pi-top: CS & Robotics Class Pack

pi-top: CS & Robotics Class Pack Grades: 6+ Number of Students: 1-2 students per kit Number of Lessons: 300+ Hours Contact Hours: 300+ Additional Resources: Further LMS Library Info, CSTA Standards Alignment Docs, Sample Course Scope & Sequence Doc, Sample Lesson Plan,  Supporting Neurodiversity Highlights: Looking to build or update a CS and Robotics class? Everything in one place to teach Computer Science, AI, and Robotics. We have developed a CS Dept. in a Box with curriculum aligned to CSTA standards. On Further (an interactive learning and coding platform) you’ll find electronics & robotics lessons to inspire beginner coders, and content to challenge advanced engineers. The class pack is ideal for smaller class sizes or for team learning. Integrated Teaching, Learning, & Class Management: Do you find teaching CS using hardware in the classroom a challenge? Further, our turnkey CS teaching platform connects 300+ hours of premade CSTA-aligned lessons with the pi-top device for CS instruction. You can roster students using Clever or Google, customize & assign lessons, access teacher resources, deliver in-class or remote instruction, track progress and assessment. Beginner Level Coding & Robotics: Access beginner level projects that can be used in CS classes and STEM classes. Students will use their creativity, mix in electronics & code to experience an introduction to programming while building problem solving and computational thinking skills. With Block-pi, a block-based language, coding becomes more accessible and easier to understand. Advanced Level Coding, Robotics, AI & Machine Learning: With our advanced curriculum, students design, construct, and code complex projects using pi-top's custom lessons and code libraries. Our premade courses are aligned with CSTA standards and focus on CS, robotics, gaming, and AI topics. Applied STEM and Competitions: Push students to apply what they have learned in school by linking coding with STEM in pi-top’s interdisciplinary lessons - connect Geometry with AI & robotics, align Biology and Earth Sciences with code through smart agriculture.   Curriculum or Lesson Topics: Further, pi-top's turnkey CS teaching platform connects 300+ hours of aligned lessons with pi-top [4] hardware to make CS education easy. Beginner Courses and Lessons utilizing Block-pi (a block based coding language) Lessons to transition to Python (text-based programming language) Beginner & Advanced Python courses & lessons Robotics, AI, and machine learning As well as core subject + CS interdisciplinary content   Standard Alignments: 300+ hours lessons aligned to CSTA, Common Core, and NGSS standards. Robotics 101 Standards Alignment Robotics 102 Standards Alignment What's Included: Includes: 18 Hardware Kits + 1 Year of Further LMS for teachers and all students Each Hardware Kit includes the following: Main Hardware pi-top [4] "Brain": Pre-installed Raspberry Pi 4 2GB pi-top OS on 32GB SD Card Power Supply Unit (PSU) pi-top USB Cable Electronics 1 Ultrasonic Sensor 1 Buzzer 1 Light Sensor 1 Sound Sensor 2 Potentiometers 2 Green LEDs 2 Yellow LED 2 Red LEDs 2 Buttons 8 Connecting cables Robotics 1 Expansion Plate 50+ aluminum construction pieces 250 rivets 2 Servo motors 2 Encoder motors 1 HD 720p Camera 1 Micro-USB to USB-A Camera Cable 1 Castor wheel 1 Chassis plate 2 Tires 6 Colored balls 2 12mm Wheel connectors 1 Phillips screwdriver 1 Rivet removal tool 2 Hex Allen keys 1 Roll of blue line following tape