Beginner Skill Level STEAM Starter Pack

Bring STEAM curriculum to life with HamiltonBuhl's Beginner Level STEAM Starter Pack full of coding and block-building robot engineering kits as well as media production kits!

Tomorrow’s inventors and problem-solvers are today’s students, teaching them a better understanding of STEAM concepts will be essential in preparing them for the careers of tomorrow. This beginner level pack is ideal for elementary grades, but can also be used in middle school grades, where STEAM concepts are just being introduced.

Each product in this STEAM Starter Pack comes with FREE downloadable lesson plans. Aligned to the required standards, the lesson plans include worksheets, teacher's guides, evaluation rubrics and more. What a turn-key and convenient way to introduce STEAM education into the classroom - this is literally, a solution right out of the box!

Beginner Level STEAM Starter Pack Includes:

(1) Edison Educational Robot Kit - Set Of 2 (EDIBOT-2)
These LEGO® compatible educational robots are clean, safe, reusable, expandable and robust, providing students across all grade levels, from ages 5+, with a range of combinations, and possibilities. Each Edison robot features a host of sensors and can be programmed using a growing number of FREE software applications. Each programmable Edison robot interacts with the world via infra-red (IR) transmitters and receivers, line tracking, barcode reading, playing sounds and music, plus sound detection. It’s also equipped with two motors with variable speeds, left and right red LED lights and three control buttons.

(1) Robo-Brush™ Toothbrush Robot Kit (BRUBOT)
Easy to build, students will create a micro robot using the head of a toothbrush, a tiny motor and a battery. Once assembled and wired, the toothbrush bristles will turn into hundreds of fast moving legs propelling the robot to move and buzz around. Understanding kinetic energy and energy transference will go from an abstract concept to a tangible, observable experience.

(1) Boost-R-Bots™ - STEAM Education Robotics Kit (MRT3)
Boost-R-Bots™ engineering kit helps transform abstract concepts into hands-on learning experiences. Students across multiple grades, from elementary school to high school, will get a first-hand experience with this engaging multi-function robot engineering kit. With step-by-step instructions, Boost-R-Bots™ Kit comes complete with all the blocks and components needed to create 15 different, more and more complex robots incorporating a programming board, motors, remote controller and battery powered electricity.

(1) Animation Studio Kit (ANI-KIT)
Teaching kids multimedia skills develops their critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and collaboration capabilities and demystifies media and IT technologies. Almost any topic can be made more interesting using stop motion animation, and students will learn from this exciting teaching technique.The Animation Studio Kit includes a 5MP, 30FPS, gooseneck webcam with a non-slip base and Animate It! stop motion animation software, developed by the award winning makers of "Wallace & Gromit."

(1) Green Screen Production Kit (GRN-KIT)
With a quick and easy setup of the green screen backdrop in front of the included 5MP, 30FPS, gooseneck webcam, students will be able to create short news broadcasts, weather forecasts, short reviews, virtual visits to far away places – the planets, the solar system, the Pyramids, the Amazon, the ocean depths, even time travel, all without leaving the classroom.

Specifications:

Edison Educational Robot:

• Each Edison Robot Comes With:
  • Robot sensors
    • Left and right infrared obstacle detection – Navigate through a maze and avoid collisions
    • Left and right light sensors – Follow a torch/flash light or find a dark corner
    • Clap detector – Sense load sounds such as claps to control driving
    • Line tracking sensor – follow lines and stay within borders
  • Light, Sound and Action
    • Left and right red LED lights – Flash the LED lights to add a cool look
    • Buzzer – Gives sound feedback and can play musical notes
    • Two motors with encoders – Drive Edison or use LEGO cross axles to power a new invention
  • Robot Communications
    • Infrared receiver – Remote control from a standard TV/DVD remote control
    • Infrared LEDs – Transmit messages and control commands to another Edison robot
    • Infrared receiver – Receive messages and control commands from another Edison robot
  • Multi-Functional Line Tracking Sensor
    • Edison’s line tracking sensor has three functions:
      • Detect lines – Contrast between black and white surfaces
      • Read barcodes that activate pre-programmed functions
      • Receive the programming signal from EdWare via the EdComm cable
  • Works with Lego® Bricks
  • Each Edison robot requires 4 AAA batteries (included)
  • Programmable Barcode Card Pack
  • Suitable For All Ages – Across All Grade Levels – From K-12 Grades
• Programming languages for Edison robot are:
  • EdBlocks - Fully graphical robot programming language, available FREE at www.EdBlocksApp.com
  • EdWare - Hybrid graphical robot programming language, available FREE at www.EdWareApp.com
  • EdPy - Highly versatile text-based programming language, available FREE at www.EdPyApp.com

Robo-Brush™:

• 12 Toothbrushes, 6 colors
• Party Pack Stickers for making custom faces
• Pancake Motor with Leads
• Poster and 2-sided tape
• 12 3V Lithium Battery and Leads
• Race Building Instructions
• Comic Strip
• Wire Cutters

Boost-R-Bots™:

• Cross All K-12 Grade Levels
• Includes small components, choking hazard
• 80 Blocks of various shapes and sizes
• 12 Frames
• 21 Adapters
• 15 Shafts
• 30 Bushes
• 1 Spanner
• 4 Couplings
• 6 Gears/Wheels
• 1 Rubber Frame
• Electronic Parts
  • 1 Main Board
  • 2 DC Motors
  • 1 RC Receiver
  • 1 Remote Controller
  • 1 6V Battery Case for 4 AA batteries (included)
• Step-By-Step Guide on how to build 15 different more complex robots

Robot Kits Caution: Possible Chocking Hazard - small parts. Not for children under 3 years old.

Animation Studio Kit:

• (1) Animate It! software
• (1) 10x digital zoom webcam

Animate It! Software Specifications:

System Requirements

• Windows PC Users
  • Windows XP, Vista, 7,8 or 10
  • Microsoft .Net Framework 4 (available as a free download from the Microsoft website)
  • Graphics card recommended and should support DirectX 9 shader model 2.0
• Mac Users
  • Intel Mac, OS X version 10.8 or later
• USB webcam (included with HB AnimateIt Studio Kit)
• 1.5GB RAM (2GB RAM recommended)
• 2GHz CPU
• 100MB HD space
• NOTE: Download a FREE trial of software before entering License Key. Once key is entered, no software refund can be given. 

Webcam Specifications:

• 5MP CMOS Sensor
• Resolution: 1080 x 720
• Bendable arm for optimal positioning
• Gooseneck microphone
• Suction-type base
• Windows XP, XP2, Vista, Win 7/8/10 & Mac OSx
• Rate: 30 FPS
• Interface Type: USB 2.0 High Speed
• Imaging distance: 30mm ~ Infinity
• 1x IR LED Light: Infrared light
• Easy capture shutter for still images
• Captured image format: BMP, JPEG, PNG
• Captured video format: AVI, WMV
• Working Temperature: -10° ~ 40°
• Materials: ABS plastic
• Sensor Size: 4386 mm x 3.64 mm
• Cable length: approx. 4’

Green Screen Production Kit:

• (1) "I Can Present" software
• (1) 9' x 60" Green screen backdrop
• (1) 10x digital zoom webcam
• (1) Instruction booklet

I Can Present Software Specifications:

System Requirements

• Minimum of 1GB of free memory
• Minimum Screen Size: 1024 x 768 Pixels
• USB Webcam - included with HB Green Screen Production Kit

• Windows PC Users - Minimum Recommended System Requirements:
  • A PC running Windows XP SP2 or later, Windows Vista or Windows 7.
  • Windows XP requires .Net Framework 3.5 SP2, available as a free download from Microsoft's website.
  • 30MB of free Hard Disk space.

• Mac Users - Minimum Recommended System Requirements:
  1. Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
  2. 228 MB of Hard Disk space.
• NOTE: Download a FREE trial of software before entering License Key. Once key is entered, no software refund can be given.

Webcam Specifications - same as above included in Animation Studio Kit

Green Screen Backdrop Specifications:

• Size: 9' x 60"
• Color: Green
• Material: Highly saturated 100% polyester