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Hummingbird Bit Premium Kit

Introduction to Hummingbird Bit Premium

Learn engineering, circuits, and coding with the fun kit with step-by-step activities, lesson plans, and educator/ facilitator support resources. The kit includes essential circuit parts like sensors, motors, and LED lights, and the micro:bit. Activities use common objects like cardboard or rubber bands, or whatever is lying around the house.

Note: This kit will be re-packed and used by another library, so please do not permanently adhere materials to the kit components. Use rubber bands, or other recommended connector materials.

  • Grades 4-12
  • Each kit works for up to 3 students
  • Beginner to intermediate level kit
    • Introduces coding, robotics, and engineering.
    • Pre-made, step-by-step activities
    • Supports block-based and text-based coding
    • See all Premium Kit Contents.
  • Check out Birdbrain Technologies' website for more details.
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Learn what you can do with Hummingbird Bit Premium, and how easy it is to get set up and running:

Activities & Getting Started

Birdbrain Technologies assembled everything you need to get up and running, and find activities to keep you going for muliple grade levels and subject interests:

  • Beginner educator training: Get acquanted with the kit, learn how to program, and get recommendations for activities through guided training.
  • Sensor Starters: Use Birdbrain Technologies Learning Portal to choose your device and find compatible programming languages and activities.
  • Building Components: Learn how to build components like pistons, cable systems and cranks that can be used to improvise other projects. These are great resources to point learners in the right direction to experiment and build new things.
  • Projects: Explore this collection of projects to get ideas and start planning activities.
  • Printables: Use these printables to make it easier to facilitate activities.
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