designed to be used with partners; develops/enhances collaboration skills
      • Duo has arduino board on back for a variety of extended functions
      • Duo with microbit + adapter allows for untethered projects
      • Hummingbird Bit allows for great flexibility-untethered projects
      • Great tool for both block and text-based coding
      • Teaching tools, lesson plans, and professional support are readily available Feedback 13:  Can be used with an array of devices and languages (both block and text-based)
      •  Aligned to standards
      • Versatile and supports creativity
      • Locally developed! Bit has tons of creative potential and part of the fun is designing your robot. Lots of support from Birdbrain Technologies available on their website

    Educator Reviews – Cons

      • Cost since you should keep to a low student to device ratio
      • Can be hard to manipulate and needs fine motor skills kids may not have developed yet. Coding may require consistent adult support

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