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Whether you are teaching science, technology, engineering, math or any cross-curricular combination, the 3Doodler can be used to instantly add an element of arts and design as a complement to technical skills. 3Doodler is the world’s first 3D printing pen. Lift your imagination off the page!
3DuxDesign’s mission is to unleash the imagination and inspire the creator in every child.The 3DuxDesign award-winning Architectural Modeling System offers an engaging hands-on tool that blends art, design and creative play with STEM learning.
Adafruits goal is to create the best place online for learning electronics and making the best-designed products for makers of all ages and skill levels.
Adafruits goal is to create the best place online for learning electronics and making the best-designed products for makers of all ages and skill levels.
Arduino is the world’s leading open-source hardware and software ecosystem. The Company offers a range of software tools, hardware platforms and documentation enabling almost anybody to be creative with technology.
Bird Brain Technologies exists to serve all students. They design tools and work with teachers to inspire deep and joyful learning through creative robotics. Bird Brain Technologies cultivates creativity and computational thinking by providing flexible and inspiring products.
Bloxels EDU is the most intuitive platform for creating video games in the classroom. When students build games, they become the writers, artists, designers, and developers of their own interactive stories.
Breakout games for both remote and in-person learning where students work collaboratively to solve puzzles. Played by millions of students, our library of games help educators boost engagement and make learning fun!
Brown Dog Gadgets creates kits and projects for creators of all ages and budgets. Follow the step-by-step project directions or find individual parts to dream up your own creations. No matter how or what you create, Brown Dog Gadgets products can help you learn the basics of electronics, circuitry, and solar energy.
The Buddha Board is environmentally friendly and will last for years with proper care. It gently encourages the user to value the present and effortlessly brings out the creative side that exists in all of us. Allow yourself to let go and not be concerned with each outcome – live for the moment and enjoy!
Chibitronics makes circuit stickers and other tools for paper circuits, which blends circuit building and programming with arts and crafts. It’s a friendly way to learn, design and create your own electronics.
Let your creativity merge with science as you build exciting circuits using the Circuit Scribe conductive ink pen, sweet magnetic modules, and plain old printer paper. By placing the paper over a steel sheet, included in every kit, your paper becomes the base for blinking lights, beeping buzzers, and whirling motors.
From cutting machines to crafting essentials, Cricut products make it easy to create just for fun, for friends & family, or even for a small business.
Engaging and intuitive, Cubelets are an ideal point of entry into computational thinking. Students can design and redesign robot constructions with ease, using the robot blocks to model real-world behaviors and to launch students into a new world of creativity and critical thinking.
Cubetto is the friendly wooden robot that will teach your child the basics of computer programming through adventure and hands-on play. Montessori approved, LOGO Turtle inspired.
Build your own 3D product figures with paperboard which requires no glue or scissors. Every Cubles has moving parts held together by playboard so they are playable without plastic. And best of all, their color-coded instructions and patented engineering make each one fun and easy to build.
Dremel products come with a comprehensive collection of ready-to-use lesson plans to guide classrooms in specific, standards-based projects and promote the learning of various subjects. Dremel is the only brand to offer a complete suite of digital fabrication tools, materials, and services. Seamless integration across machines and software enables your staff to work across channels. They also ensure no-fuss setup and ease of use for both leaders and students. Unbox and start creating in 15 minutes or less; no extra instruction needed.
Edison helps deliver meaningful computational thinking, computer programming, and 21st-century education in an engaging, hands-on way. Designed for the classroom environment, Edison robots are durable, have no loose parts to manage, and thanks to their compact size, are easy to store. Edison works right out of the box, fully pre-built with all sensors ready to use.
Elenco’s mission is to provide quality, innovative toys, and educational products that are fun, affordable, engaging, and designed to instill a passion for learning and creating. They’re committed to inspiring imagination, invention, and exploration.
A Universal Modular Building Block System EverBlock® is designed to be modular, enabling you to create nearly any sized object. The blocks nest easily with the parts above and below, creating a stable and durable connection.
Anyone from children to professional designers can create something to be proud of. With Glowforge, you can sketch with pad and paper, use your favorite photo, upload a design from the software you already know, or use a digital design you love. Glowforge brings that idea to life with hundreds of materials. The free software and built-in cameras show you what your design will look like so you know it will be perfect when you hit “print”
Horizon Educational develop, produce and distribute hands-on teaching material and didactic equipment as well as online curriculums and educational programs. With distributors in over 80 countries, the STEM kits and technical training equipment have an international reputation for quality, educational content and award-winning design.
HUE Animation Studio contains everything that you need to create your own stop motion animation videos. For use at home or for school projects, this is a creative and educational pastime that can be enjoyed by the whole family. Whether you are making a LEGO® brick film; animating in claymation or capturing a flower bloom using time-lapse photography, you can bring anything to life in minutes with the easy-to-use software.
Designed to move fun-powered imaginations of boys and girls forward, K’NEX knows a child’s journey to wow begins with a single click! K’NEX has offered STEAMagination inspired play to kids through creative building toys for a quarter of a century.
Kai’s Clan is a collaborative coding platform that encompasses several technologies into an all-in-one learning platform. Robotics, Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are more than just current trends, fancy jargons to throw into conversations and disruptive technologies.
From the United States of America to Canada and Kuala Lumpur, KEVA planks are changing the lives of children and adults all over the world. Children discover the joy of creating original works of art or cleverly designed contraptions. Creativity brings joy into the lives of humans which is why the arts are so important. At the same time, future architects and engineers are discovering their aptitude for building at an early age. Young KEVA builders today will be building our world in a few years.
Kid Spark Education’s mission is to help all school-age children prepare for a lifetime of learning about science and technology.
Learning Resources have helped millions of children develop a love of learning and build the educational skills that help them get ready to take on the world.
Lectrify’s goal is to make project-based learning engaging and educational for individuals of any age. The circuits are universally embeddable meaning they can be used on all types of materials – paper, wearables, arts & crafts.
LEGO® bricks give students the opportunity to discover, build, and create. With over 30 different colors of bricks and tons of special pieces like wheels and eye elements, the only limit to what they can build and create is their imagination. From huge models to tiny, detailed micro-builds, anything is possible with LEGO®!
MAGFORMERS® is the industry leader in magnetic building toys for children. They believe it is vital for children to develop through creativity and their patented, ‘always attracting’ magnetic technology delivers a unique constructional play experience. It is MAGFORMERS® commitment to providing a high quality, reliable product that inspires the creators of the future.
Makeblock started with the aim of helping people turn their ideas into real objects. With the power of innovation and technology, Makeblock allows more people to enjoy creating and have fun.
Makedo is a simple to use, an open-ended system of tools for creative cardboard construction. Build imaginative and useful creations from upcycled (repurposed) everyday cardboard. Makedo comes to life in collaborative creative environments such as classrooms, maker spaces, museums and of course homes.
Makey Makey believes that everyone is creative, inventive, and imaginative. Anyone can create the future and change the world and that’s why Makey Makey have dedicated their lives to making easy-to-use invention kits.
Mayku believes making should be simple. That’s why they’re developing resources that are simple enough for anyone to use.
Get your bold new experiences in the hands of more people. The MERGE family of products is making augmented and virtual reality available to everyone, everywhere—and they’re reaching more users every day.
The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that introduces you to how software and hardware work together. It has an LED light display, buttons, sensors and many input/output features that, when programmed, let it interact with you and your world.
Microduino is an award-winning global designer, developer, manufacturer and seller of stackable electronic building blocks, related accessories and peripherals, and in-class STEM learning systems.
The finest made miniature construction material. They specialize in miniature cinder blocks and miniature pallet coasters.
Learn to code with Osepp’s easy-to-use drag and drop interface. This is where it all starts. Think of it as the ABC’s of coding. Whether you are 8 years old or 80 years old, if you have not coded before and want to learn, this is where it all begins.
OWI Robotics has been the leading provider of educational robot kits for more than 30 years. Their dedication to quality and customer satisfaction has been recognized and awarded countless times. They have earned “Top Toy of The Year” honors on multiple occasions and have been shown in many television shows and feature-length films.
Children learn how to channel their ideas into reality, creating private games, secret codes and their very own robotic equations, putting them at the forefront of learning without even realizing it.
Padcaster designs, manufactures and sells audio visual products and accessories to attach to and support mobile devices — primarily iPads and Phones – that transform your mobile device into a complete turnkey video production studio.
PodPi is an immersive, literacy-based and hands-on program to learn coding and electronics with a series of fun educational adventures. The Island of PodPi is a series of Arduino-based kits coupled with fun comic books that will inspire your child or students to learn about electronics and JavaScript coding – key skills used in the Maker Community. They will start with building their first basic circuits and end with WiFi enabled devices powering the Internet of Things (IoT). The engaging lessons use their own popular comic book format for hours of learning.
Qball believes every class, meeting and event is an opportunity to change lives. But that’s only possible if people can hear and learn from each other. Their mission is to give everyone a chance to participate in a fun and exciting way.
Kids have the freedom to be creative and build entire worlds with Qubits around their action figures, toy cars, and more.
Robo’s vision is to make next-generation 3D technologies that inspire your passion within, and empower you to achieve your educational, professional and personal goals.
Engage learners with innovation and creativity through real-world coding experiences designed for all skill-levels.
PlayShifu products engage students in curriculum-aligned learning with hands-on games. The collaborative play combined with lesson plans help children develop over 20 essential skills.
Your most extraordinary build begins on a SLAB, the largest, strongest, baseplate system for LEGO® creators. Discover the solid, dependable base for the biggest, best project you can dream up. Better design means phenomenal strength, rigidity and grip – bricks and figs stay put on the plate, wherever you put them. Big sizes, rich colors, and super-detailed custom graphics set the stage for your most epic productions.
SparkFun uses electronics as a creative medium and hands-on learning tool. Their products are designed to develop foundational skills for students to explore the world of electronics, increase investment and ownership in education, and plant the seeds of inventorship in today’s youth.
Squishy Circuits are used in classrooms, libraries, museums, maker spaces, and more in all 50 states and more than 25 countries. While the products and projects fit Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in the US, Squishy Circuits also works well with any science or engineering lesson plans, STEM activities, or home-based learning environments.
Strawbees provides a complete solution for developing a powerful skillset for the future through hands-on exploration and working with design, construction, electronics, and programming. Their open-ended system creates opportunities for fun and engaging experiences for beginners and experts of all ages.
TeacherGeek is dedicated to inspiring and empowering the innovators of tomorrow. The TeacherGeekbuild system allows you to create almost anything mechanical. Make it your way incorporating found/recycling bin materials. Experiment and play, then revise and reengineer. The TeacherGeek system allows for true engineering and innovation.
Teknikio is based in Brooklyn, NY. They currently have over 10 different products including custom made electronics, individual toolsets, and workshop bundles.
Head back to the screen and have a look at Terrapin Logo – the original coding app created specifically for children, developed at MIT as computers first made their way into the classroom. This modern version of the time-tested educational resource from the world’s most experienced Logo company takes advantage of the latest technology to add many new features and capabilities. Terrapin Logo can be immediately used by anyone who has used Logo in the past or by those with no experience at all.
The best-selling Electric Motors Catalyst includes 50+ high-quality parts that are made to last. It’s more than a toy — real hardware and tools help kids connect the parts with the world around them.
Twenty One Toys believes in the power of play to unlock the skills critical to thriving as students and workers in an uncertain future. 21st-century skills — like empathy and failure – are difficult to practice, assess, and even understand. Their product teaches empathy through play-based learning.
UBTECH Education’s solutions for classrooms, makerspaces, and STEM programs are designed to grow with students. From K-12 to higher education, our robotics kits combine hands-on activities, cutting-edge tech, and standards-aligned curriculum to prepare all learners for success in STEM classrooms and careers.
Wonder Workshop’s tailored solutions propel the fun forward with personable robots and free software, designed specifically for kids ages 6+. Explore a growing library of in-app puzzles, standards-based lesson plans, and annual robotics challenges. And discover the professional learning opportunities that encourage a meaningful shift towards establishing a foundation for 21st-century learning.
xTool delivers smart desktop laser engravers and cutters and beginner-friendly software, allowing for easy personalization on diverse materials, for profit or simply for the fun of making.