STEM/Engineering®

3 years & up. This 8 page STEM Journal outlines how to utilize the scientific process in an early childhood classroom. Each of the 8 1/2" x 11" pages provide a space for children to draw pictures along with developmentally appropriate lines to write text as they utilize the scientific method. Perfect addition to any science center! Set of 10 journals.

5 years & up. Learn the language of tomorrow with Sphero the playful, programmable robot! The Sphero SPRK+ Robot inspires curiosity, creativity, and inventions through connected play and coding! Learn programming, complete hands-on activities, and share your creations with the community using the Sphero Edu app. Robot and app introduce STEM concepts by combining robotics and coding. Program your bot to navigate a maze, program a painting, mimic the solar system, and more. The possibilities are… More »

8 years & up. Wind is becoming a popular source of clean, renewable energy in today's time. This kit gives users the ability to assemble a realistic wind turbine with adjustable rotor blades and an electric generator. Conduct experiments to learn how to optimize its' performance. Learn about alternate forms of power and receive scientific information on turbines through the manual. Kit includes a 32 page manual and guides you through 5 experiments with your wind turbine.

7 years & up. Build 6 functioning mechanical arms, grabber claws, and legs with this Mechanical Engineering® Kit by Thames & Kosmos. Learn mechanical engineering principles firsthand as you build claws that can grab and lift using pneumatic and hydraulic systems powered by air pressure. Included: 201 Building pieces and a 32-Page manual with easy-to-follow illustrated instructions.

8 years & up. Build your very own large, hydraulic hand with this interactive science kit! The hand is made up of over 200 pieces, with water filling the piston tubes that allow the mechanical fingers to open and close with your own fingers. Learn all about hydraulic and pneumatic systems and how they are used in industrial robots. Includes 203 pieces and a 40 page manual to guide users through the building process and provide them with scientific information.

4 years & up. mTiny is a screen-free educational robot for early childhood education aimed at young children growing up in the digital age. Its Tap Pen Controller, in combination with the robot, mTiny, is a coding tool that exercises children's logical thinking and problem-solving abilities. mTiny Coding Kit introduces real coding concept, such as sequencing, looping, and conditional coding through different kinds of adventures. Kids will learn to explore without any tablets or smartphones.… More »

5 years & up. The Cubelets lesson plans are an advanced tool to assist educators in managing day-to-day activities when exploring coding, robotics, and more! Educators are given a grade-specific resources and lessons book that provides them with standards-aligned lessons, classroom management tips, best practices, and blackline masters. These lesson plans align with many standards: ISTE, Common Core, NGSS, and CSK12 Computer Science. The bundle also includes Cubelets Activity Cards, Cubelets… More »

3 years & up. The Cubelets lesson plans are an advanced tool to assist educators in managing day-to-day activities when exploring coding, robotics, and more! Educators are given a grade-specific resources and lessons book that provides them with standards-aligned lessons, classroom management tips, best practices, and blackline masters. These lesson plans align with many standards: ISTE, Common Core, NGSS, and CSK12 Computer Science. The bundle also includes Cubelets Activity Cards, Cubelets… More »

3 years & up. The Cubelets lesson plans are an advanced tool to assist educators in managing day-to-day activities when exploring coding, robotics, and more! This Pack introduces your youngest learners to practice basic engineering processes, computational thinking skills, design thinking, and more. The 52 cubelets in this Pack are designed to support 6 learning groups of students. A storage tub is included for easy storage.

5 years & up. Turn ordinary boxes into fantastic creations! These clips will connect boxes of all kinds to create structures, mazes, forts and so much more. Clips connect to Amazon boxes, pizza and food boxes, appliance boxes and many other kinds to help users create all that they can imagine. Cardboard is not included. Includes 80 clips and an idea booklet.

5 years & up. Meet Botley® 2.0 This coding robot helps kids as young as 5 learn to code through 100% screen-free play. Botley® 2.0 knows multiple ways to code right out of the box - code by color, make Botley® move in six directions, and even put on a light show! Discover Botley® 2.0's 16 fun interactions - transform Botley® into a train, police car, ghost, and more! Built in sensors light up Botley® in the dark. Hours of fun and best of all, no phone or tablet required.

3 years & up. Bee-Bot® is an exciting new robot designed for use by young children. This colorful, easy-to-operate, and friendly little robot is a perfect tool to teach sequencing, estimation, problem solving and just having fun. Tell Bee-Bot® to move forward, back and turn left or right by pressing the arrow keys. Then press GO and send him on his way. Bee-Bot® stops, beeps and blinks after each step so you can follow along as Bee-Bot® executes your program. Bee-Bot® remembers… More »

3 years & up. Realistic backgrounds and animated penguins will encourage your students to learn essential coding skills at an early age. Featuring matching, sequencing, mazes, pattern-making activities and a fully narrated penguin facts section, this app provides engaging ways for children to practice the usage, understanding and practice of critical STEM-related skills. Available on both tablet and large-screen formats. Large screen version area offers 4 areas of play. Works with Windows 7… More »

Our superior-quality blocks are precision made from hardwood with sanded smooth beveled edges. A total of 28 shapes are precisely dimensioned so the blocks are easy to stack.

3 years & up. The Bee-Bot® is a programmable floor robot that is ideal for teaching control, directional language, and programming to children. It has a sturdy and small design with clear and bright buttons and a memory of up to 40 steps. Sounds and flashing eyes confirm your instructions. Exciting way to introduce sequencing and can be used for individual or collaborative play. Rechargeable using the included USB cord attached to any computer. Set of 6 Bee-Bot® Rechargeable Robots.

3 years & up. The Blue-Bot is a programmable floor robot that is ideal for teaching control, directional language, and programming to children. It has a sturdy, small design with clear and bright buttons and a memory of up to 40 steps. Sounds and flashing eyes confirm your instructions. When Blue-Bot comes across another Blue-Bot or Bee-Bot® it will stop and say hello with a fun little sound. Provides an exciting way to introduce sequencing and can be used for individual or collaborative… More »

3 years & up. Observe on a grand scale with our extra-large Jumbo magnifiers, sized perfectly for small hands. Ideal for taking a closer look at plants, animals and insects in life science lessons. Built-in stands allow hands-free viewing. Each magnifier's plastic lens measures 4 1/2" in diameter and offers 4.5x magnification. Set includes 6 colors. Plastic magnifiers measure 8"L each.

4 years & up. This building set encourages children to think like engineers while using organic, neutral colors and familiar shapes for building. This open-ended magnetic construction toy uses frames with a simple click 'n connect system that allows for endless 3D or 2D models. Features a metal plate built into the packaging to store and organize the set of 74 pieces.

3 years & up. Watch the chain reaction of events as the dominoes fall down piece by piece! This set can be set up in all sorts of ways. Let kids take control of how to set up the trail! Set is made of wood, metal, water-based paint, TEP and ABS. Includes 100 wooden dominoes. 107 pieces total within the set.

Long lasting power for all electronic devices you use the most! Duracell® batteries are long lasting and dependable even after 7 years of storage. Last up to ten times longer than zinc-carbon batteries in power demanding applications. Long service life at a high drain discharge, operates in temperatures in extremes of -4 degrees F to 129 degrees F. Date coded to ensure freshness, no added mercury. Great for use in: Motion Sensors, Testing Equipment, Remote controls, Flashlights, Calculators,… More »

3 years & up. This set includes assorted sizes of wood pieces, sanded smooth for building, sorting, sanding, painting, and creating beautiful works of art. Unfinished wooden pieces can easily be used to create your next DIY project with the kids. Smooth surfaces make the pieces easy to decorate and paint. Pieces may vary. Includes 5 lbs.

3 years & up. Sixty natural finished, smooth-sanded hardwood blocks are packaged in a handsome, wooden storage crate for easy storage. Ideal for building and introducing the relation of part to whole. Great value! Dimensions: 5.25" x 12.5" x 15" Packaged

5 years & up. It's easy for students to set up and maintain their own ant habitats! Ant Factory, measuring 9" high by 15" wide, provides great lessons in responsibility, basic ecology, and much more! Each habitat includes 24-page guide book with ant care and colony observation hints, water dropper, canal starting tool, and certificate to obtain ants by mail ($4.00 fee required for shipping, handling, and insurance).

7 years & up. Let's get rolling! Build your own adorable robotic pet hedgehog to play with and perform amusing tricks. The robot features a built-in sound sensor and programmed to react to different sounds. After building your hedgehog, you can play with it by making different sounds and watch it tumble, roll, spin around, bristle its spines, and scurry around. Instruct your hedgehog to perform different actions with various clapping patterns on command. Learn about the inner mechanical workings… More »