Tech Toys and Games

Episode 12: Tech Toys and Games

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Here are some ideas of STEM toys and games that are likely to be played with for a long time after they are opened.

• Subscription boxes – Kiwi Co has ones for all ages: Bitsbox has coding subscription boxes for 6 – 12 year olds
• Raspberry Pi – typically used as somewhere between a computer and a robot controller (according to our Python TA)
• Trebuchet / catapult kits
• Tech board games – Thinkfun Circuit Maze and all these 20 Science Board Games /
• Goldieblox – an engineering toy for young girls
• K’nex, Lego Mindstorms, Lego Technics all teach engineering
• Klutz Lego Contraptions / Gadgets / Chain Reactions
• Snap Circuits for younger students and Elenco Electronic Playground for older
• Stocking Stuffers: Google Cardboard and the Merge cube for AR and VR fun

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