pi-top CS And Robotics Kit - 6 Sets
- Grades: 6+
- Number of Students:
- Physical Sets: 1-2 students per set
- Digital Content: Unlimited
- Number of Lessons/Challenges:
- Robotics 101 Scope & Sequence: 10 lessons
- Further, CS Lesson Library: 213 challenges over 16 courses
- Contact Hours: 150+
- Additional Resources: Robotics 101 Scope & Sequence Overview, Further CS Library Info
Highlights:
All-in-one
From beginning coding to advanced AI, everything you need to teach and learn computer science and robotics.
Advance your coding and technical skills
With over 125 hours of lessons, students progress from STEAM challenges with sensors and LED lights to line-following robots and advanced AI concepts - the only limit is their imagination!
Over 65 construction pieces & components
By combining the pi-top [4] with the Robotics Kit and Electronics Kit, learning possibilities are endless!
Anyone can teach computer science!
Follow step by step guides in Further, pi-top's online tutorial and project library. Lean more about Further here.
Computer science and robotics are critical 21st Century Skills.
STEM-related career opportunities are expected to rise rapidly in the next decade, and skills such as creativity, collaboration and problem-solving will be critical for jobs across all fields. Computer Science and robotics lessons build these skills and prepare our students for the future.
Teaching computer science and robotics should be fun and easy!
Not every computer science teacher has a background in technology, but it doesn't have to be scary!
pi-top provides step-by-step instructions for every lesson in Further and they include everything you need for an engaging CS class, no experience required.
- Step-by-step teacher guides
- Scope and Sequence documents
- Standards Alignments
Robust & portable design
with a 5-hour internal battery, your students aren't tethered to a computer.
Over 65 construction pieces & components
Including the pi-top [4] with both the Robotics Kit and Electronics Kit. The possibilities of what you can build are endless.
Compatible with...
Grove components, Arduino, BBC micro:bit, and others.
Community help
To help and support your projects, from beginner to advanced level.
Curriculum or Lesson Topics:
Robotics 101 Scope & Sequence:
- The Build
- Navigation
- Rover Race
- Orbit
- Maneuvering the Terrain
- Ultra Control
- Rover Vision
- Path Finder
- Natural Evasion
- Specimen Recognition
Further, CS Lesson Library:
- Level 1 Computer Science Curriculum
- Level 2 Computer Science Curriculum
- Level 3 Computer Science Curriculum
- Block-pi Robotics
- pi-top [4] Pathway
- Robotics 101 (as seen above)
- pi-top [4] Block-pi Component Tutorials
- pi-top[4] Block-pi Challenges
- Electronics Kit Pathway
- Robotics 102
- Python Principles
- Game Development 101
- pi-top [3] Pathway
- pi-top [4] Python Component Tutorials
- pi-top [3] Python Component Tutorials
- 3D Printing: The Maker Mask
- And more...
Standard Alignments:
All standards for each course can be found through Further in their respective "Standards Alignment" document. Standards may change from course to course. Please see all courses and their standards alignments here.
What’s Included:
Each kit contain the following:
- 1 year Further license
- pi-top [4]
- Pre-installed Raspberry Pi 4 4GB
- Power Supply Unit (PSU)
- pi-topOS on 32GB SD Card
Electronics Kit
- 1x Foundation Plate
- 1x Ultrasonic Sensor
- 1x Buzzer
- 1x Light Sensor
- 1x Sound Sensor
- 2x Potentiometers
- 2x Green LEDs
- 2x Yellow LED
- 2x Red LEDs
- 2x Buttons
- 8x Connecting cables
Robotics Kit
- 1x Expansion Plate
- 50+ aluminium construction pieces
- x250 rivets
- 2x Servo motors
- 2x Encoder motors
- 1x Ultrasonic sensor
- 1x HD 720p Camera
- 1x Castor wheel
- 1x Chassis plate
- 2x Tyres
- 6x Coloured balls
- 2x 12mm Wheel connectors
- 1x Phillips screwdriver
- 1x Rivet removal tool
- 2x Hex Allen keys
- 1x Roll of blue line following tape
-
FREE pi-top [4] Protective case
Additional Information and Resources:
- Robotics 101 Scope & Sequence Overview
- Further, CS Library Info
Technology Requirements/Specifications:
You’ll need to connect to your pi-top [4] to a monitor, keyboard & mouse, or a laptop, tablet or our FHD Touch Display and Bluetooth Keyboard.
You will also require an internet connection to access the Further project library.
Special Notes and Considerations:
⚠WARNING:
CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.